An outbreak of coronavirus among the staff at Freestone Central Appraisal District led to the closing of the office for the first part of this week, and cancellation of Tuesday’s protest hearings before the Appraisal Review Board.
Family and friends are gathering at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 2, to celebrate 60 years of marriage with Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Sims. Hosting the event are their families, with Debbie leading the festivities. Richard and the former Kay Frances Haroski were married June 29, 1962, at Teague Church of Christ. Richard graduated from Teague High School in 1961 and Kay followed in 1962. They are now retired and live in Pantego, Texas. They have two sons, Theron (Melissa) and Scott; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The gathering to celebrate their union will be held at the old home place on Highway 84, west of Teague. Please bring a chair to stay and visit a while!
At the Teague ISD school board meeting last Tuesday, June 21, the board approved up to a 3% pay raise for all returning employees. Board members Jeff Gonzales, Lovie Whyte, Brian Bowers and Vicki Dimiceli were present for the meeting. Debra Lawrence, Jason Hullum and Justin Lee were not present.
As reported last week, Freestone County commissioners reinstated the countywide burn ban at its June 21 specially called meeting.
The Teague Softball 8U Coach Pitch Satterwhite team is headed to the state tournament in Salado next week, July 4-8. The girls won second place in the District 10 tournament in Jewett last week. Pictured front row, from left, are Alexis Jones, Lauren Bell, Paisley Philpott, Peyton Scruggs and Palmer Hodge; middle, Skylar Redic, Kaselynn Brooke, Ainsley Brubaker, Avery Satterwhite, Elizabeth Winchester, Avery Morris, Isabelle Bailon,and Nettie Nichols; back, Coach Derek Brubaker, Coach Kenny Satterwhite and Coach Matthew Brooke. Contributed photo
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