NR32_SCRIPT1 FILESLUG:12PNewscast 101923 FILECATG:Bumpers FILEWHOM: FILEWRIT:LKWBC FILEDATE:10/19/2023 FILESHOW: FILETIME:00:07:03 FILENEXT: THE BURN BAN FOR GRIMES COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED AS OF WEDNESDAY. THE BAN WAS PUT IN PLACE ON JULY 28TH AFTER A DRY, HOTTER THAN AVERAGE SUMMER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RULES FOR OUTDOOR BURNING, YOU CAN GO TO GRIMES COUNTY TEXAS DOT GOV. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT, DAVID DOBYANSKI SPOKE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT HOW LOCAL RANCHERS CAN GET HELP WITH FEED AND HAY FROM THE USDA =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-19\DOBYANSKI 01.WAV] :42 =------------------------- AGAIN, THAT NUMBER IS 979-846-0548 OR GO TO FARMERS.ORG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALSO AT WEDNESDAY'S COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING, NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE ADMINISTRATOR PATTI ERMIS PRESENTED THE COURT WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL ROAD USE PERMIT REQUEST. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-19\ROAD AND BRIDGE 01.WAV] :28 =------------------------- ERMIS AND PRECINCT 1 COMMISSIONER CHAD MALLETT DISCUSSED THE LOGISTICS OF THE PERMIT AREA. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-19\ROAD AND BRIDGE 02.WAV] :37 =------------------------- THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE SPECIAL ROAD USE PERMIT FOR 90 DAYS EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1ST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BOARD GOVERNING THE TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM IS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE 100 UNITS THAT WERE PART OF THE FIRST STATEWIDE LOCKDOWN IN 15 YEARS HAVE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION SAYS THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND LOCKDOWN WAS THE RESULT OF 5 INMATES BEING MURDERED IN A 7 DAY PERIOD. BOBBY LUMPKIN SAYS DURING THE FIRST 4 WEEKS OF INSPECTIONS, 473 WEAPONS WERE SEIZED, ALONG WITH 396 CELL PHONES AND MORE THAN 400 SHEETS OF K-2. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-16\TDCJ101323LOCKDOWN-1.WAV] :08 Q-THOUSAND DOLLARS =------------------------- INSPECTIONS ALSO DISCOVERED HOW INMATES HIDE CONTRABAND. THAT INCLUDED RIGGING THE FOOD SLOTS OF THREE INMATE CELL DOORS AT THE BILL CLEMENTS UNIT IN AMARILLO. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-16\TDCJ101323LOCKDOWN-2.WAV] :09 Q-ILLICIT SUBSTANCES =------------------------- MORE THAN 13 HUNDRED INMATES TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS AND ANOTHER 764 REFUSED DRUG TESTS, WHICH LUMPKIN SAYS RESULTS IN CONSEQUENCES. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPUBLICANS IN THE U-S HOUSE FAILED AGAIN YESTERDAY (W) TO ELECT A NEW SPEAKER. - HOUSE MINORITY LEADER, HAKEEM JEFFRIES OF NEW YORK, AGAIN GOT SUPPORT FROM ALL 212 DEMOCRATS. REPUBLICAN JIM JORDAN OF OHIO GOT ONE LESS VOTE THAN HE DID DURING THE FIRST VOTE WITH 199. BRAZOS VALLEY CONGRESSMEN MICHAEL MCCAUL AND PETE SESSIONS CONTINUED THEIR SUPPORT BY VOTING AGAIN FOR JORDAN. A THIRD VOTE FOR HOUSE SPEAKER IS EXPECTED TODAY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CITY OF NAVASOTA PARKS AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING A CEMETERY CLEANUP AT THE OAKLAND CEMETERY BEGINNING THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER. DURING THE CLEANUP - ITEMS THAT WILL BE REMOVED WILL INCLUDE: WIND CHIMES, TOYS, SHEPPARD’S HOOKS, HANGING BASKETS, BALLOONS, CERAMIC FIGURINES AND TRINKETS, FREESTANDING STATUES, BENCHES, BORDERS, PLANTINGS SUCH AS SHRUBS AND TREES. ANYONE THAT IS LOOKING TO KEEP THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE PLACED AT THEIR FAMILY GRAVES WILL NEED TO PICK THESE ITEMS UP PRIOR TO THE 31ST. AFTER THE 31ST THESE ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED AND DISCARDED. CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER THE CEMETERY PER GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY CITY COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY ORDINANCE: “THE PLACING OF ONE POTTED PLANT, BASKET, FLORAL PIECE, DECORATION, OR OTHER OBJECTS OF A TEMPORARY NATURE, NOT EXCEEDING 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 24 INCHES IN HEIGHT, MAY BE PLACED WITHIN 6 INCHES IN FRONT OF MARKER, HEADSTONE, OR MONUMENT ONLY.” STAFF WILL REMOVE ALL FLOWERS, POTTED PLANTS, WREATHS, BASKETS, FLORAL PIECES, FUNERAL DESIGNS, DECORATIONS, AND ALL OTHER OBJECTS OF A TEMPORARY NATURE WHEN THEY BECOME WITHERED, UNSIGHTLY, OR AN OBSTRUCTION TO MAINTENANCE. REGULAR CLEANUPS OF THE CEMETERY ARE NECESSARY TO NOT ONLY PROMOTE PRIDE IN THE OAKLAND CEMETERY AND ITS HISTORIC GRAVESITES, BUT TO ALSO HELP MINIMIZE THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE CEMETERY GROUNDS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL MICHELLE SAVENSKY, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, CITY HALL: (936) 825-6475. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. DAVID DOBYANSKI, THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GRIMES COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER, TALKED ABOUT THEIR NEW SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC, AND JUDGE JOE FAUTH ASKS ABOUT THE COST OF THE SERVICE. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-19\SPAY AND NEUTER.WAV] :29 =------------------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 936-873-2500 OR GO TO GRIMES COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE.COM -----------------------SPOTS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELCOME BACK TO NAVASOTA NEWS THIS YEAR, THE NAVASOTA-GRIMES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL REDS, WHEATS & BLUES. LUCY YBARRA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER, SAYS IT IS TIME TO BRING BACK THE NAVASOTA BLUES FESTIVAL =------------------------- [W:\NEWS09\09-29\RWB 01.WAV] :28 Q-ON WEST WASHINGTON =------------------------- FOR TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO NAVASOTA GRIMES CHAMBER.COM OR CALL 936-825-6600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AN INTERNATIONAL ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN SERVING THE BRAZOS VALLEY FOR THE LAST YEAR. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-12\AMANDABUENGER100923-3.WAV] :08 Q-VERY WELL =------------------------- THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF UNBOUND NOW B-C-S, AMANDA BUENGER (BINGER), SAYS THERE IS AN INCORRECT STEREOTYPE THAT MOST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ARE ABDUCTED BY STRANGERS. =------------------------- [W:\NEWS10\10-12\AMANDABUENGER100923-1.WAV] :11 Q-RECENTLY =------------------------- UNBOUND NOW B-C-S IS A NEW PARTNER AGENCY WITH UNITED WAY OF THE BRAZOS VALLEY. BUENGER (BINGER) SAYS THEY HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 150 HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN THEIR NINE COUNTY REGION. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------