Cleveland woman dies
in traffic accident
A Cleveland woman was killed and her two children injured Friday in
a one-vehicle accident on a highway south of Lubbock. Peggy Dark,
45, wife of prominent Cleveland lawyer Kent Dark, died Friday evening
when the family's 1996 Toyota sport utility vehicle rolled over several
times on U.S. 84 near the small South Plains town of Southland. The
couple's two children, Rachael, 16, and Ben, 17, were treated overnight
at University Medical Center in Lubbock and released the next day.
Visitation for Mrs. Dark is scheduled today, Aug. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m.,
at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Funeral services for her
are set Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m., at First United Methodist Church.
Police urge 'National Night Out'
participation
Cleveland police will patrol local neighborhoods with their emergency
lights on high beam tonight in observance of "National Night
Out," a nationwide crimefighting campaign. Police officials here
hope Cleveland residents will participate in the campaign by turning
on their outside lights and coming out to meet and greet their neighbors
beginning at about 8:30 p.m.
The 'Night Out' campaign is held to heighten community awareness of
crime and promote police-community crimefighting partnerships.
Lunch reservation deadline today
Today is the deadline to make reservations to attend the Greater Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce third-quarter membership luncheon later this week.
Tickets to the buffet-only lunch are $10 in advance and $12 at the
door. The luncheon is scheduled Thursday, Aug. 7, from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m., at the Hot Biscuit Family Restaurant on South Washington.
For more information,
call the chamber at 281-592-8786.
Go Texan committee sets clay shoot
The Liberty County Go Texan Committee will host a sporting clay shoot
this Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., at Pecan Meadows in
Hardin. Entry fee is $56 per shooter. For more information, call Tommy
Haberle at 936-336-2925.
Police report
Cleveland police responded to 45 calls Sunday, Aug. 3, and investigated
a theft in the 1100 block of East Houston, a burglary in the 3200
block of Fenner and an assault in the 300 block of Taft. Cleveland
firefighters
answered a call to a possible electric fire on FM 1010 and assisted
the Tarkington fire department with a structure fire on CR 309.
Funerals scheduled
-- Calvin Wright, Tuesday, Aug. 5, graveside at Peebles
Cemetery. Call 281-592-2641 for time.
-- Joe Campbell, Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 10 a.m., at
Dolen Baptist Church.
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