Commissioners OK county pay raise
Liberty County commissioners OK'd a new budget earlier this week that
looks a lot like last year's budget except for a 3 percent pay raise
for county employees, including elected officials. The commissioners
also approved a tax rate to support the budget; 58.1 cents per $100
valuation, the same as last year. The measures carried on identical
3-2 votes, with commissioners Melvin Hunt and Lee Groce and County
Judge Tookie Kirkham voting to approve, and commissioners Todd Fontenot
and Norman Brown voting against. Fontenot and Brown said they voted
against the measures because they're concerned about how the funding
of various departments was cut to balance the budget.
Coaches taking heat advisory seriously
Cleveland football coaches are keeping one eye on their players and
one eye on the thermometer this week as pre-season practice turns
serious. An excessive heat advisory for the area issued by the National
Weather Service early in the week will probably be extended through
the weekend, so the coaches are paying extra attention to the players'
need for water, rest and shade.
The 60 players who turned out for the beginning of two-a-days Monday
enjoy routine five-minute breaks built into their two morning workouts
-- and can get water any time they feel like it during the workouts.
They also get a solid 30-minute break between the two workouts and
are taken inside and plied with Gatorade during the break.
"We're keeping them watered down big-time," says head coach
Al Celaya. "We're just trying to keep them cool."
Chamber luncheon today
The Cleveland chamber of commerce's third-quarter membership luncheon
is today, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hot Biscuit Family Restaurant
on South Washington.
The buffet-only lunch is $12 at the door.
Police report
Cleveland police responded to 24 calls Tuesday, Aug. 5, and arrested
three people in separate incidents: for assaulting a police officer,
resisting arrest and failure to show a proper ID; failure to show
a proper ID; and theft of cable equipment and fees. Officers answered
31 call Monday, Aug. 4, and arrested one person: for interference
with an emergency phone call, resisting arrest and criminal mischief.
Funerals scheduled
Linda Alice Cruse, Thursday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m., graveside
at Montague Cemetery.
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