Turner bows out of District 2 race
U.S. Rep. Jim Turner, who has represented Liberty County in Washington, D.C.
for the past four terms, told the Advocate yesterday that he has decided not
to file for re-election to his seat. Because of the now-approved federal redistricting
plan, which splits Liberty County into two sections and moves the "big
three" of Cleveland, Dayton and Liberty into a new and heavily-Republican
District 2, Turner said "I have no realistic opportunity to seek re-election
to Congress."
Turner is holding his options open for 2006, saying he is "considering
a possible run for the Texas governorship or a U.S. Senate seat from Texas."
To date, no Democratic candidate has filed for the new District 2 seat, although
six GOP hopefuls have thrown their hats in the ring. The filing deadline for
all districts has been extended to next Friday.
City council, mayor at odds over CHA
An agenda item in Tuesday's public city council meeting is to
consider motion to express disappointment with MayorÕs December 17 appointments
to the Cleveland Housing Authority Board.
Those two appointments are Irma Powers and Linda Nelson, two previous board
members who were removed last fall by former mayor Richard Boyett. Boyett replaced
three
of the five board members in late 2002 in an effort to address significant
issues brought to the city's attention by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) officials.
Mayor Monique McDuffie-Davis had previously replaced two of Boyett's appointees;
then, in December, moved to expand the board to seven members with the addition
of Powers and Nelson.
HUD has praised the progress of the board during the past year, under the direction
of Board Chairman Hector Forestier and Executive Director Barbara Burns, stating
that CHA is no longer labeled an agency of troubled status.
The city council meeting, open to the public, is scheduled for 7 p.m. at City
Hall on East Boothe in Cleveland.
Police report
Cleveland police answered only 18 general calls Thursday. They arrested Timothy
George Ivers on a charge of criminal mischief, and recorded one offense of
burglary of motor vehicle.
Cleveland firefighters responded to a call of wires burning on Circle Drive.
Funeral services
--- Harold Cooper, pending at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland.
--- Betty Holloway, Saturday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m., at Pace-Stancil/Probst
Chapel with interment at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd.
--- Joil Parrish, Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at Pace-Stancil/Probst Chapel,
with interment following at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd. Visitation
hours are today, from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., and all day Sunday at Pace-Stancil
Funeral
Home.
On tap at the Texan
Showing tonight at 7 and 9:15 p.m. is the romantic comedy, ÒSomethingÕs
Gotta Give, rated PG-13, starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. Admission
is $2 for children age 3 to 11; and $4 for those age 12 and older.
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