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Plans for new high school expanded
     At this week's meeting, CISD trustees approved the addition of 14 classrooms in the new high school building after discovering the preliminary plans showed less classrooms than currently exist at Cleveland high school.
     The number of classrooms available must at least equal the number of teachers and subjects planned for any school year. After evaluating planned curriculem and teaching staff, it was discovered that 11 rooms had to be added to accomodate the total staff. The other 3 added rooms will be available for any staff expansion.

     The additional classrooms will increase construction costs by approximately $2 million, but it does not change the approved total bond issue. CISD hopes to begin some preliminary groundwork at the site of the new school in March and actually begin construction in early June.

Library continues growth

     According to the Austin Memorial Library's monthly progress report for December 2003, the library served 3,302 patrons in December - about 400 more than the same month in 2002.

     The report also shows that the library has 12.5 percent more memberships on file this year than last - 11,721 this year and 10,412 last - and has increased the size of its collection by 23 percent in the past 12 months, from 39,171 items to 48,312.

     The library collected $3,019.88 in December, including $210 in membership fees; $264 in late fines; $1,030 in room rental fees; $1,097.98 from the Christmas Book Fair; and $1.80 in memorials, donations and grants.

Funeral Services

     -Fay Stanfield; services at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Romayor First Baptist Church with interment following at Shepherd City Cemetery.
     -Charles Wayne Hinton; services at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Coldspring, with interment following at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation hours are Monday, from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
     -Arrangements are pending for baby Kaydee Smith.

Police Report

     Police made four arrests on Tuesday. Eric Alexander Freeman was arrested for assault; Jimmy Doyel Simmos Jr. was pulled in for criminal trespassing; Douglas Victor Boyington was arrested on an Austin warrant for parole violation and evading arrest; and Nathaniel Wayne Crittenden was charged with possession of dangerous drugs. Cleveland PD also recorded the theft of a motor vehicle on Anglin; a charge of criminal mischief on Arvon; and a case of theft on Lamar.

On Tap at the Texan

     Beginning tonight, at 7 and 9 p.m., is "Peter Pan", rated PG. Tickets are $2 for children age 3-11, and $4 for those age 12 and older.