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JEFFERSON - As the Old Mulberry Inn staff cleared away breakfast dishes Tuesday, a band of Austin-based artists returned to their

creations.Ernie Clay worked in acrylics on an Oregon scene from her 50th

anniversary trip.Beverly Moreland picked up one of her color pencils and returned

to her depiction of a young woman with a floral scarf wrapped around her head.

Libby Smith’s watercolor of country music star Willie Nelson emerged from the blank page.

Around them hovered Dan Jones, retired high school art teacher, who leads the annual workshop for Austin area artists.

“San Miguel De Allende (Mexico) was our first workshop,” Moreland said.

Lynn Jones, Dan’s wife, credits Moreland for prodding her husband into launching the workshops.

“Since San Miguel,” Jones related, “we’ve been to Alpine, Santa Fe, Ruidoso, Pagosa Springs, Port Aransas and Galveston.”

This year, the group chose Jefferson.

“My husband was friends with Weldon and Mary Nash who urged us to visit here,” Moreland explained.

Jones, who taught in Clarksville and Mansfield before retiring to Austin, sets an easy schedule. The group paints until 1 P.M. then spends the rest of the day exploring. On Monday they took a golf cart tour by Tommy Engel. A trip to Caddo Lake is

planned and a chance to draw a Cypress tree with a ballpoint pen.The group likes what they have experienced.“We love it,” Smith declared.They enjoyed the food, the old homes and the ambiance.“The vibe,” Moreland exclaimed.The group does not attempt to paint scenes from their “destination

workshop.” “We tried that once,” Jones said of painting the locale. “That didn’t work out too well.”

Jones prefers to let each artist bring whatever they choose to work with and on. The experience seeps onto the canvas, however.

Jones said he can detect a Jefferson influence in their work.“Some of the best original artwork that they have done is in this

workshop,” Jones said. They are at their best. A lot of it has to do with this bed and breakfast. Such a welcoming atmosphere. It feels good.”

“When you are all together in one area, you’re just excited and talking,” Clay said. “That comes out in your art.”

Jones credits the food for giving creativity a boost.“Lana (Manchester), her breakfast is beyond words,” Jones said.A decision about the 2020 destination workshop has not been

made.“Who knows? We may come back to Jefferson,” Jones said.

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JEFFERSON - A forecaster with the National Weather Service in Shreveport sees a chance drought conditions in Northeast Texas could lessen, but it is not certain.

“What I can tell you based on personal experience,” Aaron Davis told the Jimplecute, “is that in the transition seasons we get a lot more Gulf moisture.”

Officially, the outlook appears a muddle of average.“The temperatures look like about a 50 percent chance of above

average months for fall and winter months for northeast Texas,” Davis said. “They call for equal chances for precipitation.”

Davis explained an “equal chance” means the amount of rain could be normal, above normal or below normal.

Looking ahead to the first weekend of November, deer hunters should expect normal conditions.

“Typically we see average high temperatures during the first week of November in low 70s with average overnight temperatures in the upper 40s,” Davis said.

The average precipitation for this area during November is 4.5 inches.“Fronts bring cooler weather and an increased chance of

precipitation,” Davis said.Severe drought conditions across the region still concern forecasters.Jason Hansford, Lead Forecaster, climate focal point at NWS

Shreveport, developed the drought report for the area.“After observing much above normal rainfall over the Four State

Region through the first six months of 2019, much below normal rainfall has fallen over portions of the area since July. In addition, much above normal temperatures observed during August and September have only

enhanced the developing flash drought, especially across portions of East Texas, extreme Southern Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana,” Hansford stated.

Summer months saw an end to rainfall across Northeast Texas. Below normal rainfall again fell during September, especially across much of East Texas, North Louisiana and Southwest Arkansas.

The September 26th issuance of the U.S. Drought Monitor has depicted severe drought

(D2) conditions in place, with a small area of moderate drought (D1) conditions depicted surrounding the severe drought area across Central Cherokee, Northern Rusk, Western Gregg, Marion, much of Cass, Southern and Eastern Bowie, Northern Morris, Southeast Titus, Western Camp and Southeast Wood Counties in East Texas.

FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.Burn bans are in effect for Bowie, Morris, Upshur, Smith and Cherokee

Counties in East Texas; Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union, Nevada and Hempstead Counties in Southwest Arkansas; as well as Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Desoto, Sabine, Natchitoches, Red River, Bienville, Union and Caldwell Parishes in North Louisiana.

Fire danger will remain moderate to high across the region through at least the first week of October.

AGRICULTURE IMPACTSoil moisture is much below normal across the severe drought-

stricken areas of East Texas, South Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana, which has resulted in fair to poor pasture and rangeland conditions. Soybeans and cotton continued to decline from the heat and lack of moisture.

Given the lack of soil moisture, some farmers were about two weeks behind in planting their winter wheat, while stock pond levels have been reduced as well. The recent rainfall associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda may allow producers to get one more cutting

Texas voters are about to weigh in on 10 proposed amendments to the state constitution, which deal with everything from retiring law enforcement animals

to the state’s tax code. Voters in three state House districts will also participate in special elections to fill empty seats.

Early voting begins Monday and runs through Nov. 1. Election Day is Nov. 5.

During this year’s legislative session, lawmakers passed several bills that require amendments to the Texas Constitution. A majority of Texas voters must vote to support any change to the state constitution in a statewide referendum. In 2017, all seven constitutional amendments on the ballot passed.

Below are the 10 amendments on the ballot next month. More analysis on each proposition, from the House Research Organization, is available here.

Proposition 1How it will read on the ballot: “The

constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a

Sandy Boston and teacher Dan Jones

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The beginnings of fall color on Big Cypress Bayou can be seen across from the public pier in Caddo State Park early one morning last week. Photo by Hattie HacklerCaddo Goes Autumn

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It’s Like ThisRacist attitudes lead to tragic outcomes

By EUGENE ROBINSON

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5 Freedoms & a NecklaceCan you name your five freedoms? Give it a try. I’ll give you a hint.

They are named in the First Amendment to the Constitution.If you find yourself struggling after three, don’t beat yourself up.

Most Americans apparently can only remember one or two. The task of recalling our five freedoms is about to get harder.

The Newseum in Washington, D.C., has spread the word about the five freedoms for more than two decades. The institution dedicated to a free press is slated to close December 31. The search is on for a new home.

You don’t have to be a news junkie to enjoy the Newseum. I toured the First Amendment shrine shortly after it first opened. I still have the “Not Tonight, Dear, I Have A Deadline” t-shirt somewhere.

Two novel items remain etched in my memory. There was a copy of “Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick,” the first multi-page English publication in America, September 25, 1690. You can also see Katherine Graham’s famous necklace.

During the height of the Watergate saga, Nixon Attorney General John Mitchell declared Washington Post Publisher Graham would get a tender part of her anatomy caught in a laundry wringer. The Post published.

After Nixon resigned, a California dentist fashioned Graham a charm shaped like a wringer. Columnist Art Buchwald provided her with a replica of the missing body part. She put them together and wore them on occasion. To see this piece of history was a thrill.

Certainly, a key reason for the Newseum’s existence was promotion and defense of Freedom of the Press, but raising awareness of all five First Amendment freedoms became part of its charter, as well.

Those five freedoms, if you haven’t remembered them, are:Freedom of Speech - We spend a lot of time arguing the limits

of free speech, but courts have ruled three types of speech, verbal communication, symbolic communication and what some call speech plus, like a demonstration, are protected. Limits on free speech include yelling fire in a crowded auditorium and blocking pedestrians or traffic at your demonstration.

Freedom of Religion - The Amendment declares Congress shall not establish a religion or prohibit the free exercise thereof. That’s pretty simple but we still seem to want to argue about the separation of church and state.

Freedom of the Press - Dissemination of truthful, accurate information is essential to the preservation of democracy. We’ve never quite been able to get away from one side or the other spreading mud or lies about the other. Russian bots have nothing on the Alien and Sedition Acts, but somehow both press and public manage to muddle on.

Freedom of Assembly - During the Civil Rights protest era, Southern authorities abused this freedom, denying protestors their right to assemble. Certainly government entities have the right to regulate and permit, but they should not forget that American citizens have the right to assemble.

Freedom to Petition - This is perhaps the least known of the five rights. You have a Constitutional right to petition county government to improve your roads, petition your school district to buy new

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Comptroller releases 2020-2021 estimate of state revenue By ED STERLING

AUSTIN — State budget writers likely will have more funds to meet the needs of Texas in the near term, based on information released October 10 by the comptroller’s office.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said revenue available for general spending in 2020-21 is expected to total about $121.76 billion, up 9.6 percent from the 2018-19 biennium. This revenue would support the $118.86 billion in general-purpose spending called for by the 86th Texas Legislature and would result in a final balance available for certification of $2.89 billion.

Before each regular legislative session, the comptroller issues a biennial revenue estimate that forecasts how much money will be available for spending in the state’s next two-year budget cycle. After the session, the comptroller releases the certification revenue estimate, providing the detailed basis by which the comptroller certified the budget. The certification estimate revises the biennial revenue estimate to reflect legislative activity and current economic information and takes into account final revenue numbers for the recently ended fiscal year.

“In fiscal 2019, the Texas economy continued to grow at rates among the highest in the nation,” Hegar said. “We are projecting continued expansion of the Texas economy in this biennium. The most likely scenario is one of steady expansion at a pace below that of the 2018-19 biennium. Risks to the estimate, however, include ongoing uncertainty about trade and national economic policy, slowing global economic growth and volatility in energy prices resulting from instability and potential conflict in the Middle East.”

Hegar, who closely monitors the economy and state revenue, said he would keep the public informed of significant events as they arise.

Hegar distributes revenueComptroller Hegar on October 9 announced he would send cities,

counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $773.1 million in local sales tax allocations for the month of October.

The amount to be distributed is 5.1 percent more than the amount reported in October 2018. Allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.

Texas wages look biggestWhen compared with the other 49 states, Texas boasts the highest

average wages after adjusting for cost of living.This is according to TexIndex, a tool on the Texas comptroller’s

website that lets users see how Texas and its diverse regions fit into the national picture.

The comptroller has a 50-state scorecard which now includes regional data in TexIndex, allowing a more detailed look at the state. Data range from information on the state’s under-18 population and degreed professionals to home values and the state tax burden.

Syphilis testing mandatedThe Texas Department of State Health Services recently announced

Texas public health officials are reminding health care professionals about a new law increasing syphilis testing during pregnancy.

Texas law now mandates three syphilis tests: at the first prenatal exam, during the third trimester and at delivery. The new requirement took effect September 1 and comes as the state has seen a sharp increase in the number of syphilis infections passed from mother to child.

Congenital syphilis cases reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services more than doubled last year amid an ongoing increase in syphilis among women of childbearing age and an enhanced public health effort to detect and track cases. There were 367 cases of congenital syphilis in Texas in 2018, up from 164 in 2017.

“Congenital syphilis can have devastating effects on a child, but it is preventable when treatment begins in time,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt,

WASHINGTON -- This is a serious question: What can a black person do to keep from getting killed by police in this country?

Driving-while-black has long been potentially a capital offense, as witnessed by the case of Philando Castile, who was shot to death. Driving-while-black got Walter Scott tasered, but it was running-away-while-black that got him fatally shot in the back. Walking-while-black is what attracted police attention to Michael Brown, who was also shot to death. Standing-while-black was enough to get Eric Garner choked to death.

Now it appears that staying-home-while-black is also such a threatening activity that police might kill you for it.

That is what happened last year to Botham Jean, who was sitting in his Dallas apartment when off-duty police officer Amber Guyger burst in and killed him. And it’s what apparently happened Saturday to Atatiana Jefferson, who was playing video games with her nephew in her Fort Worth home when a police officer fired through a window and shot her dead.

The officer who gunned down Jefferson is white, but the racism in these killings -- and it is racism, pure and simple -- has less to do with the color of the perpetrators than that of the victims. After all these high-profile incidents, after all the consciousness-raising and all the soul-searching, black lives still are simply not valued the way white lives are. In too many police departments, officers still are being enculturated to see persons of color as both threatening and disposable. From what we know at this point, the killing of Jefferson was unjustified by any imaginable standard.

It was around 2:30 a.m. A neighbor noticed that the lights were on in Jefferson’s house and a door appeared to be open. Knowing that Jefferson and her nephew were there alone, according to news reports, the neighbor called a non-emergency police line to ask that someone check to make sure everything was all right.

The officers who responded parked their squad car around the corner and approached stealthily. Body-camera footage released by the Fort Worth police department shows the officers making their way to the backyard and approaching a closed first-floor window. One of them shines a flashlight through the window and yells, “Put your hands up! Show me your hands!” Then he fires through the window, immediately and without identifying himself as a police officer, and Jefferson is killed.

It is progress, I suppose, that police did not seek to suppress the video of the shooting and its aftermath -- and also that the officer has resigned and may face criminal charges. Images from inside the house show a firearm, which to me suggests a possible scenario: What if Jefferson heard noises outside, suspected a possible intruder and reached for a weapon to defend herself?

According to the National Rifle Association and pro-gun zealots such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, that’s exactly what a law-abiding citizen should do, right? The main reason for making firearms so widely available is to allow us the means to defend ourselves and our families. If the police officer had been a prowler, according to the good-guy-with-a-gun philosophy, Jefferson had every right to shoot him.

Oh, but I forgot: Second Amendment rights don’t apply to African Americans. You will recall that Castile was legally carrying a firearm when he was pulled over for a traffic violation, and that fact was enough to get him killed.

It happens that Jefferson, by all accounts, was an upstanding citizen -- a graduate of Xavier University, with a degree in biology,

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Most of us have heard of the story of “The Little Engine That Could.” The moral of the story was to teach children the value of confidence.

The “little engine” was the only one who was willing to pull the train over the tall mountain. All the other engines were either

too new and proud or too old and rusty, but they all made fun of the little engine.

The little engine just said, “I think I can, I think I can.” Finally, the little engine made it over the top and down the other side. “I thought I could, I thought I could,” rejoiced the little engine.

Almost everyone admires this trait, so what is a biblical perspective of confidence? We often find secular confidence in wealth, skill or ability, but a spiritual view of confidence comes from a different source. That source is God himself.

Jesus said in Mark 10:27, “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” In Numbers 13, the ten spies returned with

a description of the land of Canaan. The report was that the place was amazing, but the people unbeatable and the Israelites should give up and turn back. Caleb, one of the spies, disagreed: “Let us go up at once, and possess it.” Do you think Caleb was cocky and brash? No, because the Lord had said that the land was theirs, and he simply believed God. Do you believe God?

God-confidence is a mighty weapon when used in our lives. It will overcome depression, doubt and defeat if we will let it. For the Christian, our battle cry is this: “I know He can, I know He can.” When we win victories, we then say, “I knew He could, I knew He could!”

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Mims Chapel United Methodist ChurchPastor: Rev. Ray PrinceHwy. 729 - North Shore, Lake O’ PinesSunday School 9:30 am Worship Services 11 amChurch: 903-755-2513

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First United Methodist Church305 West Henderson • 903-665-3268Pastor Brenda LucasSunday School 9:45 am • Worship 11 am

Christ Episcopal Church703 S. Main • 903-665-2693Rev. Dr. John HimesHoly Communion • Sunday 11 am

Church of Christ23552 Hwy. 49 West • 903-665-8593Minister: Dennis MorrisServices: Sunday Bible Study 10 amWorship 10:45 am Sunday Evening 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm

Cumberland PresbyterianChurch of Jefferson501Jefferson St. • 903-665-2883Pastor: Rev. Mark DavenportServices 11:00 a.m. Every SundaySunday School and Bible Study 9:45 amWednesday Evening Bible Study 6:00 pm

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those entering the Presbyterian Church in Jefferson, one of the oldest church buildings in Texas, dated 1848, is an interesting art display, created and installed by church member Diana Peloquin. It is the latest in a series of original art exhibits Diana has produced for the church over her years as member. “My purpose,” said Diana,” is to create and install something members and visitors to our church might see and remember, especially the messages I hope they’ll read.

My current exhibit, for instance, features a series of passages from the bible, framed by a combination of materials which say to the viewer that the Fall season is here. ““Most of my exhibits call attention in some way to the time of year, such as the fall motif I’ve used for this current one. Christmas and Thanksgiving this year will be fairly easy ones for me to do but some of the others will come after a lot of thought over several days or even weeks. But they always seem to come. I’ll keep doing this as long as the Church wants me to because it’s my way of giving something

back.” In addition to church exhibits, Diana also designs and produces greeting cards, book covers, albums and other graphic materials.Diana and Her husband Michael are relatively new residents of Jefferson. Diana, who was born on Long Island, New York, became acquainted with Jefferson through her residence in Hughes Springs.Diana spent her childhood years in Germany as a result of her father’s

OLD JEFFERSON CHURCH SUBJECT OF ART DISPLAY

From all of us, we sincerely want to thank the entire town of Jefferson and surrounding areas for your kindness and love during the loss of

our son, Wayne (Opie) Rich.

Your tribute to him will last in our hearts forever. The many phone calls, visits, cards, flowers, books and your presence helped carry us

through. We truly appreciate all the memorials too.

We also wanted to thank our NAPA customers for your manysincere condolences.

Thank you all for being there for us now and as we continue to think about the wonderful memories of his laugh, smile and

compassionate heart.

Buddy, Norma, Lacy, Zaynan & Jennifer

Thank You from the Rich Family

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playground equipment, petition the city to hire more policemen or petition the state government to raise the speed limit south of Jefferson on US 59 to 75 mph.

Some may be surprised that the right to bear arms is not on the list. That is in the Second Amendment. I think, however, if you take care of the five freedoms in the First Amendment you won’t need Second Amendment rights quite as much.

You may have also noticed the front page of the Jimplecute is posted to the Newseum web site each week. We are proud to be part of this tradition. The Newseum is a worthwhile experience. Catch it while you can.

who sold pharmaceutical equipment for a living and was thinking about going to medical school. So was Jean, a promising young accountant. So was Castile, who worked in a school cafeteria.

But Jefferson’s character is not relevant to whether she had the right to stay up late in her own home playing Xbox games with her nephew. It is not relevant to whether the young boy had to witness his aunt being brutally killed.

It will not do to write this off as just a horrible mistake -- not when such mistakes fit such a clear pattern. Far too often, police officers approach situations involving African Americans with racist assumptions. They see a deadly threat where none exists. They act in ways that escalate the situation rather than calm it down. They are too quick to draw their weapons and too quick to fire. They shoot first and ask questions later.

Racist attitudes lead to tragic outcomes. Until police departments banish those attitudes, until officers’ default assumption is that black Americans are not suspects but citizens, more innocents like Atatiana Jefferson will die.

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DSHS commissioner. “Testing in accordance with the new law will provide the best opportunity to treat the infection so the infant doesn’t suffer permanent consequences.”

Update: vaping, lung issuesThe Department of State Health Services on October 8 reported Texas has

identified 95 cases of severe lung disease in people who report “vaping” before developing symptoms. One of the patients died.

The agency said state health officials continue to gather information about 28 other possible cases to determine whether they are consistent with the symptoms and substance use seen in cases in Texas and 48 other states.

Information about vaping and e-cigarettes is available online at dshs.texas.gov/vaping/.

Early voting schedule is setAccording to the Texas Secretary of State, the 10-day period for early voting will

begin on Monday, October 21, and end on Friday, November 1.

municipal judge at the same time.”What it means: Municipal court judges

adjudicate city ordinance violations and certain misdemeanor criminal cases. The proposition would permit elected municipal court judges to serve multiple municipalities at the same time. Currently, only appointed municipal court judges — who make up more than 95 percent of the state’s municipal court judges, according the House Research Organization — can serve multiple jurisdictions at the same time, making it more challenging for small and rural cities to find qualified candidates, some argue.


constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $200 million to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

What it means: This would allow TWDB to issue bonds to fund for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in areas where median household income is at or below 75% of the statewide median income level.


constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.”

What it means: This would allow the Legislature to create temporary property tax exemptions for people with property damaged in governor-declared disaster areas. The Legislature would be able to pass laws determining the eligibility requirements for exemptions, as well as the duration and amount of any write-offs.


constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax, including a tax on an individual’s share of partnership and unincorporated association income.”

What it means: This would make it more challenging for future lawmakers to enact a personal income tax, requiring support from two-thirds of the House and Senate and a majority of Texas voters. Currently, the state Constitution requires that any proposal be approved a majority of lawmakers in the House and Senate and a majority of voters in a state-wide referendum.


constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to protect Texas’ natural areas, water quality, and history by acquiring, managing, and improving state and local parks and historic sites while not increasing the rate of the state sales and use taxes.”

What it means: It would earmark all revenue from the sporting goods sales tax toward the state parks and wildlife department and historic commission, as intended when the tax was created in 1993. In the past, the Legislature has not appropriated all available tax revenue to TPWD and THC.


constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase by $3 billion the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.”

What it means: This would allow the Legislature to double the maximum amount of bonds it can issue on behalf of the Cancer Prevention and Research

Institute of Texas, to $6 billion.Proposition 7How it will read on the ballot: “The

constitutional amendment allowing increased distributions to the available school fund.”

What it means: This would allow the General Land Office, the State Board of Education and other entities to double the amount of revenue they can provide the Available School Fund each year. The Available School Fund provides classroom materials and funding for Texas schools.


constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.”

What it means: This would create a flood infrastructure fund that the Texas Water Development Board could use to finance projects following a disaster.


constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation precious metal held in a precious metal depository located in this state.”

What it means: This would allow the legislature to create a property tax exemption for precious metals held in state depositories — like the Texas Bullion Depository, scheduled to open next year in Leander.


constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.”

What it means: It would allow for former handlers or qualified caretakers to adopt retired law enforcement animals without a fee.

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“Where Do I Begin?” presents itself as a memoir of a successful career built on a lifelong love affair with radio.

Unfortunately, radioman Elvis Duran has less to say than he thinks.

Duran, whose program is “the most-listened-to Top 40 morning show,” sees himself less as a DJ and more as a people connector.

He is in the business of making friends, both with unseen listeners and with the stars who appear on his broadcasts and reveal hidden dimensions of their characters.

As much as Duran admires Howard Stern—“a hero to radio people,” he writes, and then continues, “he’s our North Star”—Duran’s own personality and approach are much different.

The author is not abrasive and doesn’t try to put people on edge or make them uncomfortable.

His radio program is more like a safe haven, where celebrities can let down their hair and be themselves, where those of whatever political affiliation or sexual orientation can feel like they belong.

As a child of Dallas exurbia, Duran felt like “a weird kid trying to fit in.” He was not athletic or outgoing, and he realized he was somehow different than the rest of the

kids even before he recognized that he was gay—or even knew what that meant.

Radio offered a refuge and a connection, a place where he felt like he had a friend and could make friends. He started

broadcasting from his own makeshift studio in his bedroom and then pursued it as a vocation.

At first, he worked for small Texas stations before moving on to Houston (where cocaine almost derailed him) and other stops before landing in New York, where he has reigned as the morning host at Z100.

He has made it seem easy, but here the author shows how and where it hasn’t been: the firings and job switches, the personal tolls in terms of romantic relationships, the

dedication it takes to get to the top and stay there.

Of radio, he writes, “it’s not about transmitters. It’s not about ad rates. It’s about connecting with people.”

A people person offers a friendly, occasionally amusing peek behind the curtain of the radio business.

A Kirkus ReviewVerdict: Skip It!Pub Date: Oct. 1st, 2019ISBN: 978-1-982106-33-1

It’s creepy. It’s spooky. It’s dark. It’s depressing. It’s the perfect home for “The Addams Family.”

Fans of the 1964 television show and cartoons in the “New Yorker” that preceded

the TV series will find little joy in the 2019 animated version. John Astin is sorely missed as Gomez Adams and the clever wit that fueled the cartoons is non-existent. All hope is not lost for a little entertainment, however.

First, you must decide whether “The Addams Family” is a pedestrian animated remake or a giant spoof of HGTV. You may conclude, with me, that it is both.

A tool-belt wearing mama with big hair offers to remake the Addams Family home as part of her HAGTV makeover show in order to sell the houses she built in the village below, where everybody is like everybody else.

A morality tale quickly unfolds, challenging our fears of embracing strangers who look and act differently from us with a side helping of campus bullying. You will also be treated to a parenting lecture on dealing with your teen.

Not to worry. There are worse ways to spend a little quality time with your child or grandchild. My intent is not to warn you off the movie, only warn you that the kids will like it.

Voicing of the characters is solid even without A-list actors at the mic. Bette Midler as Grandma and Snoop Dogg are perhaps the most well-known.

Oscar Isaac voices Gomez and Morticia is voiced by Charlize Theron. Both do more than adequate work.

The best character voice-cast match is Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester. His voice seemed spot-on, providing a layer of entertainment to the event.

Written by Matt Lieberman and Pamela Peltier, “The Addams Family” was directed by Conrad Vermon and Greg Tierman.

Also, do not worry if you find yourself humming the theme song and snapping your fingers like you did in 1964. There is nothing gloomy about enjoying this show..

“The Addams Family” is rated PG and has a runtime of 87 minutes. It is showing at Marshall Cinema.

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Church AnniversaryStarlight Church of God in Christ will hold its 93rd CHURCH

ANNIVERSARY Sunday, Oct. 20, at 3:30 p.m. at Jefferson Visitor Center, 305 E Austin St.. Special Guest Speaker will be Pastor Willie Centers, Walton Memorial COGIC, Deberry, Texas.

Blood DriveOn October 24, a blood drive will be held at The Transportation Center,

305 E. Austin, in honor of Wayne (Opie) Rich. We will have tablets available for you to sign up to be an Organ Donor along with other information.

Puppets for ChildrenPuppet Wise productions presents Pumpkin Pandemonium at the

Jefferson Carnegie Library Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. This is a fall program for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten-aged children. Homeschool students are welcome to attend.

NEWSBriefs is available to all area non-profit organizations, schools, and churches to publish information about upcoming events at no cost. Events may be published for up to two weeks. Please email your information to [email protected] by Tuesdays at 4 P.M. to be included in that week’s Thursday edition.

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WHERE DO I BEGIN?Stories from a Life Lived Out Loudby Elvis Duran

“Don’t torture yourself, Gomez -

that’s my job.”

~ Morticia Addams

October’s Garden of the Month is at the home of Trish and John Bounds. Their home is located on the corner of Lake and Jackson streets. Trish and John began with a blank canvas and turned their yard into a painting. Thank you, John and Trish, for all your hard work and helping to make Jefferson more beautiful.

GARDEN of the MONTH

By Bob Palmer

When the day began, Jefferson ISD’s Conservation Leadership Team didn’t know it would be encountering the oldest surviving species in North America, but it did just that and much more on September 18, 2019.

Alma Rivera’s Honors Chemistry Class started the day by utilizing electronic probes to collect water quality data at Jefferson’s public boat ramp. As part of their monthly look at habitat health in Big Cypress Bayou, the young scientists found conditions to be much improved over findings the month before.

After recording and comparing results, the group was off to visit the US Army Corps of Engineers at Lake O’the Pines to find out more about the Big Cypress Bayou watershed, the authorities over it, purpose of the reservoir, and the structure and function of the dam.

Natural Resource Specialist Rangers Ricky Maxie and Robert Henderson helped the Conservation Leadership Team build understanding about the federal assets around the reservoir and their proper use by the public. Civil Engineering Technician April Roberts discussed dam operations including the intake tower where huge gates control water flow through outlet tunnels into the stilling basin below the dam while leading a tour of these areas. Ms. Roberts also described the dewatering process for maintenance of the outlet works.

Once dam structure and function discovery was completed, our US Army Corps of Engineers hosts led the group to student habitat remediation sites at Brushy Creek and Lakeside campground where previous groups had scattered native wildflower seeds and planted wetland hardwood trees. While at the pollinator habitat, students and Corps personnel scattered additional wildflower seeds as efforts proceed to make the area more useful for wildlife.

The final activity of the day involved zipping back to Jefferson for a blind date with 2000 fingerling American Paddlefish. After all, improving and monitoring aquatic habitat in Big Cypress Bayou for this species is an overarching goal of the Conservation Leadership Program. Monitoring by the Team documents fluctuations in quality and can lead to intervention by appropriate authorities.

Just like clockwork, the fingerlings had arrived from the Tishomingo National Wildlife Fish Hatchery in Oklahoma and were being acclimated to the water temperature and oxygen content of Big Cypress Bayou before release.

Collins Academy and the JISD Conservation Leadership Team thank US Army Corps of Engineers personnel at Ferrells Bridge Dam, the Texas Biological Unit and Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Inland Fisheries of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Caddo Lake Institute-Texas for making this field learning experience a tremendous success.

The Jefferson Junior Historian Club began assisting author Denise Jones with basic research for a re-write of her recent publication, The River Man, at their initial meeting for the 2019-2020 school year recently, in the Team Room at Jefferson Junior High School.

Fourteen members from last year’s group of 4th Graders and their new sponsor, Virginia Jones, were present to meet the author, hear

of her local connections and recent book, and to accept the challenge of discovery and publication of totally new information.

After Denise Jones delivered background information about her great-great grandfather’s contributions to early river navigation and the development of civilization in and around Jefferson, students examined maps of the primary study area to help them develop questions for later clarification about certain visible features possibly related to those contributions.

During snack time, author Jones presented copies of The River Man to students, personalizing each with a short positive statement and her signature.

Collins Academy thanks Denise Jones, Jefferson ISD, and science teacher Virginia Jones for the roles they have committed to play in order to make this extraordinary learning opportunity possible.


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Preparing for theMarion County Fair

Dawgs KickingFor a Cure

Since the first day of school, Jefferson High School’s art classes have been busy planning different projects for the Marion County Fair by

painting and drawing artwork to be displayed.This Thursday the National Honor Society will set up the displays

and games for the children.On Friday, the fair will welcome kids during their annual kids day

(pre-k and kindergarten) at the fair and the advanced art students will be joining NHS students to paint the children’s faces for a day of fun festivities.

Each child will receive a choice of a fall-themed necklace or headband created by the Floral Design class at JHS.

Landon Fuquay (#18) is one of the senior captains and is the Varsity kicker for the Jefferson Dawgs.

This year he decided to participate in a fundraiser titled “Kicking for a Cure” where every completed P.A.T (point after touchdown) he scores will be money donated towards finding a cure for pediatric cancer.

Both Fuquay and his mother, Melinda Fuquay, both have already pledged for the year. The public is still able to pledge or make a one time donation until the end of the regular district season.

Landon wants to make a difference in people’s lives, so this cause means a lot to him. It is hard for him to imagine a kid going through this struggle because his sister has had friends who have suffered from pediatric cancer.

To explain how this works, every P.A.T is multiplied by the amount that the person has pledged. At the end of the year, they will be billed the amount of money they pledged per P.A.T.’s.

For example if you pledge $2 and Fuquay makes 40 P.A.T.’s over the season, you will be billed $80 and all of the funds raised will go towards research. To join Landon’s fundraiser, go to the link alexslemonade.org/mypage/1812055.

By Austin FarmerJHS Campus Editor


Students Handle Oldest Surviving Species

Jefferson Junior Historians listen intently as special guest Denise Jones tells of her previous local research that led her to publishing volume one of The River Man.

Junior Historians examine satellite images of the study area looking for historic bridge, ferry, and road locations associated with early infrastructure supporting steamboat commerce on Big Cypress Bayou.

Denise Jones autographs a copy of her recent book, which reveals new information about the Jefferson area’s history.

Mekhi Powell, Trevor Runnels, and Karen Wales conduct water quality monitoring at Jefferson’s public boat ramp.

Group photo at tree site:(L to R) Ranger Ricky Maxey, Caden Rutz, Karen Wales, Avery Keller, Ms. Alma Rivera, Zoe Scott, Aliseo Almodovar, Trevor Runnels, Caden Whatley, Mekhi Powell, and Collins Academy Director Gary Endsley

US Fish & Wildlife Service personnel wait for acclimation to occur.

April Roberts describes the dewatering process.

Rangers Ricky Maxey and Robert Henderson assist students with scattering wildflower seeds.

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Mekhi Powell releases a fingerling Paddlefish.


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BULLDOG BEACON SPORTS & OUTDOORSDawgs Pulverize Mount Vernon Tigers Lady Dawgs

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On Friday the Dawgs won an icy battle at the muddy (and pink) Bulldog Stadium against

the Mount Vernon Tigers, making the Dawgs 2-1 in their district season and 6-1 overall.

This game was the annual Pink-out game to show support and raise awareness for people who know someone or is someone who is currently suffering with Breast Cancer, with this year’s shirt sporting the quote “For us it’s a game, for them it’s a battle.”

The Dawgs had notable stats in this game by seniors

RB Dee Black (#21) and QB Kylan Thomas (#5).Dee Black rushed for a total of 194 yards, scoring

four touchdowns in the process.Kylan Thomas passed for 50 yards and rushed for a

total of 163 yards, scoring two touchdowns total.A fun fact about the game is that Dee Black finally

broke the 1,000 yard mark for total rushing yards with Kylan Thomas being right behind him with over 900 yards. They are both tied as of right now for total touchdowns scored by rushing.

When asked about the feeling of achieving over 1,000 rushing yards, Black responded with, “It has most definitely felt great. It has been a goal for me since I broke the 1,000 rushing yards mark last year. My goal this year is to beat my uncle Jojo Rawls record of 1,900 yards rushing.”

While there is not a game this week, QB Kylan Thomas stresses the importance of still working hard by saying, “Now that we see what we can accomplish when we work hard in practice, I feel like it sparked a new flame to see how far past our limitations we can push ourselves with each other like it’s the state game. The energy has skyrocketed and it’s really helpful for our success during

the season.“ This Friday

the Dawgs have an open week as they prepare to travel to Atlanta, to face off against the Rabbits on October 25.

The Lady Dawgs won Friday against Daingerfield ladies in 3 nail-biting sets.

Set 1: 27-25 Set 2: 25-17 Set 3: 26-24.Notable stats from the game include

Nia Garrett 9 assists, Jaden Carter 8 kills, Sha’Stacia Robinson 9 assists and 4 aces.

The Lady Dawgs will play again Friday, October 18, at Elysian Fields.

The Bulldog field goal team with AJ Singleton #8 lines up for a PAT attempt. Photo by Caleb Shepard

The Bulldogs take down the Mount Vernon Tigers.Photo by Caleb Shepard

Kylan Thomas (#5) runs the bulldogs to another victory. Photo by Caleb Shepard

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Marion County JAIL REPORT

Marion County JAIL REPORT

09/09/2019 - 09/15/2019Samuel Conner Blanchard, 59, Hawkins, charged with driving while

intoxicated second offense. Bond set at $3,000.Cathy Celine Castie, 38, Blivins, charged with driving while intoxicated/

open alcohol container. Bond set at $2,500.James Clifton Green, 32, Gilmer, charged with publishing or threatening

to publish intimate visual material. Bond was set at $20,000.Carl Freddie Hines, 62, Jefferson, charged with aggravated assault with a

deadly weapon, assault causes bodily injury. Bonds totaled $22,000.Brenda Vernell Horace, 55, Jefferson, charged with aggravated assault

with a deadly weapon. Bond set at $10,000.Wendy Lucille May, 37, Jefferson, charged with assault family/household

member, theft of property >$750 <$2,500. No bond amount given.Robert Jewel Moss, 35, Jefferson, charged with burglary of building

release of surety. Bond set at $10,000.Billy Ray Parker, 53, Jefferson, charged with assault causes bodily injury

family violence, criminal mischief >$750 <$2,500.Ricky Dwayne Rister, 55, Jefferson, charged with terroristic threat of

family/household, driving while intoxicated second offense. Bonds totaled $3,000.

Incident Reports09/09/2019 - 09/15/2019

Deputies investigated a report of a burglary of a habitation on September 7. An 80-year-old Marion County man reported his home on CR 3406 had been burgled. A side window in the structure had been broken out with a hammer. Household goods were taken.

Officers also investigated complaints of harassment, (2) terroristic threats of family/household member, assault of family/household member, two deaths and an abandoned vehicle.

Daily Blotter09/09/2019 - 09/15/2019

Dispatchers received 51 911 calls during the week. MCSO received 54 calls, JPD 14 calls, fire department 3 calls, ambulance 37 calls, and DPS 1 call.

From: 09/23/2019 To: 09/29/2019 Assault 1, Prowler 1, Dispute-family 1, Disturbance 2, Open Door

1, Hit And Run 1, Suspicious Person 2, Theft 1, Welfare Check 1, Misc. Incident 4.

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Jefferson Jimplecute Publisher Mica Wilhite has written Tamara R. Smith, assistant attorney general with the Open Records Division,

requesting an investigation into Marion County Sheriff David McKnight’s electronic communications be reopened.

Smith notified the Jimplecute that the file had been closed after Marion County Auditor Shanna Solomon reported the Texas Public Information Act request by the Jimplecute had been fulfilled.

“Although County Attorney Angela Smoak said her office had furnished all responsive documents, Marion County has yet to provide any copies of electronic communications by Sheriff David McKnight. Text messages between McKnight and Cason were provided as were all emails from Cason. However, McKnight’s emails have not been provided,” Wilhite stated in her letter to Smith.

The Jimplecute has submitted a new TPIA request for McKnight’s emails from April and May of this year.

Jimplecute Urges AG toReopen Sheriff Investigation

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DIANA SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT

Pursuant to Chapter 13.2502 of the Texas Water code, Diana Special Utility District hereby gives notice that any person who subdivides land by dividing

any, lot, tract, or parcel of land, within the service area of Diana Special Utility District, Certificate of Convenience of Necessity No. 10425 and/or 20189, in Harrison, Marion, and Upshur Counties, Texas, into two or more lots or

sites for the purpose of sale or development, whether immediate or future, including re-subdivision of land for which a plat has been filed and recorded, or requests more than two water or sewer service connections, or metering

equivalents thereof, on a single contiguous tract of land, must comply with the Non-Standard Service Extension Policy (the ”Subdivision Policy”)

contained in the Diana Special Utility District’s service policy.

Diana Special Utility District is not required to extend retail water or sewer utility services to a service applicant in a subdivision where the developer of the subdivision has failed to comply with the Non-Standard Service Extension

Policy (also known as Service Extension Policy or Subdivision Policy).

Among other requirement, the Non-Standard Service Extension Policy requires:Formal application for service, and submittal of information necessary for

complete evaluation of service needs; Other applicable elements of the Extension Policy, depending on the specific circumstances of the non-

standard or subdivision service, may include: Evaluation by the Diana Special Utility District of the impact the proposed service extension or

subdivision will make on the Diana Special Utility District’s water supply and/or sewer service system and payment of costs for this evaluation;

Payment of reasonable costs or fees by the developer for providing water supply and/or sewer service capacity; Payment of fees for reserving water supply and/or sewer service capacity; Forfeiture of reserved water supply

and/or sewer service capacity for failure to pay applicable fees;Payment of costs of any improvements to the Diana Special Utility District’s system that are necessary to provide the water and/or sewer service; and

Design and construction of required on site and off site facilities by the Diana Special Utility District and the dedication of required property, facilities, and rights-of-way for the subdivision by the developer upon approval and

acceptance by the District.

The Diana Special Utility District’s service policy and a map showing the Diana Special Utility District’s service area may be reviewed at the Diana

Special Utility District’s office at 1716 US Highway 259 South, P. O. Box 74, Diana, Texas 75640. The service policy and service area map are also filed

of record at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in Austin, Texas and may be reviewed by contacting the TCEQ, c/o Utility Rates and Services

Section, Water Utilities Division, PO Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711.


09/16/2019 - 09/22/2019Patrick Brendan Abernathy, 29, Marshall, charged with terroristic threat

of family/household. Bond was set at $2,500.Samuel Conner Blanchard, 59, Hawkins, charged with driving while

intoxicated second offense. Bond was set at $3,000.Lindsey Mariah Davis, 26, Ore City, charged with criminal mischief >$750

<$2,500, theft of property >$100 <$750, criminal mischief >$100 <$750. Bonds totaled $5,500.

Devin Thomas Hodge, 24, Jefferson, charged with driving while license invalid, five non-reportable offenses. Bonds totaled $2,949.

James Michael Hollomon, 28, Diana, charged with assault family/household member, interference with emergency personnel. No bond amount given.

Brenda Vernell Horace, 55, Jefferson, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond set at $10,000.

Desmon Lacharles Jones, 35, Naples, charged with driving while intoxicated. No bond amount given.

Jennifer Elee Latham, 45, Ore City, charged with public intoxication. No bond amount given.

Theresa Darlene Mayfield, 48, Jefferson, charged with possession of a controlled substance. No bond amount given.

Jarret Deshon McDonald, 50, Dallas, charged with driving while intoxicated second offense. Bond set at $2,000.

Xavier Dante Reese, 31, Dallas, charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. No bond amount given.

Terrell ONeil Sheedy, 25, Cookville, charged with driving while intoxicated. Bond set at $1,500.

Incident Reports09/16/2019 - 09/22/2019

A report of theft of a sign from a Caddo development was investigated by deputies.

Officers investigated four complaints of family violence, three theft complaints, two deaths, a complaint concerning a vicious animal and a complaint of abuse of livestock.

Daily Blotter09/16/2019 - 09/22/2019

At 1:37 A.M. September 17, a woman called dispatchers to complain that her front teeth had been knocked out. On September 21 at 2:19 P.M., a caller reported sewers overflowing in Jefferson.

During the week, a total of 66 911 calls were received. MCSO received 45 calls, JPD 14, fire department 3, ambulance 54, DPS 1 and miscellaneous 1.

JEFFERSON - Two Marion County men received prison sentences following convictions for child sex crimes in September district court action.

Paul Hanley Burd II received an 11 year prison sentence after being convicted on a charge of indecency with a child sexual contact. Burd was also assessed $719 in court costs.

Dvontae Kentreil Hood saw his probation following his conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child revoked in September resulting in a 28-year confinement sentence being imposed.

During September three were also found guilty of assault, two for possession of a controlled substance, two for burglary and one for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

During the month, four had probations revoked, three received deferred adjudication, five were convicted and one had his probation amended. Six received probated sentences. Fines totaled $3,350 and court costs amounted to $2,823.

IndictmentsTwelve new cases were filed in district court. Two were motions to

revoke probation and one was an appeal by Jonathan Eugene Mitchell of his three counts of sexual assault of a child conviction.

Jesse Lee Arenas was indicted on two counts of indecency with a child.

The improper relationship between and educator and a student charge against Shannon Lynn Griffin was refiled.

Other new cases included one for possession of a controlled substance, one for theft of property, one for assault, two for burglary and one for driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 years old in the vehicle.

Marion County Commissioners approved spending more than $1 million to rescue records from the district clerk and county clerk offices that had been damaged while stored in the county hospital building.

County Auditor Shanna Solomon said insurance funds would pay most of the $1,085,176.

A new storage facility is being prepared at Cypress River Airport to house county records.

international work with an oil company. In fact, if asked her hometown, Diana will name a German Village where she grew up and attended school with German classmates. As consequence, she is fluent in the German language and frequently uses that skill in different situations. For example, on a recent trip to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, she happened to meet a German couple that was on a tour of The United States. Following a brief conversation with them in German since they spoke only limited English, Diana invited them to come to Jefferson which they did, spending the night at The Carriage House, one of Jefferson’s bed and breakfast Inns. “I gave them a tour and a brief history of Jefferson,” said Diana, “while speaking to them in German. Maybe that was the first time the history of Jefferson has ever been given in the German language. Since I plan to visit Germany again someday, maybe we’ll meet a second time over there. I hope so. They were really nice people.”(Diana did recently return to Germany, spending the month of August there while attending a US Air Force promotion ceremony for her son who is stationed there. As an infant, she also lived in Japan and plans to go back there later this year to attend her Air Force son’s wedding to his Japanese fiancée.)

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO IMPLEMENTA NET INTERIM FUEL REFUND

On September 13, 2019, Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO or the Company), filed an Application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to implement an interim refund of a net over-recovery of fuel costs billed under its fuel factors through June 30, 2019. The docket num-ber assigned to this proceeding is PUC Docket No. 49974. This filing was made under 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.237(a)(3)(B). The filing affects only the fuel portion of the rates charged by SWEPCO for electricity in Texas and has no effect on SWEPCO’s non-fuel base rates. This application, if granted, will affect all Texas retail customers who pay fixed fuel factors.

The total amount of the net over-recovery balance to be refunded through the proposed refund is $14,585,106, exclusive of interest, through June 30, 2019. Including $470,602 of interest up to the proposed refund period, the total amount of the net over-recovered balance that SWEPCO proposes to refund is $15,055,708.

SWEPCO proposes that customers receiving service pursuant to its As-Avail-able Standby Service (AAS) and Large Lighting and Power Substation (LLP) tariffs should have their refund calculated based on historical usage.

SWEPCO proposes that its retail customers be credited the refund through factors to be applied to actual kWh usage of each customer during the month of January 2020. Transmission voltage level, seasonal agricultural, LLP-Sub-station and AAS customers will receive a specific dollar amount refund based on each customer’s historical usage. These refunds consist of the total indi-vidual historical refund amounts, including interest and will be applied as a one-time bill credit also during the month of January 2020.

The effect of the refund on customer bills will vary depending on the rate schedule under which they take service and, in some instances, will amount to a surcharge. Further, based on time periods of usage, some customers within a class may receive a surcharge while the class as a whole receives a net refund. SWEPCO estimates that under its proposed refund, a residential customer us-ing 1,000 kWh a month would see a one-time decrease of $21.59, or 23.32% during the refund period on his/her total electric bill if the proposed interim refund is approved. SWEPCO’s fuel expenses will be subject to final review by the Commission in the Company’s next fuel reconciliation proceeding.

Persons with questions or who want more information on the proposed interim fuel refund may contact SWEPCO at 428 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101, or call toll free at (888) 216-3523 during normal business hours. A complete copy of the filing is available for inspection at the address listed above.

Persons who wish to formally participate in this proceeding, or who wish to express their comments concerning this application should contact the Pub-lic Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Consumer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call (512) 936-7120, or toll free at (888) 782-8477. A request to intervene or for further information should reference Docket No. 49974. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text tele-phones (TTY) may call (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll free) at (800) 735-2989.

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