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16 hrs ago | The Huntsville Item

Trial to start in death of TDCJ officer

The murder trial of Texas Department oif Criminal Justice offender Jerry Duane Martin is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville.

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Related Topix: Prison, Leon County, TX, Centerville, TX, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Farris seeking re-election

Janie Hartnett Farris is seeking re-election as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 for Walker County in the upcoming 2010 Republican Primary.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Know anyone stationed at Fort Hood?

If you know someone stationed at Fort Hood from Huntsville or Walker County, we would like to talk to them.

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, Huntsville, TX

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Huntsville Item

French announces county clerk candidacy

Longtime resident and local businesswoman Kari French announced her candidacy for Walker County Clerk today.

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Related Topix: Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Expo center plan going to City Council for study

The Huntsville Hotel Occupancy Tax board voted Thursday night to take a proposal to build an expo center/indoor arena to the City Council.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Texas, College Station, TX, Bryan Metro, Conroe, TX

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Huntsville Item

H-GAC assistance due to Walker County homeowners, renters

The Houston-Galveston Area Council has launched a program designed to address unmet housing needs that arose from damage resulting from Hurricane Ike.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Huntsville, TX, Matagorda, TX

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Texasa Constitutional Amendment election set for Tuesday

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Huntsville Item

'Take A Look On The Wild Side'

Huntsville artist Kat Black works on the first phase of her three phase "Take a Look on the Wild Side" mural project on Sam Houston Avenue in Huntsville Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Fire Department Open House

The Huntsville Fire Department hosted an open house Tuesday night at Fire Station No.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Fire

The Huntsville Item

County approves FEMA flood map meetings

The Walker County Commissioners Court approved a proposal to hold a series of public meetings early next month concerning new Federal Emergency Management Agency floodplain maps that the county received earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, FEMA

The Huntsville Item

Meeting set on election proposals

Registered voters in the city of Huntsville can learn more about items on the Nov.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Huntsville Item

County to consider approving sign for new veterans museum

The Walker County Commis-sioners Court meets at 9 a.m. today in special session at the courthouse with 22 items on the agenda, including approving signage for the county HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Firefighter honored for two decades of service to county

Last month, after 20 years as a volunteer firefighter in Huntsville, Louis Parker retired from the Huntsville Fire Department.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Houston Metro, San Jacinto County, TX, Conroe, TX

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Proposed amendments questioned

Early voting begins Monday on the state's 11 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, the city's $3.5 million bond issue to renovate and expand the Huntsville Public Library, the exchange of parkland and on the proposed 10 amendments to the City Charter.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Opinion

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Entries accepted for Christmas parade

Entries are now being accepted for the Huntsville Lions Club's 2009 Christmas Parade set for Dec.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Houston, TX

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Early voting begins for November election

Early voting in person begins today at the Walker County Annex in two separate elections on the Nov.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Chamber, individuals fire back against city

The Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce and three individuals have filed a counterclaim lawsuit against the City of Huntsville, denying allegations the city made against the four in a lawsuit filed in September.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Dallas Metro

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Huntsville Item

Sales tax revenue rising

Walker County and three cities within the county all received increases in sales tax revenue in October compared to a year ago in 2008.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Bryan Metro, College Station, TX, Conroe, TX, Bryan, TX

Wed Oct 14, 2009

The Huntsville Item

2 charged in armed robbery at restaurant

Four men were in Huntsville police custody Wednesday night in connection with the armed robbery of two women in the parking lot of a local restaurant.

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Related Topix: Huntsville, TX, Houston, TX, Montgomery, TX, Houston Metro

The Huntsville Item

County to streamline election process

With a grant from the Help America Vote Act scheduled to expire at the end of the year, the Walker County Commissioners Court discussed ways in which to spend the remaining funds to help streamline the election process and modernize voting options in the county.

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