Wallis News Review

Election results for Brazos ISD

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:19:30 +0000

Election results for Brazos ISD on May 12, 2012 are as follows:

Myles Marek 216

Mark Fernandez 153

Tanya Doss 22

Total voters 391

City of Wallis Election Results

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:16:06 +0000

Election Results for the City of Wallis General Election on May 12, 2012

Mayor:

Jerry Delso 171

Carolyn Ann Kennedy 57

Total voters 228

City Council:

Kathy Krause 60

Clark Main Jr. 150

James King 140

Glen Kreitz 154

Total voters 229

Finally Home

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:29:36 +0000

WNR photo by Joanie Griffin
Members of Gloria Springer’s family met with those involved in the identification case. Pictured left to right are: Rebia, Zoe and Jeff Stringer; Kinlee, Dan and Brandie Moore; Judge Dennis King, Texas Ranger Forensic Artist Suzanne Birdwell, Austin County Deputy Scott Minyard and former Austin County Deputy Don Easton.

By Johnny Griffin, Editor

Gloria Stringer is finally home.
Her unidentified remains had lain in the Wallis Cemetery for 37 years. Her memory had remained those 37 years with her family in Tennessee. Her case had remained open with Austin County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 Dennis King for those 37 years.
Members of Gloria’s family, Judge King and others involved in the case met in Wallis last week to make arrangements to transport Stringer’s remains back to Tennessee for burial in a family plot in Brock Cemetery in Weakley County.
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Finally Home

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:26:47 +0000

Thursday, May 3 will go down as one of the most incredible days I have ever spent.
I heard about the unidentified woman’s case written about on Page 1 of this issue for the first time in October 2010.
The case was very old (1975), but the excitement registered on Judge Dennis King’s face that day in 2010 was contagious. He had just received an image of a facial reconstruction of the unidentified woman done by Texas Ranger Forensic Artist Suzanne Birdwell.
“That’s her face,” said King. “We finally know what she looked like.”
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Benefit planned for Lindsey Meier

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:24:58 +0000

Just a few months ago, Lindsey Meier, daughter of Erin and Nathan Sodolak of Sealy and Dustin and Lynsy Meier of Brenham, was just your typical nine year old in the fourth grade. Running and playing with friends and cousins, doing homework, playing with games and toys, watching movies and a love of horses. All that suddenly changed this past December.
Lindsey began throwing up and having severe headaches. After seeing her pediatrician, she was referred to an eye doctor. Her eyes were not focusing together so he thought getting glasses would help her problems. But even after glasses the vomiting and headaches still continued. On Jan. 17, Lindsey was seen by a different pediatrician. (more…)

Accident on SH 36 Thursday evening

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:52:19 +0000

WNR photos by Johnny Griffin
Wallis area resident Kristina Ali was transported via PHI Air Medical to a hospital in the Houston Medical Center following a vehicle crash at the intersection of Railroad Street and Hwy. 36 near Wallis late Thursday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, Ali was northbound on Hwy. 36 when a late model red or maroon F150 supercab pickup crossed the BNSF tracks at the intersection of Railroad St. and Hwy 36 and pulled out in front of the 2001 Dodge minivan driven by Ali. The Dodge minivan struck the pickup causing extensive damage to the minivan and a lot of damage to the side of the pickup.
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Jackson honored at namesake relays

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:26:02 +0000

By Johnny Griffin, Editor
C.M. Jackson served the Orchard and Brazos school districts for 28 years and the Brazos Middle School still holds the annual C.M. Jackson Relays first named in honor of Jackson in 1985.
Jackson returned to Cougar Stadium on March 1 for the 28th running of his namesake event and was introduced to a standing ovation prior to the running events by Brazos administrators.
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Elections needed for Wallis and Brazos ISD

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:23:49 +0000

The period to file for application to be placed on the ballot for the cities of Wallis and Orchard and Brazos ISD ended Monday, March 5 at 5 p.m.
In Orchard, Incumbent Mayor Rod Pavlock applied for reelection as well as incumbent Commissioner Rachelle Demny. Joe Supak applied for election to the other Commissioner position. No one is opposed and the city will formally cancel elections at their next meeting in March.
There will be elections in Wallis and for Brazos ISD trustees.
In Wallis, incumbent Mayor Carolyn Kennedy has filed for election to a one-year term. She was appointed Mayor for one-year in 2011. She will be challenged by Jerry Delso for that position.
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Sealy PD recovers stolen vehicle, detains illegal immigrants

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:22:36 +0000

WNR Photo by Johnny Griffin

Sealy Police Officers detain illegal immigrants following a vehicle pursuit and motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 36 and I-10 in Sealy.

On Saturday, March 3, at approximately 10 a.m. Sealy Police Officer Chad Matura located a suspicious vehicle, a white Ford Explorer, traveling east bound on I-10 that had been reported by an off-duty officer working traffic control at the race track on the I-10 frontage road at Old Columbus Road.
The vehicle first exited at the 718 east bound ramp, but ran the stop sign at FM 3538 and reentered I-10 eastbound. Officer Matura turned on his emergency equipment including siren at that time, but the vehicle continued on and exited the 720 exit and approached the intersection of Hwy 36. The vehicle attempted to turn south on Hwy. 36, but was going too fast and collided with another vehicle waiting to turn onto the I-10 ramp.
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Austin County 4-H Members Win National Beef Quiz Bowl Contest

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:33:07 +0000

Team members, left to right, are Walker Eskew, Katelyn Miller, Tyler Bond and Nate Compton.

Austin County is home to National champions. Members of the 4-H Beef Quiz Bowl team were crowned National Champions recently at the National Beef Quiz Bowl Contest which was held in Houston in conjunction with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Friday, March 2. Team members Tyler Bond, Nate Compton, Walker Eskew and Katelynn Miller were invited to participate in the contest due to their second place finish in the state 4-H Beef Quiz Bowl Contest last June in College Station. This year’s contests marks only the second year for the national competition to be held at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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