Hood County News from Granbury, Texas • Page 1

than a newspaper, a Hood County legend since Saturday, April 1, 2006 Published Tuesday, Thursday, SaturdayGranbury, Texas 76048www.hcnews.com75 cents 120th 89 sections, 54 pages, plus supplements State: 3 sections, 48 pages HOOD COUNTY NEWS I NDEX Early voting for the primary runoff election begins Monday at the county courthouse. Voting will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday. Election Day is Tuesday, April 11.

Republicans will be voting on two county commissioner races. For Precinct 2 commissioner, newcomers Donnie Johnson and Dick Roan are on the ballot. For Precinct 4 commissioner, Steve Berry is challenging incumbent Larry Shafer. The Republican ballot will also include a state race. Charles Holcomb faces Terry Keel in a runoff for Criminal Appeals Court judge place 8.

All who voted in the Republican Primary, or those who vote at all, are eligible to vote in the Republican runoff election April 11. Likewise, those who voted in the Democratic Primary, or those who vote at all, are eligible to vote in the Democratic runoff. The Democratic runoff ballot will include two state races. For lieutenant governor, Benjamin Z. Grant faces Maria Luisa Alvarado.

For U.S. Senator, Gene Kelly faces Barbara Radnofsky. Man gMan Man gMan Man iviv iviv iv en lifen lif en lifen lif en lif fe fe or seor se or seor se or se ax a ax a a buse of gbuse of buse of gbuse of buse of irlirl irlirl irl by DENISE MORRIS Staff Writer If there was any lingering doubt 50-year- old Granbury man Reginald Dale Peters was guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child, it might have been cleared right up as the trial ended Thursday in district court. The victim, now 15, and her mother hugged each other and cried the moment the life sentence was announced. so happy, he hurt my baby the mother said, elated and tearful.

The girl, 13 at the time of the lurid rela- tionship, suddenly appeared a happy child who had regained a measure of lost innocence. cannot imagine how happy I she catharted. is exactly what I wanted to see happen to She lived in Granbury at the time, but she and her family have since moved out of state. A victim of a separate incident in another town, whose case will be tried in Wise County, also testified in this trial. think they gave him said the 17-year-old girl, who was 15 when she was hired to babysit, and Peters allegedly sexually assaulted her.

should have gotten five times that The Granbury victim and her friends testified that they were provided with alcohol and The love of the game 1939 was a pivotal year for baseball, author writes by PETE KENDALL Staff Writer In 1939: Tipping Point by Dallas author Talmage Boston, we learn that the combative Ty Cobb arrived late for Hall of Fame ceremonies at Cooperstown, N.Y., in order to avoid sharing a spotlight with the crusty commissioner of baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis. They were not pals. Such is evident in the telling photograph on page 135 of book. Pictured are 10 of the 11 living inductees, including Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, John McGraw and Connie Mack. Absent is Cobb, the Detroit great.

Then, there was no media outcry. Now, there would be thunder and lightning. those days, everybody was trying to put a good spin on Boston said at Hood County Friends of the Library Book and Author Luncheon. dwell on anything negative like a personality clash between two Boston elected not to dwell on the riff in his tome. wrote the book to be, No.

1, an accurate history, but I also wrote it because of my love for the game. I was going to focus on the positive rather than the negative. Everyone now knows Cobb was a very difficult guy and Landis was a very difficult (Please see BASEBALL, P. 2A) VV VV oting staroting star oting staroting star oting star ts Mondats Monda ts Mondats Monda ts Monda yy yy (Please see ABUSE, P. 2A) Commissioner runoff Monday- Friday, 8-5, courthouse Prec.

2 Donnie Johnson vs. Dick Roan Prec. 4 Steve Berry vs. Larry Shafer What caused massive fish kill in Brazos? by PETE KENDALL Staff Writer The mystery of the week is what triggered a massive fish kill Thursday in the Brazos River adjacent to Brazos River Acres in southeast Hood County. All Floyd Holt knows is that hundreds, if not thousands, of small channel catfish are floating in a watery grave and that unhappy.

went down there and saw it, and it got me the 30-year Hood County resident said. started wanting to call people to get something Brazos River Authority representatives responded. A biologist is to make the final determination on cause of the (Please see FISH, P. 2A) Talmage Boston wrote Tipping (Please see GAINES, P. 2A) GrGr GrGr Gr anburanbur anburanbur anbur yy yy bobo bobo bo ys baskys bask ys baskys bask ys bask etballetball etballetball etball coaccoac coaccoac coac rh rh esignsesigns esignsesigns esigns Patrick Gaines was 58100 in five years at Granbury by RICK MAUCH Sports Editor Patrick Gaines has resigned as coach of the Granbury Pirate varsity basketball team, superintendent William Harris announced Friday.

Gaines had coached the Pirates for five seasons, posting a 58-100 record. The first three seasons under Gaines the Pirates played in Class 4A and had a record of 39-52. The past two seasons, after moving up to 5A, they were 19-48. Gaines could not be reached for comment. His resignation will be effective at the end of the school year.

thank coach Gaines for his service. We appreciate all the work and dedi- cation given to the kids and the said Harris. wish him the best in whatever he Granbury High principal Marsha Grissom said Gaines gave her his letter of resignation Friday morning. Gaines is a wonderful man and he will be Grissom said. High Low Rain March 2463........28....0.00 March 2572........34....0.00 March 2673........43....0.00 March 2773........56....0.00 March 2878........57....0.00 March 2974........57....0.21 March 3084........66....0.00 Rainfall for March: 7.53” Normal rainfall for March 2.77” Rainfall for year: 12.66” Normal rainfall for year: 6.78” Readings taken by Fairview weather watcher Randy Hiler.

EATHER our readers The Hood County News returns to a twice-a-week publication starting next week. The publication days will be Wednesday and Saturday. Five years ago, the paper went from semiweekly to triweekly. But the move did not set well with readers and advertisers. So starting this Wednesday, the Hood County News returns to twice a week.

Hood County News will be in local mailboxes and on newsstands on Wednesdays and Saturdays just as publisher Jerry Tidwell said. Newspaper subscribers will be able to keep up with breaking news online. more detailed updates will be available to subscribers as they Tidwell said. we go completely online, the complete issue will be there for your reading Reginald Dale Peters will be eligible for parole when 80 Reginald Dale Peters, 50, taken into custody Thursday immediately after sentencing. District attorney Rob Christian is at far right.

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