Looking Back

• A line of storms sweep through East Texas, and the duration of the rainfall was short, but heavy, according to Mark Frazier, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms, along with gusty winds, were the cause of many outages and minor damage across Camp County.

• Seven community members vie for school board. Sarah Johns and Steve Parker faced off for Place 3. The incumbent, Dr. Dan Kincaid, chose not to seek re-election. Dr. Mary McKinney, the incumbent in Place 4, drew an opponent in Bob Roe. Place 5 featured three candidates, Tim Nicholson and Bobby Richardson are challenged incumbent board member Neal Hinson.

• To begin work on Broach Park, commissioners voted to transfer $150,000 from one county account at Pilgrim Bank  to another account at the same bank. The transferred money will go into an account used for Broach Park projects.

• Longtime resident and teacher, Ruth Ann Nickerson, passed away March 9 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler after a short illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1916 in St. Charles, Mo. She was the daughter of Joseph and Emma Willott.

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