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Jacksboro council members approved spending up to $55,700 for replacing blades on a rotor at the wastewater treatment plant during the Feb. 25 regular meeting.

Most of the blades, which help in decomposition and adding oxygen, are gone on the rotor. None of the blades on any of the three rotors have been replaced since the plant was built, according to City Manager Mike Smith. One quote has been received but city staff would like to get more.

A Jack County jury found Jeffery Blankenship, 47, guilty of aggravated robbery in a three-day trial which concluded last Thursday. District Judge Brock Smith sentenced him to 55 years in prison.

It took most of the day Tuesday to select the jury of eight women and four men which brought the verdict after about an hour and half of deliberation late Thursday afternoon.

PERRIN – School board members here reviewed their goals and made some adjustments as part of Thursday night’s regular meeting.

Many of the goals were thought to be generalizations and needed to be expanded on, such as school safety.  Board Vice President Mark Sims said he thought the goals needed to be simple enough to remember but detailed enough to serve a purpose.

“It would be hard to remember 11 goals (which the board has now) but if we had five which are broken down that’s what we need.”

Jack County cities fared better with sales tax allocations for February than the state average. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week, cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts would receive $953.9 million in local sales tax allocations for February, 4.6 percent more than in February 2018.

Bryson’s February payment is $5,757.85, a 8.49 percent improvement over $5,306.87 for the same period in 2018.

BRYSON – Council members here are trying to decide compensation for their member on the County Emergency Management Committee.

Former City Administrator Frank Hefner, who is also the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator, was selected as their representative on the committee. Mayor Sheila Birdwell said during Monday night’s regular meeting giving Hefner some compensation on the committee is important.

Checking into seeing what, if any, compensation other entities provide will be done and a decision made during the March meeting.