Wills point chronicle 10 28 2016 e edition

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Wills Point Chronicle Since 1879

VOLUME 136, NUMBER 49

2 SECTIONS, 16 PAGES WITH INSERTS

WILLS POINT, TEXAS

©2016 Van Zandt Newspapers, L.L.C.

PHONE: 903-873-2525 Friday, October 28, 2016

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Small gains highlight sales tax report

Holiday favorites on tap locally Children and parents will be able to get their fill of Halloween fun in the coming days, with BOO on the Bricks, BOO at the Park, I’m Here for the Boos Sip ‘N Stroll and Hallelujah Night at the International Outreach Church all planned locally.

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By David Kapitan Staff Writer sports@vanzandtnews.com

Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the state’s most recent monthly sales tax revenue figures recently, indicating that three out of six county cities had collected more revenues when comparing October 2016 figures with those posted for the same calendar month in 2015.

Canton finished as the county’s biggest gainer for the month, collecting $13,714.08 more than the $257,984.67 collected in October 2015. The city of Wills Point bounced back from a marginal loss last month, .29 percent, to post the biggest percentage gain of any county city for the month, 12.69 percent. Wills Point received a payment of $93,362.10 for the month, up $10,511.10 from the $82,851

collected last year over the same time period. Grand Saline, which had been the county’s biggest gainer in dollar figure and percentage change in September, also saw modest gains for the month by seeing an increase of $1,287.95 for the month. Edom narrowly finished on the wrong end of the ledger, seeing a drop of just $63.63 (5.01 percent) when comparing October 2016 for the same

calendar month in 2015. Edgewood, which has struggled keeping pace with 2015 figures throughout the year, fell even farther behind the pace by collecting just $17,363.59. That total was $2,920.48 less than the $20,284.07 collected in October last year. For the second month in a row, the city of Van showed See SALES, 6A

BOO on the Bricks The annual BOO on the Bricks celebration sponsored will return to the brick streets in downtown on Saturday, October 29 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The overall event schedule is set to include the Harvest Health Fair hosted by Alinea Family Hospice Care, trickor-treat through the entire downtown, a kid’s costume contest, a pet costume contest, the annual Trunk-or-Treat for children, and Kid’s Zone with inflatable rides. Additionally, vendors will be set up.

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blacktopGYPSY lead singer battles rare disorder

BOO at the Park Lake Tawakoni State Park will hold a “Boo in the Park Halloween” event Saturday, Oct. 29. Trick-or-treating will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Spooky Storytelling will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a night hike at 8 p.m. There is a $5 entry fee per car.

amily, friends and fans are gathering from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 in Ben Wheeler to help an East Texas musical icon in her hour of need. The event, dubbed “Make Andie Kay OK,” is open to the public, with proceeds going to benefit Wills Point’s Andie Kay Joyner, lead singer for the popular Texas country outfit, blacktopGYPSY.

I’m Here for the Boos A new event will take place on the historic brick streets in Wills Point Oct. 29, with an I’m Here for the Boos Sip ‘N Stroll on the Bricks event planned from 6-8 p.m. organizers stated, “Join Adele’s Boutique, Escape Tanning & Spa, Grace Tanning & Hair Salon, Sweetheart’s Giftery, The Green House and Vintage & Rust Boutique for a hair raising good time! Each shoppe will have its own theme with custom drinks and cocktails, snacks & sweets, store discounts and more! Don’t miss this chance! It’s literally trick-or-treating for adults!” Attractions will include nibbles and sips, live music, a costume contest, prize drawings and store specials.

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The event is to offset Joyner’s medical expenses since the singer has not been able to play her craft in many months. Joyner suffers from a rare blood disorder called hemochromatosis, which led to a recent discovery of irreversible damage to her heart. Hemochromatosis is a genetic iron overload disease that causes the body to

Andie Kay Joyner

Make Andie Kay OK 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 Ben Wheeler

store too much iron. Over time, the excess iron caused damage to Joyner’s vital organs. See BENEFIT, 6A

Tiger Band preps for Area Contest By David Kapitan Staff Writer

See HOLIDAY, 6A

Proverbs 31: 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Benefit event set for Wills Point musician Andie Kay

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The Wills Point Tiger Band is no stranger to shouldering a heavy workload, routinely filling the fall and spring semesters with practices and performances, as well as contest and competition appearances. Even by the Tiger Band’s lofty standards, October has Classifieds

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already been a hectic month with three competitions already in the books, and a fourth, looming just over the horizon in Denton Oct. 29. The band’s month long odyssey began Oct. 1 in Denton, with the group placing 10th overall in the prelims and 10th overall in the finals of the Golden Triangle Marching Contest. See BAND, 3A

Opinion 2A

Tigers qualify for playoffs

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Story, 1B

Obituaries 4A Sports

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The Tiger Band will have an opportunity to add another chapter to its growing list of award-winning performances, competing at the UIL Area Marching Contest in Denton Oct. 29.

New Wills Point office hours Monday -Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to noon


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