Tyler County Names Challenge #2

By Chuck Davidson

ALDERMAN continued from page 1A and a member of Snow River Lodge.

Watching commerce in the J.B. Lanier Building where Neil spent his childhood. J.B. Lanier was his 2nd great grandfather and married Daisy Perryman, a teacher, from Town Bluff, Texas. His maternal grandparents, Ware Stamps, son of V.O. Stamps of the Stamp’s Quartet, and Marjorie Lanier-Stamps, owned a high-end women’s clothing store in Jasper, The Model, catering to clients all over Texas. It was there Neil observed practices which were instrumental in developing his business skills. Neil’s mother and stepfather, B.W. and Wayne Sanderson lived and worked in Woodville where they owned and operated Complete Book Keeping and Tax Service (CBTS). They loved Tyler County, their many wonderful friends and clients.

My answers for #1:

1) US President John Tyler

2) Texas Governor George T Wood

3) Josiah Wheat

4) William Charles Lindsey, son of David Sudduth Lindsey

5) W. T. Colmesneil, RR conductor

6) The tree

7) Named by A. Y. Young

8) Second planned dam on Neches River

9) Caddo Indians word “Nachawi”

10) Texas governor Allan Shivers

Part 2

1) Billum’s Creek just west of Colmesneil is named for______________

2) Where did the town of Ivanhoe get its name___________________

3) The T & S Railway stands for what ___________________

4) Who were the brothers who owned a sawmill in a town named for them just north of Woodville

5) What was the name of the springs with curative water properties operated by D. R. Smith in the 1860’s

6) The US 287 roadside park was named by TXDOT’s John Wingate for a. ___________________ 7) The CCC company 891 in Woodville in 1933 was named

___________________ 8) What is the name of US 190 as it goes E-W through Woodville

9) Heritage Village west of Woodville was named what by owner Clyde Gray a. ___________________ 10) Spurger got its name from what word___________________

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continued from page 1A allegations aimed at the facility and its employees, and alleged that a former employee has made the claims.

Borel, who is assisting on the investigation outlined where his agency is at with the case.

“Right now the Woodville Police Department is in the process of gathering statements, interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence,” he said.

Once the investigation concludes, Borel said that if there is enough evidence to bring to District Attorney Lucas Babin, it will be up to him to decide whether or not to bring it before the Grand Jury.

“Right now we are in the process of investigating the evidence and the testimony to corroborate it,” Borel said.

According to records on the facility from the state department of Health and Human Services, Early Birds is licensed to serve infants up through school-age children.

Early Birds was cited by DHHS in February of 2019 for lack of supervision for infants’ basic requirements. The citation was listed as a “high” risk level by the agency but corrected in March of that year.

Seven other violations were listed, dating from 2018 to 2021, but at lower levels of severity, and pertaining, mostly, to the building’s upkeep and various disaster drills.

One aspect of the investigation that Borel wanted to remind the public about is the pervasive nature of social media posts relating to it.

Several posts on various Woodville and Tyler County-related pages on Facebook have been made about the facility and its director within the past week, and a video emerged, allegedly depicting abuse within the facility, which was removed from a page and given to law enforcement.

“One thing the public needs to be aware of is that social media, in my opinion, is not a reliable source of information,” Borel said.

One site with a prevalent local following that put the story

Neil has been sharpening his business acumen in marketing and advertising for over 30 years, starting and operating several corporations and companies with clients nationwide. He has great experience identifying poor business practices, developing solutions and then implementing those solutions in order to grow and compete within our dynamic, everchanging economic and regulatory environments. Neil is constantly looking for ways to improve the things around him, for his family and the community.

Neil stated “I will never be afraid to take a stand for the right reason, even if no one knows. Integrity is something that can never be taken from you; you have to give it away.”

Neil has been married to Sherri Whitehead-Alderman for 33 years. They have three sons, a daughter and 8 grandchildren. Neil and Sherri were high school sweethearts who met at Sam Rayburn Lake. On her paternal side, she is a descendant of Francis Marion Fann,whowasanearlysettlerintheColmesneil-Chester area. Fann’s daughter, Sherri’s great grandmother, Siddie Ettie Fann, married Thomas Edgar Whitehead. Sherri’s 5th great grandfather, Stephen Williams, was the only man to have fought in The American Revolution, The War of 1812 and the Texas Revolution. Sherri currently teaches at Fred Elementary and has taught at Chester and Warren Elementary. Sherri was just named Region 5 Teacher of the Year for 2022. For more information, call Neil at (409) 262-4122 or log on to www.AldermanForJudge.com out was Concerned Citizens of Tyler County. Sal Baldovinos, who is an administrator on the site, said that parents of children had come to him asking if he was aware of the situation at Early Birds.

Baldovinos said he published what information he had that was public record and had received messages in response compelling him to “lawyer up.” Baldovinos explained that what CCTC does with the news stories it publishes and shares is in no way libelous. He added that with any copy CCTC has devoted to the story, that it is clear that any allegations are just that – allegations – and that no charges have been made.

Baldovinos said that a video allegedly depicting abuse was shared to the site, but taken down, after a parent of one of the children seen in the video requested it to be removed. A rumor that has emanated from social media is that the facility is being shut down, however, at this time, no charges have been filed and it is still open. Also, postings have spawned that its owner, Jillian Bass, has been removed, but has not been.