VOL 5 ·ISSUE 5
WALKER COUNTY
PRESS
HISD Trustees Give Blank Check to Staff
The following article was written by Walker County Press publisher Wade Thibodeaux who was in attendance at the meeting referenced below and contains a mix of factual items and the opinion of the writer. The Huntsville ISD Board of Trustees met in a special session on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 11:00 am. at the HISD Support and Learning Center located at 1010 8th
Street in Huntsville, Texas. The agenda had two items on it and one was for an executive session. The other item was for the purpose of approval of a one time appreciation bonus for HISD employees. The board met in executive session for about 30 minutes before returning to regular session and there was absolutely no mention of any action or no action associated with the executive session.
The board made one motion to approve the one time appreciation bonus to the employees with no discussion amongst the trustees and the meeting was adjourned. The motion contained no amount of the bonus, no amount of a cap on the total expenditure, and no reference to when or how the bonus would appear in the employee’s paycheck. When (contd on page 11)
The Walker County Commissioners Court met in special session on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 9:00 am. in room 104 of the Walker County Courthouse and approved a MOU( Memorandum of Understand-
ing) with a company called Curative for free Covid-19 testing. Monday, November 30, 2020 was the last day of free testing at Huntsville Memorial Hospital through the program funded by Walker County and the City
of Huntsville and this new program came just at the right time. The Court signed the agreement on Monday, but it will take a couple of weeks for the new agency to get staffed and on site at the (contd on page 11)
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Thursday December 3, 2020
Hornets Are District Champs, Beat Montgomery 23-15
Jaylon McClain(#9) finds some running room between the tackles during the Hornets game last Friday. By Wade Thibodeaux received the opening at 3 apiece, but the The Huntsville Hor- kickoff, but a quick Bears answered with nets traveled to Mont- three and out flipped a touchdown and a gomery last friday the advantage to the bad snap on the point evening to take on the Bears. The first play after attempt left the Bears for the District from scrimmage for Hornets trailing at the Championship. Both the Bears erupted for end of the first quarter teams were unde- a long gain and only 3-9. feated in District and a fleet footed Hornet The Hornets offense with only one game with the proper angle came to life in the to go before the play- on defense kept the second quarter and offs start, this game Montgomery play- scored twice while would decide the Dis- er from reaching the the defense did their trict Championship. end zone. The Hor- job and kept the Bears The game lived up nets defense eventu- off of the board for a to its billing as it was ally held the Bears Hornets 17-9 lead at a hard fought game to only a field goal, the halftime break. from start to the very but the Hornets were Huntsville added anlast play of the game. down 0-3. Hunts- other field goal in the The Hornets found ville answered with third, but the Bears themselves in an un- a field goal of their (contd on page 8) usual situation as they own to tie the score