VOL 6 ·ISSUE 9
WALKER COUNTY
PRESS
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Thursday January 6, 2022
Happy New Year From Walker County Press
County Clerk Makes Presentation W i s c h n e w s k y D o d g e Hosts Cookies With Santa to Commissioners Court
Walker County Clerk Kari French presented the Commissioners Court with this shadow box of the very first volume of Walker County records. Pictured from left is Precinct 2 Commissioner Ronny White, Walker County Clerk Kari French, Walker County Judge Danny Pierce, Precinct 4 Commissioner Jimmy Henry, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Danny Kuykendall.
By Wade Thibodeaux Walker County Clerk Kari French waited until almost the very end of Commissioners Court on Monday, December 20, 2021 before she surprised the County Commissioners and County Judge with a framed shadow box containing some very old County records that had been restored and preserved. The box contained the very first volume of
County records and she presented it to the Court to be displayed in the room where Commissioners Court is held every other week. The gift was a Thank You to the Court for their assistance in a project that the Clerk’s Office has been working on for several years. That project was the restoration of all of the County records from the very beginning of Walker County until the
present day. Most of the older records were hand written and over time the ink had faded until it was illegible. A restoration company was contracted and they were able to place the old sheets of the records into a special solution that made the ink visible and then they were able to preserve the pages. This process took several years and was completed in phases.
This little girl had her letter to Santa ready to go as Santa sat and read her list of requests.
By Wade Thibodeaux Wischnewsky Dodge hosted Cookies with Santa on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. and had all sorts of activities for the young and old alike to enjoy. There were a couple of bounce houses, a snow globe, face painting, cookie decorating, and of course, the big guy himself, Santa and Mrs. Clause. Each child participating in the activities was asked to bring one new unwrapped toy and then all of the toys (contd on page 9)
Property Owner Catch Thief
On Friday, December 10, 2021 Walker County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a theft in progress on Brimberry Cemetery Road. Complainant advised that
when he arrived to the deer camp he noticed multiple cut locks and items missing. He then noticed a white GMC pick-up pulling a trailer entering the property.
Complainant advised that this was the same truck that he had previously seen on his game camera the night before and believed this was the suspected thief. Deputies made contact with the suspected vehicle and after further investigation, 38 year old driver, Kirk Greer was charged with Possession of CS (F2) Burglary of a Building (contd on page 8)