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Updated: Irate citizens: Commission overreaches on animal control

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Thursday, July 27. 2017

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Walter Geiger

A standing room only crowd of some 80 animal lovers was on hand for a July 18 county commission meeting after a draft of a proposed animal control ordinance was circulated and a firestorm of disapproval ignited on social media.

The ordinance was obviously borrowed from another jurisdiction and was chock full of rules and regulations that make no sense here. The crowd seized on that like a chihuahua on the ankle of a mailman new to the route. [Full Story »]

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Lance Kershaw (left) was in court July 20 seeking a reduction in his $75,000 bond. He allegedly concealed a camera in a shower at his home, photographed his granddaughter and hung those nude photos in boys’ bathrooms at the high school. Also pictured are defense attorney Selwin Patterson (center) and assistant district attorney Mark Daniel (right). (Photo: Walter Geiger)

Updated: Bond denied in nude photo case

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Walter Geiger

Thursday, July 27. 2017

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Walter Geiger

A reduction in bond was denied July 20 for a local man accused of placing nude photos of his granddaughter in boys’ bathrooms at Lamar County High School last October.

Lance Kershaw, 60, of 1041 Hwy. 41 South appeared before Judge Bill Fears seeking a reduction in his bond which was previously set at $75,000.
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Cowboy Caviar

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Walter Geiger

Monday, July 10. 2017

This is a good way to eat your vegetables

Ingredients
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (11 ounce) can super sweet corn, drained (see notes)
1 red onion, diced
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup chopped cilantro (from 1 bunch) [Full Story »]

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