Dixon Commission looks at more water Projects

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

The Dixon Commission met in a brief session on Monday night.

Rod Martin, president of Hunter Martin & Associates, Inc was present to update the commission on the status of the Dixon Water project which is nearing completion.

“We really have things to talk about,” Martin said. “One of those is about the project that we just finished up. The second part is what are we going to do with the money that’s left over?”

The original estimated cost of Brown Construction’s part of the project was $451,207, but the final adjusted change over amount for the job was $477,991.

“As we got into the project, the cost of some items went up and some went down,” he explained.

Fiscal Court withdraw order to cut tree, hears from Poole Residents

by Matt Hughes

Cindy Wabner of Poole
addresses the court

J-E News Editor

It was a long, and at times heated, Webster County Fiscal Court meeting on Monday. Representatives of the community of Poole were on hand to discuss troublesome properties in their area, and the property owner of a tree in the Slaughters area was on hand to try once again to fight for the survival of what has been called a two hundred year old tree.

Property owner Roger Winstead, along with his attorney, Jimmy Gentry, made their first appearance before the court after a battle over a tree that started in the spring.

The tree was first discussed before the court on June 12, 2013, as the county was discussing roads that needed to be resurfaced.