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(last updated on October 18, 2006)

Groundbreaking ceremony for new Karnes City Park will take place Saturday

By Joe Baker

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for this Saturday, October 21, celebrating the start of construction on the new Karnes City park.

The ceremony will get underway at 10 a.m. at the "Park A" site located near the intersection of Wall and Browne Streets in Karnes City.

City Administrator Larry Pippen explained that the new park will be comprised of two parts – Park A and Park B. He said that the first phase of construction has started and completion of the first phase of the two parts is expected by January 15, 2007.

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Falls City officials prioritize street construction, repair

By Jason Clay Jansky

Falls City’s council got together October 11 to move closer toward finalizing the city’s plans on street construction and repair for the coming fiscal year.

Five main streets were discussed. Two of the streets, Riviere and Chambourd, are in the Titzman subdivision area and were described by City Secretary Lauren Sturm as being the city’s top priority.

Council members also will be looking at working on Terrell, Elwood, and Yoakum streets.

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Karnes County Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant program draws to an end

Karnes County Safe Schools/Healthy Students (KCSS/HS) Federal Grant Program drew to an end on Friday, September 29, 2006 with a countywide reception at the Texas Champion Bank community room in Kenedy. There was a short presentation highlighting the grant’s accomplishments in the preceding four years.

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Runge city council discusses water system problems

By Jason Clay Jansky

Runge decided on a few routine items and discussed a sewer problem briefly during their short city meeting October 10 at city hall.

Mayor Homer Lott briefly touched on the problems the city is having with Kline Engineering, a company that had been responsible for the installation of two new city lift stations, and Peerless Equipment, the company responsible for supplying the parts.

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