20 years ago…
June 23, 2005
RODEO QUEEN CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED
A trio of hopefuls will be vying this year for the title of Whitesboro Rodeo Queen.
Earlier this week, this year’s candidates were announced: Leah Vaughn, Janie Renfro and Jordan Hatchel. 2004 Rodeo Queen Tylar Clements will crown her successor immediately prior to Saturday night’s performance.
A 13-year-old Whitesboro native, Vaughn is the daughter of Dee and Kelly Vaughn. She has a younger brother Layne and an older sister Lyndsey, a student at Whitesboro Middle School.
Leah and Layne are both home school students.
NEW AD IN TOWN: DAVID BRINGS WINNING EXPERIENCE TO CHS
There is a new athletic director in Collinsville and he brings with him a bit of legacy and more than a fair amount of a winning tradition.
On shaking hands with former Pilot Point defensive coordinator Danny David, you can’t help but notice a pair of huge golden rings marking two-of-four consecutive state championships while coaching alongside Texas coaching legend G.A. Moore.
David, an ‘83 graduate of Pilot Point High School, has spent all of the last 15 years of his life with his mentor, Moore. Twelve of those years were spent at Celina and the remaining three at Pilot Point. With him, the former quarterback has won seven state titles (five as an assistant coach) and two as a player.
30 years ago…
June 29, 1995
COLLINSVILLE HOLDS PIONEER DAYS
Downtown Collinsville was a whirlwind of activity on Saturday, as local residents viewed exhibits and participated in contests.
During kick-off events, 14-year-old Kara Davidson was crowned Miss Collinsville 1995 to culminate a month-long competition.
The daughter of Jon and Nancy Davidson, she was proclaimed the top fund-raiser for the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce.
Casey Cox, 17, sponsored by Nails by Jackie, claimed honors as first runner-up, while Amber Baldwin, 14, sponsored by Town Pantry was named second runner-up in the contest. The candidates received certificates for $200 and $100 respectively. Jaclynn Laird, 14, sponsored by Ashton’s Minute Mart, gained a $50 participation certificate.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD RESCUED FROM POOL BY LIFEGUARDS
Lance Roberts, attending Level 1 swimming lessons at the Whitesboro public pool, was curious enough to venture a supervised leap from the diving board during free-time.
The first of his group to take the plunge, Roberts was retrieved by Lifeguard Brian Millson before he was even fully in the water.
He was assisted to the edge of the pool, then told to take his seat alongside the facility fence to cheer classmates.
As Millson turned his attention to the next jumper, the child abruptly returned to the water, immediately starting to sink to the bottom.
Within seconds, Lifeguard Amber Anderson noticed Roberts’ predicament. She alerted Millson, who implemented a surface dive to save the boy. Meanwhile, Lifeguard Joy Bateman, who had been on deck, dove into the pool to aid in the rescue. Anderson remained atop the deck to help remove the youth from the water.
Lifeguard Eric Zumwalt had already contacted 9-1-1, asking for emergency crews to be dispatched to the scene. Lifeguards Stacie Cumbie and Melanie Anderson, faced with overseeing the safety and calmness of the other 45 swimmers on site, were equally important in helping procedures flow smoothly.
Roberts was alert, yet somewhat listless and quite scared when the scare was finalized. Whitesboro First Responder Mike Whitten arrived on the scene, as did Firefighters Barry Beste and Joe Crawley and various other city officials.
For Roberts, it was a happy ending, with no repercussions except water in his ears.
40 years ago…
June 27, 1985
AL MILLER TO AGAIN HEAD W’BORO P.D.
Municipal Judge Al C. Miller has been appointed Chief of Police of the Whitesboro Police Department, a position he held in the late 1970’s.
Miller, who will be sworn in July 2, succeeds Tommy Turner who submitted his resignation to city council in a special called meeting June 11.
Turner returned to his former job as deputy with the Grayson County Sheriff’s Department where he had worked six years prior to taking the chief of police position in March of this year.
Miller will be resigning as municipal judge and the city is expected to announce its new judge next week.
FRIENDS RAISE HOME FOR DEXTER-AREA COUPLE
Area residents recently proved that Dexter is a small town with a huge heart when they joined together in a labor of love for an old-fashioned log-raising to build a log cabin for Charley and Vicki Bissell of Route 3, Whitesboro.
Log-raising might be a thing of the past but area residents brought it to life this month when friends, neighbors and relatives gathered at the Dexter area property to erect a 1,260 square foot, two-bedroom, two-bath home for the couple.
“It’s hard for young people to afford a house,” admitted the 27-year-old Vicki. “We needed help putting up the logs and it’s cheaper this way.”
The log cabin sets on about 15 acres and is being constructed next door to Vicki’s parents Mr and Mrs. James E. Brady who also live in a log cabin.
60 years ago…
June 24, 1965
POWER FAILURE CAUSED BY WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Electricity in Whitesboro was shut off for about one-half hour Tuesday while city workers were repairing two primaries that had burned. The primaries had blown together during the turbulent weather Tuesday evening. The city workers spliced the wires back together and put them back up.
NEW CLUB ORGANIZED TO COLLECT HISTORICAL DATA
Citizens of Whitesboro who are interested in collecting and filing all historical information about the city of Whitesboro and the surrounding territory have started a club that will be known as the Whitesboro Historical Society.
The club held their first regular meeting Monday and Charles Baum, who earlier had been elected president, presided and appointed committees for club planning and collecting historical data.
Presently the club is in the process of a membership drive under the direction of Harry Reast. Dues have been set for $1.00 per year per person and everyone paying their dues before July 1 will be a charter member.
Meetings of the club will be bi-monthly, with the meetings coming on the third Monday of every second month. The meetings will be held at the Community Council Hall at 7:30 in the evening.
The club will collect all information about the history of Whitesboro and it will be kept at the recently honored Sullivan home.