By Tony Farkas
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GROVETON — The county is taking the first steps toward possibly building a new jail.
At its regular meeting on Sept. 28, the Trinity County Commissioners’ Court approved a committee to do research and bring recommendations back to the court regarding the jail. The panel consists of four people from public — one from each County Precinct — as well as the District and County attorneys, Sheriff Woody Wallace, and two members of the court.
Sam Shanafelt, Ricky Hortman, Julie Merchant and Don Hamilton will serve on the committee, and the court members nominated were Neal Smith and Steven Truss.
County Judge Doug Page said the county has spent $400,000 this year to house inmates out of county.
In other business, the county:
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