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FFA students participated at the Area 9 Convention recently. COURTESY PHOTO

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Groveton FFA students attended Area 9 Convention recently on the campus of SFA, picking up several awards and accolades.

Nathan and Riley represented Groveton FFA and Sam Houston District in the talent portion of the convention, placing fifth. In addition, Tabytha, Kiley, Abby, Landree, Tanner, Brody, and Logan all had Lone Star degrees that have advanced to state.

Reed participated in Production and will represent Area 9 at the state degree check this summer. He is one of the top 12 students involved in production agriculture in the state. In addition, Reed also had two proficiency awards, Beef Production-Entrepreneurship and Diversified Livestock Production- Entrepreneurship, both of which first place at area and will also advance to the state degree check this summer.

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By Tony Farkas
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GROVETON — The Trinity County Commissioners Court recently found the fairgrounds were all county property and expressed concern about the dilapidated Sheriff’s Posse building.

At its regular meeting on May 9, County Attorney Colton Hay said the researched showed the land in the area belonged to the county; Commissioner Neal Smith said that the posse building was a danger and needed to be torn down.

However, Hay said the posse members were split on what to do with it — either tearing it down or rehabilitating the structure.

No decision was made, but the court expressed a desire to discuss the matter further with posse members.

In other business, the county:

•discussed ditch cleaning with a resident;

•approved personnel action forms;

•approved seeking bids on road material and contract hauling for the next fiscal year;

•proclaimed June as Elder Abuse Prevention Month;

•approved extending a fuel contract with Hughes Oil for the next fiscal year;

•approved declaring old file cabinets from the District Clerk’s Office as surplus; and

•approved an agreement with Jay Hamby to allow county equipment on private property to work on drainage issues on Piney Creek Road.

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The Trinity High School CTE class received TSFA Knowledge-Based Certifications recently. Class members include Zoe Hawkey, Madeline Reyes, Lillian Marquez, Kiara McDaniel, Bianca Perez, Sarah Martinez and Christian Amaro. COURTESY PHOTO

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Seth Caldwell, Robbie McDonald and Gunner Smith attended the Blinn Ag Mechanics Show, where they received a blue ribbon for a duck blind they constructed for Central Flyway Outfitters. COURTESY PHOTO