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September 7, 2011
x Cleburnes city council
meeting set for Tuesday
night was canceled because
of the death in the family of
a city offcial.
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x The Cleburne Lady Jacket
volleyball team played its
fnal nondistrict contest on
Tuesday against Arlington
Sam Houston. Page 7
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Court fnds no fault with new precinct map
By John D. harDen
REPORTER3@TRCLE.COM
Johnson County commissioners
had no problems with the redrawn
boundary lines of a newly proposed
county precinct map during a spe-
cial meeting Tuesday.
The precincts boundaries were
redrawn to reflect the population
change in Johnson County in the
2010 census.
The changes to the map were rel-
atively small County Commissioner
Rick Bailey said. And many voter
precincts will not be affected, he
said.
Because of the boundary changes
most of the precincts gained voters.
Precincts 1 and 2 gained about 1,700
people each, Precinct 4 absorbed
about 4,000 and Precinct 3 lost
about 7,000.
Although not finalized, there
have been preliminary redistricting
plans that would place 37,009 peo-
ple in Precinct 1, which contains Rio
Vista, the western part of Cleburne
and part of Godley.
Precinct 2, which contains
Joshua and most of Burleson, would
have 39,208 residents.
Precinct 3, which contains Briar-
oaks, Cross Timber and Mansfield,
would have about 38,000 residents,
and Precinct 4, which contains
Keene, Grandview and the eastern
part of Cleburne, would have about
36,680 residents.
The 2010 Census puts the popu-
lation of the county at 150,934 with
35,390 minority residents, account-
ing for 23.45 percent of the popula-
tion.
The ideal number of residents in
each precinct would be about
37,733, Harmon said, but federal
law allows for a 10 percent devia-
tion from those numbers.
The preliminary plan would put
the county at a 6.7 percent devia-
tion, Harmon said.
Some of the redistricting con-
cerns included trying to find suitable
voting locations in rural areas.
That is a real rural area where it
is north and northwest of Godley,
Harmon said. Finding a location
for people to vote at is going to be
difficult out there, so we may have
to make some adjustments.
The court must also make allow-
ances for constables and justice of
By Matt SMith
MSMITH@TRCLE.COM
Alvarado police arrested the Rev.
Roland Lee Smith Jr., pastor of an Al-
varado church on Saturday on two
counts of indecency with a child, ac-
cording to an arrest warrant filed by the
Alvarado Police Department.
Both children involved are younger
than 17, according to
the affidavit. The chil-
dren, both girls, made
outcries that Smith
touched them and
made inappropriate re-
marks. The events oc-
curred over a number
of years stretching
back to 2007 and 2009
respectively, according
to the affidavit.
Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace
Ronny McBroom magistrated Smith,
56, over the weekend and set his bond
at $50,000 on each count.
McBroom issued an emergency pro-
tective order prohibiting Smith from
being released from jail for 48 hours af-
ter posting bond or contacting or visit-
ing the residence of the girls for 91
days.
McBroom also attached a special
sexual conditions of bond, which pro-
hibits Smith from having contact with
or living with anyone younger than 17
without written court approval. The
Alvarado
pastor
arrested on
indecency
charges
see PAstor, Page 6
Burleson woman alive thanks to free mammography screening
By aMBer Bell
REPORTER@TRCLE.COM
Two weeks before Burleson resident
Sherry Seay scheduled a mammogram, her
older sister was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Her sisters diagnosis, Seay said, pushed
her to get checked out, even though she was
active and felt healthy.
But Seay, who was self-employed, didnt
have insurance. She didnt know where to get
a mammogram without spending a lot of
money.
You tend to not go because you dont
have insurance she said.
Then Seay heard about a 70-foot,
18-wheel mobile mammography unit, spon-
sored by Moncrief Cancer Institute, which is
affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical
Center. The unit performs state-of-the-art
digital breast screenings for women who are
uninsured, funded by the Greater Fort Worth
Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Women who have medical insurance or are
Matt Smith/Times-Review
members of the dallas new horizons Band entertain audience members at the keene senior Center with a rousing version of the theme to the
tV show, Family guy. hortensia Bryce, founder of Arts unlimited southwest, is working to form a new horizons band in keene. Band mem-
bers pictured, from left, are ron kukal on trumpet, eric stromberg on tuba and george mcCally on trombone.
musicians wanted
By Matt SMith
MSMITH@TRCLE.COM
Accomplished musicians; residents who
played in high school band, but not much since;
and adults who would like to learn an instru-
ment, but figure its too late; the New Horizons
Band of Keene wants you.
Keene resident Hortensia Bryce, founder of
Arts Unlimited Southwest, recently sounded a
clarion call for Johnson County residents to
join her organizations nascent Adult Beginners
Band.
Been playing for years? Come on by.
Dont know the first thing about music?
Welcome aboard.
Formation of the band marks the first of sev-
eral projects and activities in the works for Arts
Unlimited Southwest, Bryce said.
Its all about forming a new group and pro-
viding an entry point for making music whether
you have no experience or have experience, but
its been a long time and youd like to get back
into it, Gary Thomas of the Dallas New Hori-
zons Band said. Many adults, including se-
niors, who never played would like to become
involved in making music. This gives them the
opportunity in a slower paced group setting to
participate, renew and learn music.
New Keene program targets adult music lovers
see musIC, Page 6
see sCreenIng, Page 6
see mAP, Page 6
A mobile
mammogra-
phy unit will
be in Burle-
son from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m.
tuesday at
J&J oyster
Bar.
Courtesy photo
roland l.
smith