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Perfecting Plays
The Slaton High School football team competes against each other Friday evening at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers, along with other 1A-4A schools in Texas, have spent the past two weeks preparing for the season, adhering to COVID-19 guidelines. Slaton will scrimmage Roosevelt this Friday (Aug. 21) in Roosevelt, and currently are scheduled to play Snyder…
Read MoreFrancis takes leadership at CTE, prepares for COVID changes
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Margaret Francis was named the new Principal near the end of the 2020 school year. Monday (Aug. 10) she met with her teachers for the first time together to start planning for the school year, which has been affected by COVID regulations. She said she had started planning for the…
Read MoreOpen House helps students get ready for changes in education
Students and their parents attended open house Wednesday and Thursday (Aug. 12 and 13) to meet their teachers and find their classrooms. That said, it looked a bit different than the traditional event. Teachers were at the door as folks entered, taking temperatures to ensure no one had a fever, all faculty had masks or…
Read MoreSISD Trustees approve proposed tax rates for year
The Slaton Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a proposed tax rate for the 2020-21 year Tuesday evening (Aug. 11) during a regular monthly meeting. It was one of several items the Board had to approve for the upcoming school year. The proposed rate is $1.0082 for maintenance and operations, while $0.3541 is set…
Read MoreA sweet treat
Above, McDonald’s guests say “hi” to Rapunzel, while Slaton Police Department Sgt. Steve Dekraker waits his turn to introduce himself Thursday evening (Aug. 6) during Cones 4 Cops at McDonald’s. Santa and Spiderman also made an appearance along with other officers. The event was to let the community meet the officers and enjoy a free…
Read MoreCity tables truck route revision
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The City of Slaton Council tabled a revision to Article 12.06 regarding truck routes Monday evening (Aug. 10) during its regular monthly meeting. Commissioner Ward IV Charlie Haynes Jr. said he had been receiving complaints from residents in his Ward about the excess truck traffic going down residential streets. Several…
Read MoreLocal man receives 20 years in string of area burglaries
A Slaton resident will be serving 20 years on three charges of burglary of a habitation. Slaton Police Department Sgt. Steve Dekraker said Jim Waylon Leake, 35, was arrested on nine charges of burglary of a habitation and a parole violation for a previous burglary of a habitation. He also had a charge of theft…
Read MoreDistrict governor speaks at Lions Club
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The Slaton Lions Club had a special guest at their meeting Monday afternoon (Aug. 10) at the Mercy Center. District Gov. Ted Boyd and his wife Joyce were in attendance to speak about Lions Camp as well as the Lions 100, and how Slaton can help. T. Boyd spoke about…
Read MoreSISD starts revised in-service
Slaton Independent School District faculty and staff returned for teacher in-service Friday morning (Aug. 7). Each of the four campuses gathered individually during their lunches at Slaton High School. The teachers were provided a meal from one of three food trucks. During lunches, the schools’ principals and others provided updates about the new school year,…
Read MoreFootball teams prepare for new season
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM Monday morning, waves of red and black filled the football grounds at Tiger Field. Six miles away, a sea of grey and maroon filled the fields at Roosevelt even after a late night, albeit slightly rainy, appearance. The 2019 Area Qualifying Slaton Tiger team and the Roosevelt Eagles were two…
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