Friday SJICC coverage in the Gazette

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Staff photo by Evan Lewis
n A crew with Artex Electric lifts a 12-by-12 lighted metal sculpture onto the roof Thursday of the Lindsey Train Museum on Broad
Street in downtown Texarkana. The sculpture is the first of 10 pieces that will be the “Music in the Air” celebrating Scott Joplin and
Texarkana. The first sculpture costs $15,000, and Main Street Texarkana is accepting donations for the downtown art piece. The
sculpture will be dedicated Sunday to cap off a weekend of events celebrating the Scott Joplin International Centennial Celebration,
which starts today. See the story on Page 1C for a list of activities.
ations, the jury found Moonn Dixie Diner, in Nash, Texas, will reopen today.
‘Music in the Air’
TEXAS | SULPHUR RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY
By Jennifer Middleton
Texarkana Gazette
AUSTIN—Sulphur River Basin Authority
Board Member Bret McCoy testified before
the Texas Senate Nominations Committee
Thursday in a confirmation hearing for his
at-large position on the board.
McCoy, of Omaha, Texas, was appointed
to the board March 23, 2016, by Gov. Greg
Abbott. He came on near the end of a Texas
Sunset Committee Review, which deter-
mined the organization needed a major
overhaul, including adherence to the Texas
Open Meetings Act, board training and
transparency with stakeholders and the
public. The report also included the group’s
need to hire an executive director and seek
outside funding other than from the Joint
Commission for Program Development,
which comprises five entities in the Dallas
Metroplex seeking water for their growing
populations.
Committee Chairman Brian Birdwell stat-
SRBA member testifies before state committee
COMMUNITY | VIETNAM VETERANSNATION | NORTH CAROLINA
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See DINER on Page 6A
See SRBA on Page 2A