| Thrifty Car Sales Opens Eight Dealerships in Six States
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) , is turning up the heat on expansions, recently adding eight locations to its national network of franchised used car dealerships. New dealerships are opening in markets that include Baxley, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Bixby and Pryor, Okla.; East Providence, R.I.; and Spokane, Wash. In Baxley, Ga., dealer Keven Carter opened a Thrifty Car Sales dealership at 755 W. Parker St. Carter has been in the automotive business for more than 10 years, most recently as Sales Manager at Woody Folsom Chevrolet. Steve Sternberg, a Thrifty Car Rental and Truck Rental franchisee for more than 32 years, has opened a dealership at 6507 Preston Highway in Louisville, Ky.
Thursday Blotter
Information in this column is gathered from the Mineral Wells Police Department and the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents. Not every incident leads to a charge under the law. If charges should be filed, innocence or guilt is determined by a court of law.Arrests
- Elizabeth Maxine Ballard, 41, of Mingus, was arrested Friday on a warrant for theft by check greater than or equal to $20 and less than $500.- Belinda Marcia Cosby, 46, of Graford, was arrested Friday on a failure to appear warrant for theft of property greater than or equal to $50 and less than $500.- Ruby Gail Couch, 29, of Ingram, was arrested Sunday on a San Saba County warrant for driving while license invalid.- Rodrigo Estrada Jr., 19, of Dallas, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces.- Josie Lynn Gillum, 17, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Oct.
6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council
In a brief news conference this morning, Deputy Mayor Tim Griffin said the city is in mourning.
"We want to thank the officers who bravely and heroically came to the rescue of those of us in the council chambers," said Griffin.
"The business of the city will continue and we will recover, but we will never be the same," he added. "The healing process starts now."
According to a sequence of events offered by police, Thornton parked on the street between City Hall and the Kirkwood Police Department. He crossed the street and walked up to Biggs, who had just come out of the police station on his way to grab a pizza at Imo's.
"He approached Biggs and we don't know what happened between them, but then he shot Biggs," said County Police Officer Tracy Panus.
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Poll shows Labour still Rock with voters after bank panic
The same poll showed Tory leader David Cameron had become Britain's least popular party leader, with an approval rating below that of both Gordon Brown and the Liberal Democrats' Sir Ming Campbell. And another poll found public trust in the Government hardly shaken by the Northern Rock panic. In that Populus survey, 56 per cent of people said they trusted Gordon Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling, down just five points since earlier this month, while only 18 per cent trusted David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, down nine points. And most voters blamed the Northern Rock crisis either on financial problems in the American mortgage market, or the bank's own management, rather than the Government. The findings of both polls are a boost for Mr Brown. The ICM poll for The Guardian gave Labour an eight point lead over the Tories - 40 per cent to 32 - with the Lib Dems on 20 per cent.
Editorial: DNR's short-term funding fix.
Budget shortfalls loomed and threatened the state's precious outdoor bounty. They'd have to lay off conservation officers and cut game management programs, they clucked. Reduce research, slash fish-stocking programs. Whack the walleye, trim the trout. Nothing, they said, could pull the state from the financial abyss. Nothing, of course, but a big tax hike on state hunters and anglers. The DNR could fend off its funding woes by demanding outdoors-inclined folk swallow double-digit price increases on the licenses required to shoot or hook fish and game here. The plan could generate millions of dollars and float the DNR's boat for the next couple of years. Otherwise, so long, steelhead. Buh-bye bears. No way around it.
Tolls Could Fund Brent Spence Bridge Replacement
The groundwork has been laid that could lead to tolls being charged on Kentucky roads to help pay for a Brent Spence Bridge replacement. The Kentucky Senate's Transportation Committee heard testimony Wednesday morning in Frankfort on Senate Bill 7, which was co-sponsored by Senator Dick Roeding of Northern Kentucky. It would create an authority to explore any and all funding solutions to replace the aging double decker span linking Ohio with Kentucky. The bill is being considered because full funding for the $1 billion replacement project isn't likely to come from cash-strapped Washington and fiscally challenged Frankfort. Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore testified before the committee on behalf of all eight Northern Kentucky Judge-Executives and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Wish List Quad-Cities: Donations help woman make Mayo Clinic trips
If Amie Henderson could have had a birthday wish for her son, Ja.Alee Hodges, it would have been for him to dig into his Curious George cake and eat and eat.But Ja.Alee, who turned 3 last week, struggles with a behavioral feeding disorder. Unable to keep down solid food, the toddler is on a feeding tube to give his body the nourishment it needs. .
Reviews: Preschool to Grade 4
Grandpa's lap also has to be shared, but Grandma's hugs are big enough for everyone. Toys aren't always shared and others are blamed when something goes wrong. But regardless, these cousins have a strong bond. Rodriguez's illustrations attempt to re-create the chaos that ensues when a large family gets together, but the figures often appear stiff and lifeless. The Spanish translation has some missteps, especially the sentence, "We sing and dance in make-believe parades." The Spanish translation renders this as "…desfiles de mentira," literally "parades of lies." Surely there is a gentler way to translate this idea. This book is ultimately too simple, and the illustration and design too pedestrian, to be successful. It just doesn't capture the message of solidarity or reflect a joyful celebration of family.—Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ BLUMENTHAL, Deborah.
Blotter: ‘Secret shopper’ paid in faux money orders
A woman who lives on Melton Road near Justin told Denton County sheriff's deputies that she applied for a "secret shopper" job in a newspaper advertisement and received two bogus money orders in the mail. The woman said she was supposed to deposit the money orders in her account and then wire money through a local wire service. She was supposed to document her experience with the wire service and send the information to the "secret shopper" company, according to the packet she got in the mail. Over a period of time, she received two money orders for $2,850 each. She used the first money order before being notified by her bank that it was counterfeit and her account was being debited. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were notified, since the money orders came from Canada.
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