Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Deployed Spike Strips, Successfully Spiking the Chevy Impala’S Passenger’S Side Tires
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Tigers beat Cards PAGE 6 Journal-Cass County Citizens Sun Proudly Serving Atlanta, Linden, Queen City & Surrounding Cass County LOCAL NEWS. STAY CONNECTED VOLUME 145 NUMBER 02 FACEBOOK.COM/JOURNAL-SUN YOUR WAY. CASSCOUNTYNOW.COM WEDNESDAY January 13 2021 $1 1 SECTION, 16 PAGES Linden highspeed chase ends in Atlanta By Shawn Larson Downtown was abuzz last Thurs- day when a dark grey Chevy Impala was stopped by police using spike strips. Two were arrested on the scene and one ran, according to wit- nesses on the scene. For more than an hour, police officers directed traf- fic at the intersection of East Main and South William Streets while oth- er personnel cleaned up the crime scene after the vehicle struck a light pole on the corner. According to a press release from Linden PD, the police department who initiated the stop, “On Jan. 5, during the course of a routine traf- fic enforcement on US Highway 59, Corporal Thomas Whitt with the Linden Police Department observed a 2013 Chevy Impala traveling northbound at a speed of 64 mph in a 50 mph zone. Upon activating his emergency lights on his patrol unit to initiate the traffic stop, the Chevy Impala accelerated its speed in ex- cess of 105 mph along with passing vehicles in the center turn lane and driving on the right shoulder of the roadway.” “Corporal Whitt pursued the ve- hicle on US Highway 59 north to- wards Atlanta. Upon reaching Atlan- ta, the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol deployed spike strips, successfully spiking the Chevy Impala’s passenger’s side tires. The vehicle continued traveling on See CHASE page 3 Photo by Kate Stow Queen City ISD Superintendent Dr. Charlotte Williams passes her gavel to her replacement, Darrian Dover, of Lubbock. He will take over the duties upon her retirement, effective January 31. QCISD hires new Superintendent By Kate Stow 31, 2021. formally hired Darrian Dover as the The Queen City ISD School Board Dr. Williams previously announced new superintendent of schools. His an- held a special called meeting Thursday her wish to retire and stayed long nual salary of $125,000 plus insurance night. All members were present when enough to help the board find a suitable premiums and a $3,000 moving expense Superintendent Dr. Charlotte Williams replacement. She will continue to make was unanimously approved. read her official voluntary retirement herself available as needed to ensure a Superintendent Dover is coming from agreement, a formality which was unan- smooth transition. Lubbock area where he was secondary imously accepted, to be effective January After a brief closed session, the board See SUPERINTENDENT page 3 COVID-19 Update By Lacy Gross The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Monday, Jan. 11, reports the following: Cass County has a total of 937 confirmed cases, 441 probable cases, 109 active cases with 54 deaths and 1,215 recovered. Bowie County has a total of 3,248 confirmed cases, 1,165 probable cases, 887 active cases with 131 deaths and 3,395 recovered. Marion County has a total of 237 confirmed cases, 79 Journal-Sun Photo probable cases, 42 active cases with 19 deaths and 255 re- Anthony Montgomery, Calibri Health, LLC, Gayun Matthews, Executive Director, Open Hearts Children, covered. and Family Services, Dr. Cassandra Montgomery, Director, Calibri Health, LLC, Christophe Trahan, Lin- Morris County has a total of 410 confirmed cases, 172 den Economic Development. Calibri Health LLC purchased the building and will partner with Open probable cases, 106 active cases with 11 deaths and 465 re- Hearts Children for operations. Two checks were presented at the presentation. Each for $12,500 as Journal-Sun See COVID page 3 per contract. More information will be coming in the next issue of the . Brandon Dubuisson Obituaries JOURNAL-SUN JOURNAL-SUN $1.00 As a four-year-old boy growing up in Atlanta, Brandon Dubuisson Wanda “Susie” Lummus 306 W. Main St • Atlanta, TX 75551 decided he wanted to be a bird when he grew up. Morris E. Hamilton Hours: M-Th 8:30-5; F 8:30-4 903 796 7133 [email protected] PAGE 3 PAGE 11 2 – Journal-Sun Wednesday, January 13, 2021 BRANDON DUBUISSON: From the race track to the runway As a four-year-old boy growing up in Atlanta, Brandon Dubuisson decided he wanted to be a bird when he grew up. A few years later he realized that it wasn’t possible to become a bird, so he then set his sights on being a pilot. That little boys’ dream came true when he was offered an Air Force ROTC scholarship to Baylor University. Almost 14 years after college graduation, Major Dubuis- son has been all over the world – most recently travelling to the Antarctica as part of the 304th Expedition Airlift Squadron in Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), a joint oper- ation by the U.S. military to deliver scientists and equip- ment to the continent. The six-week mission consisted of 10 flights from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station, a United States Antarctic research station. “The 2020-2021 ODF season marks the 61st Anniver- Alaska, which I’ve seen. We didn’t go far enough South to sary of the Antarctic Treaty and the 65th year of military see them, though.” dedication, ingenuity and labor in support of the Antarctic Something else Brandon was looking for also failed to ap- mission,” said Col. Jamielyn Thompson, JTF-SFA deputy pear – the penguins. The only wildlife on the continent are commander, in the official Air Force press release. “Each varieties of penguin, seals, and a few insects; and not a one season presents new challenges, and this year was no differ- did he see. ent as we took special precaution to prevent the spread of “Penguins don’t really come out this time of year where Courtesy Photo COVID-19 while also providing transportation and logis- we were and there aren’t so many seals there, either. Some- Brandon and Sarah Dubuisson live in Seattle with his tics to the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science daughter Vail and their new puppy Ranger. times we get lucky and see the big Emperor penguins, but Foundation.” we didn’t this time,” he said. “I was looking down hoping to “We staged out of Christchurch, New Zealand, and see if it was like The March of the Penguins or Happy Feet.” flew to Antarctica from there,” Brandon said. “There is no As far as the cargo he was transporting, Brandon knew COVID there – it’s pretty interesting, like normal life for a it had something to do with the ongoing scientific studies while. We had to do a two-week quarantine, but they don’t being done at the bottom of the world. “I don’t know that I call it that. We stayed at a hotel in government sponsored can definitively say the main reason the scientists are there, isolation. They tested us on day three and day 12, then we but when I went to the Antarctica Museum at Christchurch were released to go to our hotel.” I watched a short video that made it seem like a significant “New Zealand versus America – it’s small; there are two portion of their research was directed at global warming big islands, North and South - we were on South, which and wildlife studies,” he said. feels really small. It definitely has similarities to Hawaii, but While all that cargo does seem pretty interesting, it can’t it’s not as tropical or warm. People were very, very nice; I’d beat the $3.5 billion payload he carried earlier last year. say even more than most Americans. They were very wel- “In February 2020 I transported the Mars Rover that was coming,” he said. “They were pretty surprised to see us. launched in July,” he said, grinning ear to ear. “I picked it up Because of COVID, we were the only tourists around. The in California and flew it to the launch site in Florida. I had food was great. The whole island is less effected by tech- made plans with some of the guys from NASA to fly back nology and change. There are more small mom-and-pop to Cape Canaveral for the launch, but COVID halted those stores; it’s got a beach town feel.” plans. That was my most expensive cargo.” Courtesy Photo Although they were free to sightsee without masks, they Brandon, who switched from active to reserve status McMurdo Station is the largest research facility on still donned them during the flight missions as a precau- about 18 months ago, lives in Seattle with wife Sarah, who the continent of Antarctica. tion. Even though the pandemic had reduced the human presence in Antarctica, medical care is sparse for the See DUBUISSON page 5 smaller population. While the American bases remained COVID-free, in December there were 58 confirmed cases on the Chilean base, after the completion of Brandon’s time. The southernmost continent covers an area of 5.4 mil- lion square miles and includes the South Pole. In most years (before COVID) the population of the entire country was less than 4,000 humans, with most of those in the U.S. bases of McMurdo Station on the coast of Ross Island, and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Several other coun- tries also have bases at different locations there. The only wildlife consists of various penguin and bird species, seals, whales and a few insects. In accordance with the Antarctic Treaty which was signed in 1959, no country may own any part of the area below the 60-degree South Latitude line, including all ice shelves and islands.