Information on the Newsom's Grocery Store robbery could be worth $1000.00
GILMER, TX, Feb. 3, 2009 -- On Friday, the 30th of January 2009, sometime between the hours of 1:30 am and 6:30 am, Newsom`s Grocery Store in Ore City was burglarized. The actor and/or actors entered from the rear of the building.
The A.T.M. machine was burglarized and approximately $5,800.00 in twenty dollar bills was taken. The store office was also broken into and approximately $1,400.00 in bills and coins were removed, as well as approximately 20 packs of Black and Mild cigars valued at $51.80.
Upshur County Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for this crime.
If you have any information please contact us at 903-843-3131 or toll-free 1-800-396-3351. You can also use the "Give a Tip" link from their website at http://upshurcounty.crimestoppersweb.com/index.aspx.
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Countywide, 2008 tax allocations totaled $2,609,000, increasing $205,000 over 2007
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said Friday that Texas collected $1.98 billion in sales tax in November, up 4.7 percent compared to November 2007.
“For the first three months of the state’s 2009 fiscal year, state sales tax collections have continued to grow,” Combs said. “However, the increase is less than in the past three years, and collections from important sectors such as retail trade and construction have declined slightly.”
The Comptroller sent cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit systems their final sales tax allocations of 2008 — $488 million, up 9.2 percent compared to last December. Despite the economic slowdown, Combs said local governments collected $5.9 billion in sales tax this year, 6.3 percent more than in 2007.
Upshur County, as well as the cities of Big Sandy, East Mountain, Gilmer, Ore City, and Union Grove, all receive separate monthly allocations from the state.
When combined, the December allocations of $213,573.50, which comes from sales taxes collected in October of this year, grew over $23,000 from December 2007, which was $190,357.64.
For the calendar year, 2007 combined allocations were $2,404,349, increasing this year to $2,609,958. This is a healthy 8.5% increase.
Calendar Years 2008 and 2007 Allocations
| Recipient | 2008 | 2007 | % Change |
|---|
| Big Sandy | $280,782 | $261,890 | 7.21% |
| East Mountain | $23,474 | $19,077 | 23.05% |
| Gilmer | $1,282,214 | $1,204,491 | 6.45% |
| Ore City | $131,454 | $112,058 | 17.31% |
| Union Grove | $5,752 | $5,313 | 8.27% |
| Upshur County | $886,279 | $801,517 | 10.58% |
| Combined | $2,609,958 | $2,404,349 | 8.55% |
Not all the news was rosy, however. Big Sandy, East Mountain and Union Grove all saw individual decreases from December of last year. Union Grove tumbled 64%.
December 2008 and 2007 Allocations | Recipient | Dec 2008 | Dec 2007 | % Change |
|---|
| Big Sandy | $23,984 | $24,569 | -2.38% |
| East Mountain | $2, 111 | $2,395 | -11.83% |
| Gilmer | $103,912 | $92,936 | 11.81% |
| Ore City | $10,527 | $9,759 | 7.87% |
| Union Grove | $303 | $862 | -64.82% |
| Upshur County | $72,734 | $59,835 | 21.56% |
| Combined | $213,573 | $190,357 | 12.20% |
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