Last week, Wood County commissioners approved the advertisement of bids to move an existing house and other structures from county property for a new early voting annex.

The structure is located at 207 South Smart Street in Quitman. The annex will be used for early voting and house information technology offices.

Advertisements will be made in the newspaper Feb. 20 and 27. Bids are to be opened on March 6 and awarded on March 8.

In other news, Hollow Oak subdivision, a seven-lot subdivision near Lake Hawkins, was approved.

Commissioners approved the advertisement of the sale of surplus equipment at Equify Online Auction on Feb. 27 for precincts one, two and four. The online auction will be advertised on Feb. 20.

Commissioners gave approval for a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality request for voluntary revocation of permit for a landfill in precinct four.

Located at Lake Winnsboro, the landfill has been closed since the mid-1980s; however, TCEQ records did not indicate the facility was closed, Precinct Four Commissioner Russell Acker said.

TCEQ met with Acker and then made a request to revoke the landfill permit.

Jury wheel reconstitution, which was submitted by the Texas secretary of state, was acknowledged by the commissioner’s court.

Isaac Allen’s nomination for the City of Yantis to the Wood County Industrial Commission board of directors was approved.

Commissioners approved the resignation of James Paul Wheeler and James Wagoner from the Wood County Emergency Service District #1 Board of Directors. Roger Frazier’s nomination and Elmer Lewis’ re-nomination to ESD #1 board were approved as well. Their terms would end Dec. 30, 2020.

ESD #1 fiscal year 2018 financial statements were acknowledged by the court.

The county’s pharmacy benefit management services agreement with Envision Pharmaceutical Services, LLC was renewed for this year. Other items approved by the court included:

• road permit #2179 for precinct 4 for logging

• December 2018 constable reports

• Joshua Davis was hired as a deputy at the Wood County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) effective Feb. 13.

• Kaitlyn Rood was hired as a dispatcher at WCSO effective Feb. 4.

• Catherine Clayton was hired as the county court administrator and administrative assistant in County Judge Lucy Hebron’s office effective Feb. 4.

• Georgia Cameron was hired part-time at the Wood County District Attorney’s office effective Feb. 5

• Diana Ramirez was hired part-time in the Wood County Tax Office effective Jan. 29.

• payroll of $343,004.95

• health and dental claims of $268,683.66

• voided checks of $464.70

• accounts payable of $576,397.28