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DETCOG receives transportation update Members of the Board of the Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) met in Shelby County Thursday and received a report on the progress being made on the DETCOG regional transportation plan. The Jobs Access Resource Commute (JARC) grant will provide mass transit to and from Mansfield, Lou... More ... Free dinner may prove costly Equity-indexed annuities prey on seniors' worries By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Seniors are a vulnerable group when it comes to financial advice, and they have every reason to be nervous about their future. Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are old enough to remember when $5 at the gas station was enough to "fill-er up" and get change, and a dime would buy a Coke. More ... Hardin to speak at KUMC breakfast The Kirbyville Methodist men will have their nondenominational fellowship breakfast May 14 at 7 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Kirbyville United Methodist Church with guest speaker John D. Hardin. The Victory in Jesus Singers will provide the messages in song. More ... Parks trade campsites for work Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is searching for volunteers to help keep up the Martin Dies Jr. State Park in exchange for a free campsite with water, electricity and sewer. More ... Holmes graduates basic Air Force Airman Phillip R. Holmes has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More ...
By SHARON KERR Staff Writer Any nurse will tell you that there is more to nursing that taking a person's temperature, administering a shot, or keeping a body fed and clean. Nursing involves interacting with the people and their families, giving them hope and comfort along with meeting basic needs and treatment. More ... Cause of Toledo Bend SR22 plane crash still subject of speculation By SHARON KERR Staff Writer An investigator from U. S. Specialty Insurance Co. spent last Wednesday on Lake Toledo Bend trying to recover more clues into the plane crash of April 22, according to Sabine County Chief Deputy Tony Miller, but little more is known at this time. More ...
JUST THE TICKET and it's free: the opening of 'Images of Texas - Celebrating Texas Through Art,' the new show than runs May 10 - June 3 at the East Texas Art Center, 364 N.Austin in Jasper. More ... Historic Starr house reopens The Starr State Historic Site in Marshall is now open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., for tours of the 1870's home. Eighteen sites formerly under Texas Parks and Wildlife were recently transferred to the Texas Historical commission. More ... Habitat for endangered, threatened birds saved by shoreline restoration Three priority bird species-the endangered Brown Pelican and threatened Reddish Egret and White-faced Ibis -- have been conserved thanks to an erosion-protection project on North Deer Island in West Galveston Bay. Project partners protected the highly populated bird nesting habitat by armoring app... More ...
Nurses and staff at St. Christopher's Home Health Care tackled a difficult subject with gusto last week, yet another example of how WorkForce Solutions grants are benefiting businesses and the community in East Texas. More ...
SARAH ODEM OF DALLAS adopted both Susie Q and J-Lo from the Jasper Lakes Area Humane Society via their PetLink web site at ww.jas.net/~jar. More ... Guild writers read winning entries Winners of the Sabine Neches Writers Guild contest will read their entries at the meeting tomorrow, May 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the RE/MAX Millennium real estate office at the corner of Main and Houston Streets on the Jasper courthouse square. More ...
PHYLLIS MARTIN'S THIRD grade students at Parnell, held a mock election in social studies to learn more about the voting process. More ... Livestock Kirbyville Kirbyville Auction Barn reports 270 head sold April 26. BULL CALVES under 300 -$.90 to $1.75 300-399 lbs.-$.82 to $1.20 400-499 lbs.-$.80 to $1.12 500 lbs. &up-$.72 to $1.10 HEIFERS under 300 -$.90 to $1. More ... Cook receives a scholarship Corrine Cook, student of Bryan College in TN, received the Warren and Karyn Wells Scholarship. Bryan College is a fouryear Christian liberal arts college that offers bachelor's degrees in 17 areas. Cook is the daughter of Paul and Marcia Cook of Jasper. More ... Heinze promoted to President of Mobiloil Federal Credit Union Kim Heinze has been approved by the Board of Directors of Mobiloil Federal Credit Union to be promoted to President/CEO of Mobiloil Federal Credit Union. Chris McDonald resigned from his position as President/CEO to pursue an opportunity as the CEO of Andrews Federal Credit Union in Suitland, MD. More ...
JASPER HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN ended a six-week "survivor" themed math TAKS competition with a celebration and awards ceremony for the TAKS-winning tribe Friday in the school cafeteria. More ... The Center for Education Reform provides insight into school choice and awareness Washington, D.C., (5/5/08) - A mother in Georgia is worried her daughter isn't succeeding at the local public school but can't afford private school tuition. A lawmaker in New Hampshire wants to know how to draft a bill that will encourage innovation in public education. More ... |
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