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MILLS: Let’s be kind to children
On a recent trip to Shreveport, I was sitting in the car waiting for my husband to return from a fastfood restaurant with our sandwiches. A car parked beside ours and a young mother jumped the car while talking loudly on a cell phone. She unstrapped a small child from a car seat while still raging on the cell phone. Full Story
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Jury selection to begin for Vaglica trial
Jury selection for the trial of Matt Vaglica, a Sour Lake man who pleaded guilty to four counts of intoxicated assault and whose sentencing trial ended with a hung jury, is set to begin on Monday. The trial is scheduled to start on Monday, July 28. Full Story
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New discount health food store opened
A new family owned discount health food store might be overlooked at its somewhat hidden location. However, business — that promises lower prices, better values and a store tailored to its community — is already taking off, said co-owner and operator Robert Worthen. Full Story
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Prison opposition group to meet Monday
A group of citizens opposed to the construction of a federal minimum security prison in Nacogdoches will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, at Liberty Hall on East Main Street. Dr. Paul Risk, the group’s organizer, said the meeting will provide an “opportunity to clear up misconceptions, answer questions, share ideas and plan strategy.” Risk can be contacted at 936-560-5221 or by e-mail at prisk@sfasu.edu.
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Rusk County chooses Nacogdoches company for $14.5M jail expansion
HENDERSON — Rusk County Commissioners have named Nacogdoches-based J.E. Kingham Construction Company to oversee the county’s estimated $14.5 million jail expansion project. Commissioners will officially hire the firm at their next meeting. Full Story
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GOODRICH: Another family reunion has come and gone
Another Goodrich family reunion has come and gone. Each year, I am asked by readers if I have already attended the reunion, which is traditionally sometime during the summer, and if I am going to write about it. I can’t really imagine my family reunion being all that interesting to others. Perhaps people are just looking for someplace new and interesting to visit, and perhaps they get ideas from our family’s adventures. Full Story
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A classic: Fredonia reopens with new owner, new look
When guests enter the Fredonia Hotel, they will now be greeted by a black baby grand piano, just one of the changes new hotel owner Susan Reents has made to the historic building since she purchased the hotel June 16 for $2.5 million. Full Story
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TTC supporters hear newest plans for highway
Supporters of the Trans Texas Corridor Friday heard Texas Department of Transportation officials summarize recent and upcoming milestones in the highway project’s history, including details from the development agreement with Zachary American Infrastructure/ACS approved last month. Full Story
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ABT: Looking ahead to your spring garden
From now until the fall, the plants in our garden are beginning to go to seed. Old-fashioned gardeners, even now, are looking ahead to next spring’s garden.
Let me explain. Full Story
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Lower bond request denied to man accused of shooting his wife
District Judge Ed Klein denied a request on Friday to lower the bond for Edward Lewis, who allegedly shot his wife in April.
Lewis is charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of Marilyn Lewis, who was treated and later released from Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. She sustained shotgun wounds to her shoulder, head and neck areas, according to Nacogdoches County Sheriff Thomas Kerss. Full Story
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Local unemployment rises despite statewide improvement
As state unemployment rates fell slightly in June, local unemployment rate continued to increase, according to information released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission. Full Story
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07/19 Church Notes
This Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Hospital St., the continuation of Dr. Bill Gandin’s sermon series “Jesus In His Own Words” uses John 11:1-6; 17-27; 38-44 as the text for the message titled “The Resurrection!” Full Story
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Review: The Leadership Genius of Jesus
The other day I ran across Bill Beausay’s little pocket devotional, “The Leadership Genius of Jesus.” It was in a bottom of a box in the bottom of a closet. What I found when I opened it up was some pretty sage advice about leadership. I know what you are thinking, “Oh great, another motivational book on leadership.” I know what you mean. Store bookshelves are loaded with them. Full Story
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WIER: Reflections on “middle age”
I can no longer deny it. I have crossed the threshold and there is no going back. My birthday this weekend makes it official: I am in middle age. No matter how you look at 45, it’s half of 90. Full Story
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Woden ISD board approves salary hikes
Woden ISD Superintendent Brent Hawkins said at Thursday night’s board of trustees meeting that the district “must face some brutal truths,” but community members said he is taking the district in a positive direction. Full Story
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Garrison ISD board keeps superintendent
The Garrison ISD superintendent’s contract and employment status was up for discussion during Thursday night’s GISD board of trustees meeting, and public comments regarding his tenure with the district were made at the beginning of the board meeting. Full Story
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‘Dark Knight’ nearly lives up to the hype
It’s difficult to separate the movie from its mystique.
Even under ordinary circumstances, “The Dark Knight” would have been one of the most hotly awaited movies of the summer blockbuster season. The loss of Heath Ledger to an accidental prescription-drug overdose in January has amplified the buzz around the film — and his crazed performance as the Joker — to extraordinary levels. Full Story
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Hot pots: Landscaping goes miniature in containers
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget planting geraniums in a whiskey barrel: The humble world of container gardening has gone upscale.
Container gardening is the fastest-growing area of nurseries, says John Trax Jr., past president of the Garden Center America trade group. Nurseries are creating custom pots and seasonal arrangements, while books detail highly designed plantings that some consider an art form. Full Story
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Driver causes fatal accident and an eight-vehicle pileup in a single day
A 70-year-old man who allegedly caused a fatality wreck in Lufkin Wednesday will have his license up for review after police say he caused an eight-car pileup in Diboll later the same day. Full Story
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Mother of man charged with having sex with teenage girl says he is innocent
The mother of a 26-year-old Hudson man accused of having consensual sex with a 15-year-old girl says her son is innocent.
“He didn’t touch that girl,” Mary Ruth Parish said in an interview Thursday.
Parish’s son, Corey, has been charged with sexual assault, a second-degree felony offense, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a girl he impregnated, according to an arrest affidavit. Full Story
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MORGAN: Birds’ songs music to ears
FORT DAVIS — One day, I looked up and noticed an intricately constructed nest built on a wooden beam under the eaves on the east side of my studio.
I considered getting on a ladder and taking a closer look at the nest’s sturdy construction, but a fear of heights coupled with worry about disturbing the nest had me reaching for binoculars instead. Full Story
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I AGREE THAT 15 IS YOUNG TO BE HAVIN SEX, LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID, WE DO NOT KNOW THE WHOLE STORY. SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN PREGNANT BY SOMEONE ELSE. WHO SAYS HE DONE IT? SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN MAD AT HIM BECAUSE HE WOULDN’T DO ANYTHING
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Dr. Risk has organized a meeting of interested parties of the proposed prison, at Liberty Hall, Monday, July 21st, at 6:30 pm.
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Hey Distraught it’s just amazing to me that you would associate any of this with a church incident that happened years ago and is in no way related to any of this. The amazing thing to me is that it is people like you being two-faced that cause the
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This is great. I now know what I am going to do for my wife for our anniversary next month. A fun weekend in Nac where it all started. (without the kids) :-) We stayed at the Fredonia a year or so ago and were a bit disappointed. It had gone down somewhat.
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