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Standing at the Crossroad

Standing at the Crossroad

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Standing at the Crossroad

Pam Kumpe
Friday, August 11, 2023
The woman came up to me after I spoke at the event, a precious friend I’ve known for years— one who has helped me love on the homeless over the past few years, too, with her kindness and donation of gift cards.

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One of the hottest jobs in Texas: TxDOT road crew

News Staff
Friday, August 11, 2023
ATLANTA - It’s widely known at TxDOT that being on a seal coat crew is not for the faint of heart. In fact, veterans who have worked on the roads for decades acknowledge that it’s among the hottest jobs in the Lone Star State.
Texas anglers can choose from a variety of fishing license packages. The Year-from-Purchase “All Water” license was the No. 2 seller behind the Super Combo last year with about 438,000 sold. COURTESY PHOTO / MATT WILLIAMS

Texas anglers can choose from a variety of fishing license packages. The Year-from-Purchase “All Water” license was the No. 2 seller behind the Super Combo last year with about 438,000 sold. COURTESY PHOTO / MATT WILLIAMS

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Getting Legal

Matt Williams
Friday, August 11, 2023
August is nearly half gone and September will be here before we know it. Time for all hunters and anglers to dish out some dough to pay the piper. The piper is the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
In Texas, hunter education certification is required of every hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971. COURTESY PHOTO / TPWD

In Texas, hunter education certification is required of every hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971. COURTESY PHOTO / TPWD

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Hunter Education

Matt Williams
Friday, August 11, 2023
With fall hunting seasons just around the corner, hunters are reminded of a Texas law that requires hunter education certification among certain age groups. If you or someone you know needs hunter education certification, it would be wise to get enrolled in a hunter education course soon.

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Free GED, ESL classes start Aug. 28

News Staff
Friday, August 11, 2023
The Adult Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College is accepting new and returning students for its GED (General Educational Development) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs.
Mount Pleasant High School - Front Row (left to right): Karen Bates, Jaden Marin, Stephanie Deciga, Lucero Rocha, Sherri Howard, Brelee Lawings COURTESY PHOTOS

Mount Pleasant High School - Front Row (left to right): Karen Bates, Jaden Marin, Stephanie Deciga, Lucero Rocha, Sherri Howard, Brelee Lawings COURTESY PHOTOS

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MPISD welcomes new teachers

News Staff
Friday, August 11, 2023

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Commissioners talk taxes, budget

Miranda Oglesby
Friday, August 11, 2023
A special county commissioners meeting was called Aug. 7 to discuss the proposed budget and tax rate for the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, 2024.
Honors film week continues

Honors film week continues

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Honors film week continues

Dr. Andrew Yox
Friday, August 11, 2023
Members of Honors Northeast and the NTCC Webb Society are in the midst of an intense film week that has taken them, in 100-degree weather, from Lake Bob Sandlin to Lake Nacogdoches. They are working on their twelfth feature-length film on Texas history legends.
Child Development Center teacher, Tracy Franklin, gets to know a new student.

Child Development Center teacher, Tracy Franklin, gets to know a new student.

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Meeting the teacher

News Staff
Friday, August 11, 2023
Mount Pleasant ISD held Meet the Teacher events from Aug. 8 Aug. 10 on all eight campuses. The first day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 16.
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