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.

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.

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.

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.

Christi Denney (left) recently presented Nita May, Director of Development with the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation, with $2,000 to support the Nita DeWoody Memorial Scholarship fund. Multiple donations were received to contribute to the scholarship in memory of JW Hooper, father of Denney and DeWoody, who passed away in 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. Those interested in participating in either of these free educational programs should call to make an appointment for registration. While classes are offered in various convenient locations around the area, all registration will be held at the Community Resource Center ( formerly MPISD Administration Building) at 105 N. Riddle Street in Mount Pleasant. Please call 903434-8341 for an appointment. In-person, remote, and online self-paced options will be available. For more information and updates, like Adult Education Program at Northeast Texas Community College on Facebook. Classes are scheduled to begin Aug. 28, 2023.

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A special county commissioners meeting was called Aug. 7 to discuss the proposed budget and tax rate for the fiscal year, which ends Sept.

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. This year’s script is about the traveling preachers of early Texas.