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AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today awarded $35 million to transit providers around the state to improve public transportation for rural Texans. The funding will help complete construction of four bus facilities and replace 325 buses and vans in growing rural areas with a high percentage of …
February, 2016
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26 February
Upshur County Man Guilty Of Sex Abuse, Faces More Charges
28-year-old Jimmy Ray Tucker of Ore City has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in Upshur County to aggravated sexual assault of a child. Before Tucker begins his sentence, he will be transported to Gregg County to face similar charges involving a different victim. Tucker …
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26 February
Texas Clear Lanes
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today unveiled TexasClearLanes.com as a tool to keep Texans informed of the agency’s efforts to address traffic congestion. The website comes at a time when the company is most focused on improving travel times for drivers as the state’s population continues …
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26 February
Man Guilty Of Beating ET School Bus Driver
A California man has pleaded guilty to beating a Pine Tree school bus driver last May. 36 year old Michael Jesse Najera beat 47 year old driver Todd Kelley with an industrial wrench. The attack happened as Kelly was dropping off students at a mobile home park entrance. Najera …
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26 February
One Dead, Two Injured In ET Blaze
East Texas fire officials say one person died and two were injured when a fire destroyed a group of mobile homes in a rural area of Longview. One of the injured people was taken to a Dallas hospital with severe burns. The second injured person was treated and released …
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26 February
ET Woman Appointed To Mobility Board
An East Texas woman has been reappointed by Governor Greg Abbott to head the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority. Linda Thomas of Longview has served as head of the authority since 2012 and her new term will run until February of 2018.
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26 February
EOD Teams Sent to JRB Ft. Worth
Bomb disposal crews were called to deal with a suspicious package delivered to the main gate at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base just before 9:30 Thursday morning and the base was put on lockdown for several hours. A remote procedure to investigate the suspicious package was conducted by …
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26 February
Paris Woman Arrested for Felony Probation Violation
Paris police responded to the adult probation office and arrested 26-year-old Sammatha Litchfield on a felony warrant for violation of the probation she was on for a theft conviction. She was booked into the Lamar County jail with bail set at $7500.
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26 February
Choctaw Electric Cooperative CEO Resigns
The Chief Executive Officer of the Choctaw Electric Cooperative submitted his resignation Thursday. The Co-op Board of Trustees says Jon Miles has decided to pursue other interests. Joe Harris, a former interim CEO has been named to replace Miles.
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26 February
Paris Man Arrested For Assaulting Girlfriend
34 year old Demetrius Smith was arrested by Paris police for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend. He was charged with assault-family violence with prior convictions.