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AUSTIN – Just in time for the weekend, the Mega Millions jackpot prize for the Friday, July 29 drawing has been increased to an estimated annuitized $1.28 billion due to robust sales and excitement among lottery players over the last few days. The jackpot is the second largest jackpot prize in game history and the …
Read More »Uvalde City Considering Granting Pete Arredondo Leave Of Absence
Uvalde’s newest council member may be absent from future council meetings for a while. The council is holding a special meeting this evening, and one of the agenda items is considering granting a leave of absence to Councilman Pete Arredondo from future meetings. Arredondo is the police chief of the …
Read More »Texas Prepares For Hurricane Season With Training Exercise
TDEM Reminds Texans to Engage in Personal Preparedness This Hurricane Season AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) hosted a large-scale hurricane exercise involving representatives from more than 30 state agencies and partner organizations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center in Austin this week. The multi-day training …
Read More »Joe Jonas Lassos Litter As The New Face Of Don’t Mess With Texas®
AUSTIN – They say everything is bigger in Texas, and in the hilarious new PSAs for Don’t mess with Texas, singer, songwriter, and actor Joe Jonas finds lassoing litter may be his biggest challenge yet. The show-stopping PSAs feature the former Westlake, Texas, resident taking an over-the-top approach to keeping Texas …
Read More »Richardson ISD Student Arrested After Gun Found In Vehicle
Wednesday morning at 10:55, the Richardson Police Department received a phone call from a business in the 1500-block of East Spring Valley Road reporting a male holding what appeared to be a rifle. They last saw the male walking toward Berkner High School, located at 1600 East Spring Valley Road. …
Read More »Local TCU Student And Author Recognized
NEW Edition of Gigi at the White House! Awarded to School Libraries as part of Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant Awards New Edition Includes Foreword from former First Lady Laura Bush May 16, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – A generous donor will give copies of the White House Historical Association’s children’s …
Read More »Northeast Texas Choral Society Concerts This Weekend
The North East Texas Choral Society will present the Endless Summer Spring Concert on Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8, at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium in the Hopkins County Civic Center. The shows are at 7:00 pm Saturday and 2:00 pm Sunday. Buy tickets at SingersCount.org., at …
Read More »TEA Proposing New Library Policy
The Texas Education Agency is now recommending a new library materials policy. It encourages school districts to post a list of library books online so that parents know what is available for students. Shirley Robinson, Executive Director of the Texas Library Association, says parents shouldn’t have a say over what …
Read More »Net Health To Provide Vaccinations In Sulphur Springs
Net Health will be back in Sulphur Springs, offering Pediatric and Adult COVID vaccines at the MMU tents behind Christus Mother Frances Hospital every four weeks. No appointment is necessary. From 10:00 am until 3:00 pm daily, vaccines will be given during the weeks April 4-8, May 2-6, May 31–June …
Read More »Classic Black was Texas’ #1 Plate in 2021!
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — It’s official! The number one specialty license plate design in Texas for 2021 was Classic Black, the full black background design from My Plates.com. This retro design has held the position as Texas’ most popular plate since its official launch in 2016. Over 90,000 State and My Plates specialty license plates …
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