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Rural Transportation Summit 2018 The deadline is drawing near! Please make plans to join us for the Third Annual Rural Transportation Summit as we work together in identifying transportation needs for our region. We will hear from TxDOT Chief Engineer Bill Hale, our Keynote Speaker, along with Linda Harper-Brown with ...

A&M-Texarkana Offers OSHA Courses TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana and the department of Extended Education and Community Development are bringing the OSHA construction and general industry courses to Texarkana. The first course will be OSHA 510- Occupational and Health Standards for the Construction Industry. This course is authorized by ...

The Paris Junior College Board of Regents received a presentation from Steve Hyde, CEO of Paris Regional Medical Center, giving the history of the 2013 tax abatement agreement with the City of Paris, Lamar County, and PJC. He provided a timeline of events and explained that PRMC was still working through ...

JOINT AGENDA Northeast Texas Rural Planning Organization and Ark-Tex Council of Governments Executive Committee Meeting. Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 10:00 am Titus County Extension Office 1708 Industrial Rd. Mt Pleasant, TX Item 1. Call to order. Item 2. Invocation. Item 3. Self-introductions. Rural Planning Organization (RPO) Agenda Items Item ...

Texas’ Unemployment Rate Falls to New Record Low 3.8 Percent Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent, down from 3.9 percent in August 2018 and setting a new record for the lowest unemployment rate recorded in four decades. The Texas economy added 15,600 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in ...

TxDOT Atlanta District For Oct. 21-27, 2018 Bowie County US 259 – At Red River north of De Kalb, constructing a new bridge. US 67 – At Bassett Creek, upgrading guardrail on the bridge. Alternating one-way traffic across bridge controlled by signal lights. US 67 – From FM 989 to ...

If you have not already done so, please update your records to reflect our new email address – info@pittsburgcampcountychamber.com. We are no longer able to access the old email account. The Circus is coming to Pittsburg! Thursday, October 25 Shows at 4:30 and 7:30 Broach Park We highly encourage you ...

  UPDATE Press Release From Paris Police Chief Bob Hundley At 10:13 pm, October 20, Paris Police Officers responded to a call of a stabbing at the Kings Inn, 1907 Lamar Ave. Upon arrival, officers found a victim in the parking lot bleeding from chest wounds and was confronted by ...

Photo by Deidre Elrod / Choctaw Nation Housing, Health, Languages Prompt Five Civilized Tribes to Action DURANT, Okla. – The Inter-Tribal Council (ITC) of the Five Civilized Tribes faced a light action agenda at its final 2018 quarterly meeting. The council is comprised of leaders of the Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, ...

Game Warden Field Notes The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. The Dog Fetched Them Up Dogs are known for bringing home unwanted objects. Sometimes they do eat your homework. But, when a Texarkana man recently told game wardens the mallard ducks ...

  Wallace NEHS: The new members of the Wallace Middle School National Elementary Honor Society. Wallace Middle School Holds National Elementary Honor Society Induction Ceremony P. E. Wallace Middle School held their National Elementary Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Thursday, October 18. Thirty-nine 6th graders were inducted as members of ...

A 70-year-old Plano, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. Alfred Pick pleaded guilty on May 22, 2018, to a charge of possession of a firearm while an unlawful user of a controlled ...

Derrick Wade Jenkins Paris Police arrested Derrick Wade Jenkins, 47, of Paris, Thursday on a parole violation warrant in the 2600-block of N Main. Jenkins is in Lamar County Jail. Joshua Ray Temple Officers arrested Joshua Ray Temple, 29, of Paris, for a warrant charging him with criminal non-support. He ...

Northeast Texas Community College will host its Annual National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) rodeo Friday and Saturday (Oct 19-20) at Elite Western Arena. The college rodeo action will begin at 7:30 pm Friday night and at 2:00 pm Saturday afternoon. Elite Western Arena is located at 938 County Road 1655 ...

  SS Main Street Uncorked is hosting a wine tasting event tomorrow in downtown Sulphur Springs from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The cost is $20 for 10 tastings. The event will benefit the ‘Wreaths Across America Foundation’ to provide a Christmas wreath on every veteran’s headstone for this Christmas ...

Week three of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is here, and we will shine a spotlight on helping everyone at work — from the break room to the boardroom — understand the importance of online safety. When you are on the job – whether it’s at a corporate office, local ...

Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas is hosting a career and employment workshop on Tuesday, October 23, at the Red River County Public Library in Clarksville, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. The program will focus on creating an effective resume, searching for jobs online and how to become more confident during ...

Mugshot not available A Northeast Texas man has been arrested by Gladewater Police on felony drug charges. Officers charged 62-year-old Rodney Dale Williams, of Diana, with Possession of more than one but less than four grams of a Penalty Group I Controlled Substance. He was released from jail after posting ...