Celebrations to light East Texas skies
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Independence Day will fall on a Thursday this year, but that’s not going to hinder a night of festive fireworks for anyone. Fireworks shows will be popping off at several locations throughout East Texas. There will be food, inflatables, vendors, and activities for children. Parking is available at the Community Center parking lot. The best
Read MoreBattleship Texas Visiting Hours Reduced to Prepare for Repair; Transport
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AUSTIN— Starting July 8, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site is reducing its visitation hours to allow staff full accessibility to the ship and its historic artifacts ahead of the Battleship Texas Foundation’s repair project. The ship will be closed to the public Monday-Thursday and open weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. During the partial
Read MoreApproximately 150 horses rescued in large-scale alleged cruelty situation in Camp County
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Camp County — The Humane Society of the United States is assisting the Camp County Sheriff’s Office and Safe Haven Equine Rescue and Retirement Home in removing approximately 150 horses from an alleged large-scale cruelty situation in Camp County, Texas. The Camp County Sheriff’s Office served a seizure warrant on an approximately 45-acre property at
Read MoreBE SAFE – DRIVE SMART
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TxDOT offers tips to help drivers reach their destinations safely during the busy summer travel months ________________________________________ Summertime in Texas is the height of travel season, which means scores of people will be hitting the highways for long road trips, state park visits or lazy lake days. Traveling long distances can put drivers at risk
Read MoreTexas breaks new ground in effort to keep our forests healthy
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Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service East Texas Operations Department Head, and Kristi Keach, USDA Forest Service Timber Resource Specialist, survey a timber stand at the Sabine National Forest on June 24, 2019. COLLEGE STATION – On June 24, for the first time in Texas, Texas A&M Forest Service successfully merchandised, marketed and sold 224
Read MoreBret Michaels, Aaron Watson, and More to Headline East Texas State Fair
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The East Texas State Fair has announced an exceptional lineup of concerts for the 104 th annual event. In addition to the Community Stage with free nightly concerts, the Fair also announced the creation of an all-new venue, promising an extraordinary concert experience. The new venue, dubbed the Stonewater Roofing Stage, will host two mega-concerts
Read MoreFREE CARFIT EVENT SET FOR SMITH COUNTY
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is bringing the CarFit program to Smith County. The program, designed to improve safety for older adults when they get behind the wheel of their vehicles, is set for June 20 in Tyler. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) there are 41.7 million licensed drivers in the US
Read MoreAG Paxton Announces $13 Million in Debt Relief for Texas ITT Tech Students in Multistate Settlement
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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $13 million debt relief agreement for 1,430 former ITT Tech students in Texas as part of a 43-state settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC. Nationally, the settlement will result in debt relief for more than $168 million for more than 18,000 former ITT Tech students. CUSO
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