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July 25, 2008  RSS feed
If nobody noticed the fresh coat of paint at Nardis, maybe thousand glistening glass blocks are a better attention grabber. Jack Thurman, Nardis owner, jumped on the Main Street program bandwagon a few months back and garnered $8,282 - payable upon project completion - for repairs to the building's eaves, stucco patching, paint and glass blocks. More...

HARLINGEN (AP) - South Texas was getting back on its feet this morning as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly. Thousands are still without power. The National Weather Service said the remnants of Dolly, which washed ashore as a Category 2 hurricane, could still add a few inches of rain to some areas. More...

States at odds over how to handle ballots from deceased

If you vote by mail, but die before Election Day, does your vote count? It depends on where you lived. Kathryn Nealy, Gregg County election administrator, said in Texas, if an election ballot is cast by mail and the ballot was received and marked before the death of the voter then that vote counts. More...

Robert Echols, M.D., of Kilgore, received the 2008 Physician Emeritus award from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians during the 59th Annual Session and Scientific Assembly in Houston on July 19. Each year, patients and physicians nominate extraordinary long-serving physicians and a panel of TAFP members chooses one to distinguish as Physician Emeritus. More...
Well, in California, anyway; Cowboys arrive in Oxnard for training camp
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Jerry Jones was already sounding excited, smiling and exclaiming as he spoke. Only then did it become clear that he wasn't talking about what everybody else was thinking. More...
Services for Felix Collins, 84, will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the First Baptist Church with Reverend David Hampton officiating. Burial will follow in Rusk County Memorial Gardens. Mr. Collins died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Tyler, Texas. More...