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Nacogdoches School Bus Driver Named Best in State

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:27:22 +0000

Congratulations Joe Page Jr.!

I sure do hope he knows about his upcoming award, but if it's still a secret, then Joe will be doubly surprised.

High School Football Players May Have to Take it Easy in Practice

Jen Austin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:34:27 +0000

Rule makers for high school football in Texas are doing their best to protect players, and moved a step closer Tuesday to limiting full-contact practices during the regular season.

So the Panthers and Dragons and all of our favorite area teams may have to let up a little bit this fall.

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Math Enthusiast Offers Staggering $1 Million Prize to Solve Mind-Bending Problem

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:51:27 +0000

Think math is for nerds?

There are a million reasons you’re wrong.

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Texas Blueberry Festival This Weekend in Nacogdoches

Dan P. — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:16:43 +0000

The 24th annual Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Brookshire Brothers is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, in downtown Nacogdoches. Blueberry-sweet fun with free admission and 100+ vendors. If you like blueberries they will have them in everything you can imagine! Stock up by the pallet full!

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Texas Has Great Tippers

Jen Austin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:04:02 +0000

If you dine out at the Olive Garden, or Hole in One Cafe, or another one of your favorite spots in Lufkin, do you tip well? You just might be boosting the average for Texas.

We've all got cheapskates in our circle of friends and family, but for the most part Texans are good tippers. On average, we tip 19.7 percent here and that puts us in the top 5. The best overall tippers are in New York and New Jersey, at around 25 percent. Those moneybags...that's a quarter of the bill! Who's the worst?

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Band Kid Has the Best Reaction Ever to Breaking Cymbal

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:15:04 +0000

Playing the crash cymbals for the 'Star Spangled Banner' in your school band is kind of a big deal. It's definitely the most dramatic part of the song, and it only gets more dramatic when one of the cymbals breaks. What does one do when such a nightmare occurs? Take a cue from this kid who handled the situation like a bawse.

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Boy Scouts of America Leaders Meet in Texas to Decide on New Eligibility Policy

Rick St. Nick — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:33:29 +0000

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are 103 years old, and a new policy voted into bylaws on May 23, have some people raising their voices about the alleged politically correct decision that they say could be harmful to a century old institution.

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Astros Vendor Brings Snow Cones Into Bathroom Stall So Thank God No One Goes to Astros Games

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:11:12 +0000

The Houston Astros stink, but they don't stink nearly as much as one of their vendors.

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Teen Who Died of Cancer Gives the World a Heartbreaking Gift

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:28 +0000

Zach Sobiech is singing with the angels now.

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World's Biggest Baseball Will Make You Want to Take Someone Out to the Ballgame

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:42:56 +0000

Baseball is big in little Muscotah, Kansas.

Bigger than you might think possible.

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Two Texas Cities on the Most Redneck List

Jen Austin — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:25:56 +0000

Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesA real estate company put out a blog naming the most redneck cities in America, and Texas has two in the top ten.

We tend to think of redneck cities being here in the south, but there are some northern metro areas that made the list.

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7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:31:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual.

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Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral

Emerald Catron — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000

This kid's got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.

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KICKS St Jude Radiothon Raises Over $106,000 in Battle Against Cancer

Danny Merrell — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:11:28 +0000

A huge heartfelt thank you is in order for everyone who became a Partner in Hope in last week's KICKS 105 St Jude Radiothon sponsored by Texas State Bank. East Texans, and even quite a few from out of state, searched their conscience and pledged their support to help kids beat cancer.

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Shots Fired at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:56:24 +0000

It appears to be the work of one lone gunman as shooting broke out earlier today at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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After 51 Years of Marriage, Retired Great-Grandparents Are Going Back to College

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:42:53 +0000

You’re never too old to learn.

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Hudson, Lufkin, and Cushing High Schools Tops in Deep East Texas According to Report

Danny Merrell — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:36:29 +0000

U.S. News and World Report has released its yearly rankings of high schools in America as well as breaking them down state by state. Some of the factors that they base these rankings on include college readiness, math and reading proficiency, and teacher to student ratio.

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Major League Baseball Ticket Prices Are Going Up, But They're Still a Bargain

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:47 +0000

Take me out to the ballgame. Take your wallet out while you’re there, too.

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Officials Say 12 Bodies Recovered at Texas Fertilizer Blast Site

Stephanie McMaster — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:46:53 +0000

The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the site of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, officials said on Friday.

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5-15 Dead, 160 Injured in Explosion at Texas Fertilizer Plant; Rescue Operations Continue

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:05:15 +0000

Authorities say that five to 15 people may have died in last night's massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas. Many more, perhaps more than 160, were injured.

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