NEWSTALK 860

Lufkin ISD Announces New Staff Changes

Danny Merrell — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:43 +0000

The end of the school year may be just a few weeks in our rear view mirror, but the Lufkin Independent School District is already getting personnel changes in order for the 2013-2014 school year.

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Awesome 5-Year-Old Girl Sells Lemonade for Charity Across the Street From Westboro Baptist Church

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:05 +0000

The Westboro Baptist Church may have finally met its match.

And that match is only five-years-old.

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East Texas Man Dies in Parachute Accident

Jen Austin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:48:19 +0000

It was a parachuting adventure that went horribly wrong over the weekend, that claimed the life of an East Texas man.

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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.

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5 Stunning, Futuristic Concept Cars You Might Be Able to Buy Someday

Carl Pettit — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:48 +0000

Car designers are hard at work coming up with some incredible, futuristic-looking automotive designs, some of which may be racing down your street in the years ahead.

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Fourteen 7-Eleven Stores Shut Down After Worker-Exploitation Scheme Exposed

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:23:49 +0000

Authorities uncovered a wide-ranging scheme in which the owners of more than a dozen 7-Eleven convenience stores in New York and Virginia hired illegal immigrant workers, gave them fake identities, stole their wages and forced them to live in boarding houses, effectively creating a "modern-day plantation system."

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Afterschool Program Gives Kids the Chance to Read to Shelter Animals

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:36:58 +0000

Reading is great for kids. Reading to animals is great for everyone.

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One Woman Killed in East Texas Wreck

Jen Austin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:53:50 +0000

An 88-year old woman died Sunday in a car accident n US 69 South at FM 1818 Sunday afternoon.

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Lufkin Jones Pool is Open Again

Jen Austin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:17:37 +0000

Guess what....it's going to be hot this weekend! This time of year we don't really need a weather forecast do we? It gets to at least the mid 90's every day and feels like 105 and that's about all we need to know. That's the forecast we'll have again this weekend.

Time to hit the lake! Go fishing, swimming, and boating with Dad on Father's Day weekend.

A Lufkin pool that had been shuttered for two years is open again too. In fact, it had it's grand re-opening yesterday.

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'National Flag Day' is Friday, June 14

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:39:29 +0000

Something small happened way back in 1885, and we barely hear one word about it, even though there is one day each year that is dedicated to this one reference point.

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5 Manly Things to Do With Dad on Father's Day

Kathy Landin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:19:45 +0000

Father's Day is fast approaching and we believe Dad deserves just as much man-pampering on his special day as Mom does on Mother's Day.

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An East Texas American Legion Post Helps a Disabled Veteran

Jen Austin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:43:55 +0000

An East Texas American Legion Post is doing their best to help a disabled veteran get a new home, and you have the chance to help in the effort next weekend, just by showing up and having some fun.

On Saturday, June 22, the American Legion Riders Post 134 in Crockett will host their First Annual Bike Show and Poker Run.

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Virginia Man Catches Scariest Fish Ever Seen

Joe Student — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:50:17 +0000

You know all those plans you had to go swimming this summer? Forget them. After you see the fish a Virginia man caught earlier this month, you're not even going to want to take a shower without a spear gun.

Virginia fisherman Caleb Newton caught a three-foot-long, 17-pound, six-ounce Northern snakehead fish (also known a

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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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Eye-Opening Survey Reveals Americans Are Clueless About Washing Their Hands

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:56:01 +0000

If you think people are really washing their hands after using the bathroom, well, the soap is on you.

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East Texas Man Killed in Accident Out-of-State

Jen Austin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:35:13 +0000

A Diboll man is dead after an accident over the weekend in Louisiana, in Sabine Parish.

It happened Sunday morning, and Louisiana State Troopers say the drivers of the two pickups were both from Texas: 29-year-old Tommy F. Tilley Jr. of Diboll, and 65-year-old Earl John Broussard of Baytown.

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Flying Food Tray Will Deliver Food and Eventually Maim Someone

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:50:29 +0000

A new invention could possibly spell the end of the waitering profession as we know it.

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September and July Birthdays are Most Common

Jen Austin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:15:20 +0000

Just how popular is your birthday?

If your birthday falls in the months of July or September, you share a birthday months with millions of Americans. Those are the most popular months to be born in, according to a very ambitious data researcher with NPR.

If you were born on a particular day in mid-September, you have the number-one most popular birthday known to man. Congrats! What's the least popular?

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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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Make Your Own Cronuts!

Emerald Catron — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:43:44 +0000

Cronuts have taken over New York City (and the internet) in a big way. The hybrid croissant-doughnuts are only available at one bakery, and when they're gone madness ensues. People are scalping pastries, folks. There's a cronut black market on Craigslist, where you can have one delivered to you for $40. There are bootleg "doissants." It's insanity.

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