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Lon Morris Dorms in Jacksonville to be Converted Into Apartments

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:03:14 +0000

I feel bad for those that attended Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, but at least there is some positive news to be broadcast concerning the bankruptcy, which shut down the campus last year.

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Employees Still Owed Money at an East Texas College May Get It Soon

Jen Austin — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:32:03 +0000

The has been a year of financial trouble for Lon Morris College, and because of that, there are 138 employees who are still owed money.

But that could be resolved soon. If all goes according to plan, those employees could get there money just a few days before Christmas.

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Lon Morris College Suspends Fall Classes

Jim Bell — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:53:25 +0000

Worst has come to worst at the oldest two-year college in Texas. Officials at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville have suspended the entire fall term of classes.

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Lon Morris College Plans Fall Classes

Jim Bell — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:24:52 +0000

With apologies to Mark Twain, it appears that reports of the "death" of the venerable Lon Morris College in Jacksonville may have been a little premature. LMC is not, with apologies to the poet Dylan Thomas, going gentle into that good night.

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Lon Morris College Files For Bankruptcy

Jim Bell — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:56:46 +0000

Lon Morris College in Jacksonville is on life support financially, because it is so deep in debt it can't pay its bills or meet payrolls. The situation is so critical that creditors were preparing to foreclose several buildings on the campus this week.

The Jacksonville Progress reports LMC officials have headed off the foreclosure by filing for federal Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.

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Expert: Lon Morris Taking Right Steps to Survive

Jim Bell — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:09:17 +0000

Lon Morris College in Jacksonville is flat broke and as close to going out of business as a school can be. Years of adding and expanding programs, out of control spending, and borrowing to the hilt to pay for everything have finally caught up with the oldest two-year college in Texas.

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Jacksonville Churches Helping Lon Morris Employees

Jim Bell — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:25:12 +0000

The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports that Jacksonville churches, civic groups and individuals are coming forward with donations to help the employees of financially troubled Lon Morris College.

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Update: Lon Morris College Closes, Hoping to Reopen

Jim Bell — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:38:53 +0000

Push has finally come to shove at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville. Facing the worst financial crisis in its 158 year history, and acting on the advice of outside consultants, the Lon Morris Board of Trustees has furloughed the school's faculty and staff and shut the school down.

The small private two year college is teetering on the brink of oblivion, but hoping to reopen in the fall.

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Lon Morris College in Deep Financial Trouble

Jim Bell — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:10 +0000

Lon Morris College in Jacksonville is in serious trouble. It may be forced to close if it can't solve its financial problems. That's why the private two-year college is looking to hire a firm that specializes in reorganization to help it keep the doors open.

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East Texas College Deliberately Shrinks Enrollment Almost Half

Jim Bell — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:17:38 +0000

We've heard of businesses downsizing, but a college? It's true. Officials at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville say efforts to shrink the school's enrollment are working, and it's now a little over half of what it was last year. What's going on?

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