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"There hasn't been any indication at all that the economy is slowing even slightly"

Walmart has announced it's best selling items by state, you might be surprised at Texas.

We love Texas unconditionally, right?  That's good.  Because, to put it nicely, other states are superior in the way they handle certain essential things like roads and jobs, and we've landed at the bottom in several categories.  Ok, we're getting our butts kicked.

Wal-Mart has announced plans to close 269 stores across the U.S. and globally.  According to a press release, officials with Wal-Mart indicated that after assessing their portfolio for 2015, there was a need for these closures to ensure Wal-Mart remains a healthy business.

Source: WalletHub   WalletHub analyzed data for 122 cities across the Lone Star State to come up with the Best and Worst Cities in Texas for finding a job.  This survey included Tyler, Longview, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and Marshall.

The Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce has named an Interim President/CEO replacing Bruce Partain who accepted the President/CEO position at the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce in Colorado.

Being a teacher is a labor of love. It seems that with every passing year, state legislatures and our federal government are asking our teachers to do more with much less.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign the job market is improving. The Labor Department says weekly claims for jobless aid fell 14,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 298,000...