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Paris Junior College
2:08 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Paris Junior College Adds Soccer to Athletic Lineup

PARIS - Soccer has landed at Paris Junior College after a unanimous vote Monday evening by the Paris Junior College Board of Regents to approve the program for men and women. 

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Texas A&M University System
9:03 am
Tue February 28, 2012

Hallmark named acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of TAMUS

COLLEGE STATION - Chancellor John Sharp Monday announced that Dr. James Hallmark has been named acting vice chancellor for academic affairs of The Texas A&M University System.

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Community Event
6:13 am
Tue February 28, 2012

Children’s Museum Hosts Bridge Event Fundraiser

Credit Submitted by Alton Biggs
Nancy McFarland, Sharline Freeman and Toni Deaton use giant playing cards as part of the decoration for the upcoming Bridge Event.

COMMERCE - Anticipation is building among regional Bridge players. That is the day of an annual fundraiser at Northeast Texas Children’s Museum.

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Wild animal concerns
5:12 pm
Fri February 24, 2012

Animal control reports coyote sightings

GREENVILLE - The City of Greenville Animal Control has recently received information about numerous sightings of coyotes in some areas of Greenville.

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Wildfire Assistance
1:45 pm
Tue February 21, 2012

Request for Public Assistance deadline approaches for Texas counties

Credit AP Photo/LM Otero
A wildfire flares up on the west side of Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, Saturday, April 16, 2011.

AUSTIN, Texas - Local governments and other public entities in 30 Texas counties hit by wildfires from Aug. 30 to Dec. 31, 2011, have 10 days to submit official requests for federal assistance, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday.

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Armed Robbery
11:33 am
Thu February 9, 2012

Two men robbed at gunpoint in Commerce

Official Press release from Commerce Police Chief Kerry Crews- "Commerce Police Officers responded to a call of two men that were robbed at gunpoint in the area of the 1800 block of Mayo at about 9:45 p.m. on February 8, 2012. "

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Texas Department of Agriculture
8:51 am
Thu February 2, 2012

TDA seeks partnerships to feed kids this summer

Seal of the Texas Department of Agriculture

AUSTIN — As part of an ongoing effort to promote nutrition and fight childhood food insecurity, the Texas Department of Agriculture is seeking partner organizations to raise awareness of the federally funded Summer Nutrition Programs.

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New Ag Board
10:00 am
Fri January 27, 2012

Grain Producer Indemnity Board meets

AUSTIN — The newly appointed Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board recently met for the first time to discuss strategies for helping Texas grain producers mitigate losses in the event of a grain warehouse failure.

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Agriculture
3:09 pm
Fri January 13, 2012

TDA acts to protect Texas' onions

Credit http://www.vegetarian-nutrition.info/
Onions can fall to destructive thrips.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Agriculture today announced it has been granted approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a Section 18 specific exemption allowing the use of spirotetramat (Movento) to control destructive thrips on onions in Texas. 

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Drought-related funds
8:13 am
Fri January 13, 2012

Ag Commish announces water relief funds

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2011 saw the worst Texas drought in 100 years.

AUSTIN — With an historic drought threatening to deplete entire water supplies in some rural Texas communities, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced the availability of funding to sustain and enhance water resources. 

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