KC Excel expands senior fitness access
Published: September 17, 2025 Kilgore College is expanding opportunities for seniors to stay active, healthy and engaged through KC Excel. In addition to its ongoing partnership with SilverSneakers®, the fitness center now welcomes members of Renew Active and One Pass, giving more seniors access to KC Excel at no cost. “Our goal is to make…
Read MoreKC Theatre opens season with ‘Dear Anne, From Nina’
Published: September 17, 2025 Kilgore College Theatre will open its 2025–26 season with Dear Anne, From Nina by Claudia Haas, a heartfelt historical drama inspired by the real-life letters exchanged between Anne Frank and her American pen pal, Juanita Wagner. Performances are set for Oct. 9-12 in Van Cliburn Auditorium inside the Anne Dean Turk…
Read MorePine Tree ISD’s Jacob Lusk Named Career and Technical Association of Texas Area Administrator of the Year
Longview, Texas – Pine Tree Independent School District proudly congratulates Jacob Lusk, CTE Director, on being named the Career and Technical Association of Texas (CTAT) Area Administrator of the Year. This honor recognizes outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing career and technical education. Lusk’s vision and dedication have greatly expanded opportunities for Pine Tree students,…
Read MoreUT Tyler Achieves 100% Pass Rate on Occupational Therapy Exam for 2024
Master of Occupational Therapy program ranks highest in Texas TYLER, Texas (September 17, 2025) – The University of Texas at Tyler School of Health Professions Master of Occupational Therapy program achieved a 100% pass rate on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam for 2024, ranking above the national average of 93% and…
Read MoreNational Puppy Mill Awareness Day: A Call to Action for Texans to Shop the Shelters Instead of Pet Stores
Any facility with 5 or more intact females over the age of 6 months and who sell puppies need to be state licensed. (Austin, Texas) – As Texas Humane Legislation Network observes National Puppy Mill Awareness Day on the third Saturday in September, which falls on September 20, they are reminding all Texans of the…
Read MoreCanadian national sentenced to federal prison for Texas firearms violation
BEAUMONT, Texas –An Ontario, Canada woman has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Jahtaya O’Dayjah Hamilton, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm and was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge…
Read MoreCarter BloodCare has Dallas Cowboys T-shirts for October donors
As thanks for giving blood with Carter BloodCare in October, each donor will receive a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt, while supplies last. The “Let’s Get Rowdy About Donating Blood” shirt is an exclusive item for Carter BloodCare donors. Currently, all blood types are needed, especially O negative. As the universal blood type, O negative is used…
Read MoreTDLR Shuts Down Fort Worth Massage Establishment Where Human Trafficking Suspected
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued a 12-month emergency closure order effective Sept. 8, 2025, to a Fort Worth massage establishment for suspected human trafficking. Asian Spa and Xiaojin Yang were ordered to halt operations at the establishment located at 1233 Woodhaven Blvd. in Fort Worth and they are…
Read MoreTexas A&M Forest Service assistant director receives state forestry award
September 17, 2025 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Hughes Simpson, Texas A&M Forest Service Assistant Director, External Affairs, received the Laurence C. Walker Distinguished Service to Forestry Award at the Western Gulf States Society of American Foresters meeting in Bossier City, Louisiana. Simpson, a graduate of Clemson University, began his career with Texas A&M Forest Service…
Read MoreTribCast: Texas A&M firing reignites campus free speech battles
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Sept. 16, 2025 “TribCast: Texas A&M firing reignites campus free speech battles” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Having trouble viewing? Watch this video on texastribune.org.…
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