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Women’s conference coming to Whatley Center
January 21, 2022 The Women Empowering Women conference, hosted by Hope Ministries, will be held at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Feb. 5. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature speakers Leslie James, Regina Glass, Chanda Fulgium and Sheletha Bratton. They are also accepting…
Read MoreUT Health East Texas physician, Dr. Rebecca Peebles, hosts running series
Tyler, Texas (January 21, 2022) — This January, primary care/sports medicine physician and running expert Rebecca Peebles, DO, is leading a six-week series to teach the basic techniques of running. When they register, participants receive a six-week training plan with the goal of completing a 5K at the end of the training. Participants can watch a…
Read MorePets Fur People Pet of the Week – Spice
Sweet Spice is available for adoption at the Humane Society’s Pets Fur People in Tyler. Spice is one year old and weighs 40 pounds. She has been spayed, is current on starting vaccinations including rabies and has been microchipped for identification purposes. Spice would thrive as a member of an active family with older children. …
Read MoreSeven Texas Doctors and a Hospital CEO Agree to Pay over $1.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
Hospital CEO Excluded from Federal Healthcare Programs for Three Years SHERMAN, Texas – Seven Texas doctors and a hospital executive have agreed to pay a total of $1,106,449 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal remuneration in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and to cooperate with the Department’s investigations of and…
Read MorePARTICIPATING IN CENSUS PROGRAM COULD MEAN MILLIONS FOR TEXAS
Jan. 27th webinar outlines Census process for how Texas communities can apply It’s been more than a year since the U.S. Census was supposed to be completed. But your community still has a lot to lose if the count isn’t right. Population counts conducted through the census determine how much federal funding flows to states, cities…
Read MoreTyler Man Indicted for Using Stolen Valor to Defraud Investors
TYLER, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned a 33-count indictment charging a Tyler man for fraud schemes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Derek Robert Hamm, 38, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Tyler charging him with wire fraud, money laundering,…
Read MoreTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Upshur County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 0 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 1/14/2022 6:17 PM County: Upshur Location: SH 155, approximately four miles west of Ore City, TX. Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph Vehicle 1: 2012 Ford F150 Driver 1: Sonny W. Fisher, 25 male, 40 YOA, of Gilmer, TX. Seatbelt: No Passenger: Male, 3…
Read MoreKilgore ArtWalk coming up on Feb. 12
Join us in Downtown Kilgore as we celebrate the arts at the 3rd Kilgore ArtWalk! Artists, artisans, and creators of many different varieties will have their work on display and for sale Saturday, February 12 from 3 until 6 p.m.. There will be demonstrations, food, art to admire and art to buy. In addition, Kilgore Mercantile & Music…
Read MoreGrowing Work4College program helps tackle student debt
January 19, 2022 Young people these days are lazy. Nobody wants to work anymore. Students just want college given to them. In a time where stereotypes like these have become widely accepted, Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) is finding the opposite to be true with its innovative Work4College Program. About 10 years ago, administrators at the…
Read MoreGod wants our heart not just our problems
By DR. BILLY HOLLAND God is faithful and is always with you, protecting and watching over you whether you believe He is there or not. Just because you cannot sense Him intervening, it does not mean He is distracted working on the other side of the world. There is an old saying, “God’s care for…
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