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UT Health North Campus Tyler Earns 2021 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Tyler, Texas (December 7, 2021) — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UT Health North Campus Tyler was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital…
Read MoreTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Camp County Fatal Accident
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 0 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 12/07/2021 4:45 AM County: Camp Location: US 271, approximately 400 feet north of Pittsburg, TX Posted Speed Limit: 65 mph Vehicle 1: 2017, Freightliner, truck-tractor towing a semi-trailer Vehicle 2: 2010, Chevrolet, Malibu Driver 1: Edward Salazar, male, 59 YOA,…
Read MoreWith the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted, Texas nursing homes dodge furloughs and fines
By Karen Brooks Harper and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune Dec. 7, 2021 “With the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted, Texas nursing homes dodge furloughs and fines” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…
Read MoreAs critical race theory and mask mandate debates heat up, Texas GOP takes aim at local school board and municipal races
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Dec. 7, 2021 “As critical race theory and mask mandate debates heat up, Texas GOP takes aim at local school board and municipal races” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics,…
Read MoreKC set to award 356 degrees, certificates at fall graduation Friday
View graduation candidates (pdf) Kilgore College will hold its fall graduation ceremony 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, awarding 300 graduates with 356 degrees and certificates. Each graduate will receive up to six free tickets for the ceremony. More tickets will be available if needed. There will also be a nursing pinning/graduation ceremony set for 10 a.m.…
Read MoreVideo: Highlights – Pleasant Grove Hawks vs Gilmer Buckeyes – Dec 3, 2021
TJC program helps to meet demand for skilled truck drivers
Brent Wallace, dean of the TJC School of Continuing Studies, said, “Our mission includes providing comprehensive programs that meet the needs of our community. The current truck driver shortage is a challenge within our region, and TJC is prepared to meet that challenge through our truck driver training program.” Published: Friday, 3rd December 2021 The coronavirus’…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
By JIM “PAPPY” MOORE I enjoy the Christmas season for all the good things it brings. I love the songs and the stories, both those based upon the Bible and those based upon popular culture. Biblical scholars almost unanimously agree that Jesus could not have been born in the winter. We are never told in…
Read MoreBuckeyes defeat Hawks, 36-15, to advance to matchup with Celina in Prosper
By ELWYN HENDERSON The Gilmer Buckeyes and Pleasant Grove Hawks met on the gridiron for the second time in four weeks at Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant Friday night for the Class 4A DII Region 2 Championship. As Buckeye fans remember well in the game in Texarkana on Nov. 5, Gilmer blasted the Hawks…
Read MoreTulia Fugitive, Fort Worth Sex Offender Added to Texas Most Wanted Lists
By JEAN DARK AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two men to the Texas 10 Most Wanted lists. James Mark Bishop, of Tulia, is on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Phillip Mark Ward, of Fort Worth, is on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Crime Stoppers…
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