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Guyana: Man sentenced to 16 years for rape of minor
Guyana: A 36-year-old male named Oswald Earl Bedlow, also known as Uncle Wallie, a resident of Georgetown, was sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment for raping a girl just two weeks after her 16th birthday. The sentence was announced by Judge Sandil Kissoon of the Demerara High Court, who criticized...
‘Out of the Box’ with Dallas Huston: Game permission
The year was about ‘65. It was early in my Howard Payne basketball career. Now, as a little background in the event, it was a little different than it is today. Howard Payne had a great basketball team. I had the privilege of kicking off the broadcast schedule for the Yellow Jackets. It came as a big deal to me. I was on the Brownwood Lions crew, so I was known. But It was a big deal to be doing Howard Payne football and basketball, but basketball in particular. I mean they were a juggernaut.
Boomers are having more fun than their kids
You probably haven’t heard of Georgetown, TX, but it’s been the fastest-growing US city for three straight years thanks mainly to two people: Gam-gam and Pop-pop. Within Georgetown is a planned community tailored to residents 55 and older called Sun City, whose 17,000 occupants are driving the Georgetown economy, per the Wall Street Journal.
Beryl: Central Texas Red Cross says volunteers urgently needed
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Inside Georgetown First United Methodist, the Central Texas Red Cross was helping volunteers register to go down to the Gulf and help with disaster relief after Beryl makes landfall. "We're hoping to get as many as we can," said Delia Krippelz, the communications director for the Central...
Texas Schools Spending Millions on Electric Buses
Districts are buying the vehicles with grants from a $5 billion Clean Bus Program funded by federal taxpayers. Texas school districts are taking advantage of a federal grant program to buy electric buses that will cost taxpayers millions. The grants are part of a $5 billion Clean Bus Program administered...
New York Bans Gas Powered Lawn Equipment. Is Texas Next?
There's been a lot of movement lately in the United States about going electric for many different things powered by gas. We've seen a huge push for electric cars lately, and now some states are banning gas-powered lawn equipment. So, is Texas going to fall into that spot?. Here's what...
State’s move to bump federal judge from longtime foster care lawsuit caps years of battles
On a chilly morning last January, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack was visibly on edge in her Corpus Christi courtroom. She leaned in and cast a hard look at Cecile E. Young, the Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott during the pandemic. “Commissioner Young,”...
Worst Fireworks Show Ever? Texas Residents Sound Off On Fourth Of July Fail
The Fourth of July has come and gone as millions witnessed fireworks across this great nation. However, one community in the Lone Star State was left a little baffled and underwhelmed when a fire broke out at a fireworks show. The WesTex Connect fireworks show was scheduled the day before...
Texas Lottery Commission Allows Rigged Win
When a small group of Texas lottery retailers heard about a customer's ambitious plan to secure a guaranteed lottery win, they were in for an unprecedented ride. This daring move, which played out last spring, saw one individual ready to spend millions to buy nearly every possible numeric combination for the Lotto Texas draw. The result? An extraordinary jackpot of $95 million was on the line. To learn more about this incredible story, check out the original article on the Houston Chronicle.
Will Texas Increase The Speed Limit On The Highways?
Lately I've been noticing around the country that states are starting to increase speed limits on their highways, but we haven't heard anything about Texas entertaining the idea of doing the same. For example, New Jersey recently upped the speed limit to 80 mph on their Garden State Parkway allowing...
Adm. William H. McRaven collaborating with daughter Kelly on follow-up to bestselling picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — Adm. William H. McRaven is collaborating with daughter Kelly McRaven on a follow-up to his bestselling “Skipper the Seal” picture book that draws upon his onetime passion for being a superhero. Little Brown Books for Young Readers announced Monday that the McRavens’ “Be...
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