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IMPORTANT: Burn Bans In East Texas And Wildfires Across Texas
It took a bit, but summer arrived with a vengeance in early August and it still has a firm grip upon East Texas. Much of East Texas enjoyed a mild start to summer with a lot of rain in July, but the faucet quickly shut off right before August. Since...
KONO Soldier Salute - U.S Navy Petty Officer Second Class Jose Villa
KONO salutes U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Jose Luis Villa. Enlisted in 1998 and retired in 2017 from security and administrative work. Now volunteering in the community serving time back home with friends and family. Villa currently serves with the Edgewood District Veterans association. KONO thanks you for your service.
Dallas CEO Arun Agarwal to Chair Texas Economic Development Corporation Board
Dallas entrepreneur and textile executive Arun Agarwal has been named chair of the Texas Economic Development Corporation board of directors by Governor Greg Abbott, the governor’s office announced today. Agarwal is the CEO of Dallas-based Nextt, one of America’s largest home textile companies. With interests in textiles, cotton trading,...
Man finds surprise kidney donor in high school classmate from 25 years ago
Following three years and 10 hours a day on dialysis, Jereme Peterson found an angel and a miracle all at once, and his life was saved. The 42-year-old federal corrections officer encountered a donor in his Blountstown high school classmate from 25 years ago. He was down to 315 pounds,...
CFT President/CEO Wayne White Kicks Off 2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster Series
According to Communities Foundation of Texas President and CEO Wayne White,. “As I reflect on my first year as President and CEO at Communities Foundation of Texas and as a Dallas resident, I’ve learned that nothing compares to the generosity of North Texans, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day is a true testament to this. The philanthropic scene here in North Texas is truly amazing. The willingness for North Texans to be generous gives me so much hope for what we can accomplish together. There isn’t another community I’m aware of with this level of generosity. Our local nonprofits directly benefit from this, especially when we channel the power of collective giving.
Former coach gets 10 years probation for improper relationship with student
YANTIS – According to our news partner KETK, a former Yantis ISD assistant baseball and basketball coach was sentenced to 10 years of probation and to register as a sex offender on Aug. 15. Christopher McIntosh, was arrested on Sept. 25, 2022 for online solicitation of a minor, jail records show. The arrest came after Yantis ISD received allegations and conducted their own internal investigation before turning the case over to the Yantis ISD police chief. His sentence of 10 years probation and 240 hours of community service was announced after he pleaded guilty to the charge of improper relationship between an educator and student.
Mr Gatti’s Pizza Opens New Family Entertainment Center in Fort Worth, Texas
Mr Gatti’s Pizza is celebrating the opening of its new Fort Worth family entertainment center located at 5203 McCart Ave., Suite 205. Doors open on Aug. 26 at 11 a.m., kicking off a weeklong celebration with special raffle prizes and Gatti’s swag. The location will feature an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, dessert pizzas, a salad bar, a 7,500-square-foot game room with more than 40 arcade games and a party/meeting room that seats more than 60 guests.
Feds accuse former Fort Worth crypto company of defrauding clients of $5.6 million
The federal government filed a lawsuit against a former Fort Worth-based cryptocurrency mining company for allegedly defrauding clients of more than $5.6 million. In April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Geosyn Mining and its co-founders Caleb Joseph Ward and Jeremy George McNutt. The lawsuit alleges that Ward and McNutt entered into agreements with around 64 investors, promising to purchase, maintain and operate mining machines. Geosyn would then distribute the mining assets back to investors for a fee.
‘I’m not buying that at all’ Stephen A. Smith hits back at Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after his CeeDee Lamb update
DALLAS Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he has held “promising” talks over CeeDee Lamb’s contract extension. But First Take star Stephen A. Smith is having none of it. Jones is moving to reassure fans that the Cowboys‘ star wide receiver’s holdout could be coming to an end soon. But Smith believes the sides are still […]
Military spouses in San Antonio ask legislators to ease process to transfer professional licenses
Licensed professionals are still encountering bureaucratic red tape when they move to Texas with their servicemember spouses who have been transferred to the Lone Star State. That is what some spouses told Texas House legislators earlier this month during a committee hearing held the University of Texas of San Antonio's downtown campus to learn more about challenges still faced by the military community.
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