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BISD spends $25,000 on motivational speaker, plans to spend $48,000 more
Beaumont, TX — Terry Roy, a taxpayer with three grandchildren in the Beaumont school district, is deeply invested in BISD. Yet, he doubts the district leadership's financial choices. Roy's main concern is the $25,000 fee given to Eric Thomas, a renowned motivational speaker popular on YouTube, for speaking to the teachers and staff at the district's convocation this month, an event aimed at motivating the educators for the new school year.
Beloved Buna ISD employee loses everything in Wednesday morning house fire
JASPER COUNTY, Texas — A Buna Independent School District employee and her family lost everything after their house burned down Wednesday morning. Sharron McMahon, a beloved paraprofessional, was at work when her son called and told her their home was on fire after toast became stuck in a toaster.
Pat Mahomes sentenced to probation in DWI case
Former major league pitcher Pat Mahomes agreed to five years of probation as part of his guilty plea to a third driving while intoxicated charge on Tuesday. The agreement includes one year of "intense supervision," and should he live up to the terms of probation, he will not serve prison time.
US seeks to have lawsuit over agents accused of ‘whipping’ Haitian migrants dismissed
A hearing is scheduled Thursday on a lawsuit against the federal government by 16 Haitians who claim that they were improperly treated by Border Patrol agents on horseback in 2021 when thousands crossed the border from Mexico into Del Rio, Texas, to claim asylum.
Labor Day Weekend Events And Happenings Around In East Texas
Labor Day weekend 2024 is here! Labor Day was declared a national holiday in 1894 and is observed on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American Labor movement that grew from a violent clash between labor and police in Chicago in 1886 when thousands of workers took to the street demanding an eight-hour workday. (Google)
Tyler County Sheriff’s Department announces arrest of ATM burglary suspects
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department has announced the arrest of two ATM burglary suspects. According to Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, the crime occurred at about 6:00 Sunday morning at the Citizens State Bank in Colmesneil. Weatherford said deputies responded to an alarm call and when they arrived they saw the...
Texas Lawyer Caught in Vile Plot to Bribe Pregnant Inmates for Their Children
We, as consumers of news, social media, and radio, are exposed to a lot of information daily. However, every now and then, something extraordinary captures our attention. This is one of those stories. Many people across the state, country, and world want nothing more than to have a child, and...
Invasive pacu, part of the piranha family, was found in Lake Meredith in Texas Panhandle
A resident in the Texas Panhandle caught in a local lake an invasive fish species that's part of the piranha family. The invasive pacu fish was captured Tuesday at the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, which is northeast of Amarillo. ...
Relaxing retreat celebrates, honors North Texas teachers
AUSTIN – For the first time, a free weekend-long retreat is now open to Dallas-Fort Worth-area public school teachers. The retreat is organized by a non-profit called the Holdsworth Center in Austin, which aims to celebrate and honor public educators by giving them some rest and relaxation. "This is very uncommon," said Mark Rogers, a fifth-grade teacher.This is the fourth retreat and teachers who've attended before said it's a pivotal weekend that has changed how they step into their classrooms. "I feel like we were treated like the royalty that we are always told we are, that teachers, oh you are...
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