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Eubanks sentenced to 35 years after guilty plea
Tim Eubanks pleaded guilty in District Court Friday to the 2006 murder of his wife, Tina. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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TxDOT official: Plans for massive TTC will likely change
In what may have been the first hint of victory for opponents of the Trans Texas Corridor, a high-ranking Texas Department of Transportation official said Thursday he regretted his agency’s communication failures and said one proposed version of the corridor, a 10-lane super highway with rail and utility pathways, will “probably not” be built in East Texas, based on the overwhelming resistance to the idea expressed at public hearings on the project this month.
Phil Mahar resigns as NISD trustee
Before any action was taken at Thursday night’s Nacogdoches ISD board meeting, Trustee Phil Mahar submitted his resignation as a member of the school board due to the fact that his family purchased a home which is inside the school district, but outside the district in which he was elected to serve — District IV.
Candidates tout their qualifications
Candidates running for local offices shined up their shoes and put on their game faces Thursday night for a public forum held by the Nacogdoches County Peace Officers Association and the Police Officers Special Support Enterprise at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse annex building.
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Recalled meat to be buried in landfill
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples has given Texas school districts and other entities the green light to dispose of beef that was recalled earlier this week by the U.S Department of Agriculture due to an investigation that revealed some cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection at the Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., according to a press release issued by TDA.
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Education expert says Texas must reform to stay competitive
In a talk Thursday that emphasized education as a critical factor in economic success, a Washington D.C. policy analyst delivered a broad view of the benefits of education and a host of unflattering statistics about education in Texas to attendees of the Lone Star Legislative Summit at SFA.
NISD board to discuss election, graduation
Approval of a Nacogdoches ISD board of trustees election, a third six weeks attendance report and a Nacogdoches High School graduation projection are some of the items to be covered at Thursday’s NISD board of trustees meeting.
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Commissioners vote to pay off jail staff comp time
Nacogdoches County is in a “unique position” this year with a surplus of money in the jail budget compared to last year, because the daily jail population has consistently been lower, according to County Judge Joe English.
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NISD waiting on word from USDA on how to dispose of beef
Nacogdoches ISD has received official word that the 268 cases of whole ground beef the district has in stock from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. has been recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to Vanessa Hooper, NISD director of student nutrition.
NISD told to ‘hold the beef’
Nacogdoches ISD was one of the school districts affected nationwide by the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a California slaughterhouse where employees were accused of cattle abuse.
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Rulings on rule changes
Growing frustrated with the amount of time spent considering arcane details of sign variance requests, the city commission will consider Tuesday handing responsibility of those cases to the planning and zoning commission.
SFA’s spring enrollment declines again
Following a recent trend at SFA of decreasing enrollment figures, enrollment for the spring semester is 10,648, which is down by 1.6 percent when compared to the spring 2007 enrollment, according to a press release issued by SFA.
Mental health service in works
Hoping to relieve local law enforcement and medical agencies from handling mental health emergencies, Nacogdoches County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to contribute money toward a proposed emergency psychiatric service center in the area.
New card lets auditor keep track of expenses
After fielding questions recently about county spending, county commissioners took a big step Tuesday in making sure some of those questions don’t arise again.
Plan for service station runs out of gas
A standing room only crowd at Tuesday night’s city commission meeting watched a display of public outcry over the proposed construction of a convenience store at the intersection of Appleby Sand Road and Loop 224, a request that ultimately failed by a vote of three to two.
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Proposed facility could address a variety of mental health issues
The only facilities capable of handling mental health emergencies in Nacogoches County — a hospital emergency room or the county jail — might be considered sufficient, if the amount of time required to dispose of these cases was a matter of hours.
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Board preparing to rid streets of portable signs
Taking the first steps Thursday toward the city’s goal of eliminating portable signs from within its borders, five experts on signage held the first meeting of the Nacogdoches board of sign control and appeals to begin working on their only responsibility — determining the values of condemned signs.
SFA president says ‘no’ on proposed ballpark
The proposed Bo Pilgrim Ballpark struck out at Tuesday’s SFA board of regents meeting after university President Dr. Baker Pattillo recommended calling a halt to the project, due to a lack of funding.
Berry named provost, vice president for academic affairs
Dr. Richard Berry, SFA interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, was named provost and vice president for academic affairs at the SFA board of regents meeting Tuesday.
SFA college named for family with a heart for education
Those who had never heard the name James I. Perkins before the dedication yesterday of SFA’s College of Education in his honor might assume, wrongly, that the honor was earned through the single action of signing a check.
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Decision to come on ballpark Tuesday
The Nacogdoches community will learn the fate of the proposed Bo Pilgrim Ballpark after SFA President Dr. Baker Pattillo gives his recommendation today during the SFA board of regents meeting.
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The Kirby’s are a shining example to us all of the blessing and power of true and unconditional love. In the midst of such horrible tradgedy and emotional pain, those of us who know the Kirby family, find great comfort in knowing those children have
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First I would like to start by saying Tina was a dear friend of mine. We met when we were both living in Hobbs. When she moved we remained in touch. Tina was the kind of person that would make you laugh with her stories so hard your stomach would hurt.
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This excuse for a judge knows of cases where perjury and false evidence, also a falsified autopsy report was used to convict an innocent man. He does not even know what he thinks until he asks the DA and is simply a rubber stamp and does whatever he is
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I can’t let this go! I want to know if the judge new about the plea deal? If not, why was this serious case settled without him. Does he have the authority to recommend or throw out a plea deal based on the welfare of the family and the general public
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