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July 2007
County readies budget
County commissioners met Monday to put the final touches on a preliminary budget for the upcoming year. They anticipate filing the document later today with the county clerk’s office.
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Tax-rate queries on the agenda
Taxpayers will have a chance to ask questions and voice their opinions about the proposed Nacogdoches ISD 2007-2008 tax rate of $1.37 per $100 valuation at Wednesday’s town hall meeting.
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County finalizing $11.7 million 2008 budget
Nacogdoches county commissioners will meet Monday for one of the last budget workshops to finalize the county’s expenses and revenues for the upcoming year.
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EDITORIAL: Fit Kids
Being overweight and out of shape used to be a problem associated with getting older. Now obesity and diabetes is likely to be just as much a problem for those entering middle school as it is for those entering middle age.
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Incentives for historic property to be discussed
With four national historic districts within the city limits, the number of businesses operating in or near historic properties in Nacogdoches continues to grow, according to city officials.
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Sheriff gets extra money for extra inmates
As the number of inmates in the Nacogdoches County jail continues to rise, so does the cost of housing them.
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MADD honors racing wreck victims
Tears poured down their faces as they anchored crosses into the dirt at the corner of Wortham Drive and North Street, where Kenneth Thompson and Kenneth Riehl died last year, when their car was hit by street racers.
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NISD crime stats down
“It was a really good year,” NISD Police Chief Doug Ploch said. “There were 500 fewer discipline reports than last year.”
NISD officers wrote fewer citations, and fewer students were arrested.
The first time that NISD crime statistics were reported was during the 1995-1996 school year, Ploch said.
That year, 126 students were arrested.
During the 2005-2006 school year, 61 students were arrested. This past year, 30 students were arrested.
“This is the least (arrests) we’ve ever had,” Ploch said.
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Pilgrim’s Pride reportedly laying off illegal workers
Last month, the owners of La Lengua, a Lufkin-based Spanish newspaper, knew their readers were going to have some serious concerns when a proposed federal “guest worker” bill stalled in Congress, effectively killing any path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and migrant workers.
Ino Reyes, who along with his brother, Roy, own La Lengua, asked their small staff to try to get the story and get to the bottom of what was happening.
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Nacogdoches man fights flesh-eating bacteria contracted at Crystal Beach
Fifty-eight-year-old Steve Gilpatrick of Nacogdoches was in critical but stable condition after three surgeries aimed at saving him from a flesh-eating bacteria that infected him during a swim off the coast of Galveston County.
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Electronic sign ordinance dies in city commision
An ordinance that was described by some to be the first step toward establishing clear guidelines for electronic message boards within the city died for lack of majority vote Tuesday night during a regular meeting of the city commissioners.
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Pet population explosion means no room at animal shelter
With 59 new animals brought in within a two-hour span Wednesday, the animal shelter filled up the entire surrender room with pets in cages and kennels that needed to be processed into the already overcrowded facility.
New Social Security office open, well-hidden
The new scaled-down version of the local Social Security office is now open, but unless you already know where it is, good luck trying to find it.
Nacogdoches County paying nearly $1,000 per day to Longview jail
Nacogdoches County will house nearly two dozen of its jail inmates in Longview, bringing in more than $900 per day to Gregg County, where corrections is becoming big business.
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Officials say there will be at least four shuttle Columbia memorials
Nacogdoches may be in competition for a lot of things, but becoming a national memorial site honoring the space shuttle Columbia is not one of them, according to officials with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert’s offices.
Commissioners looking at collections alternatives
Nacogdoches county commissioners heard a familiar presentation when the court met Monday morning from a representative of a law firm who said he could help the county collect fines and fees.
Regents consider faculty raises
The need for higher faculty salaries, ideas on how to boost summer enrollment, and an increase in campus security were among the items covered Monday at SFA’s Board of Regents committee meetings.
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Nacogdoches Drug Court
A relatively new program in Angelina County has Nacogdoches County and court officials re-thinking local judicial practices. Several local officials boarded a bus Thursday night to drive to Lufkin to see what District Judge Paul E. White is doing with his Angelina County Drug Court. For non-violent drug addicted offenders in Angelina County, a drug court offers an alternative to standard probation.
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Vision America
Christians who turned out to vote in 2004, but stayed home in 2006 are to blame for much of what has gone wrong in America, Vision America co-founder Dr. Rick Scarborough said Thursday. Christians must become political activists, he said. America has become a schizophrenic nation, split over right and wrong, because it has lost God’s way, he said. Scarborough blamed terrorist attacks on the sins of America, including abortions.
Former East Texas senator indicted on charge linked to 2006 election
A Panola County grand jury charged former State Sen. Drew Nixon, 47, with illegally committing acts of official oppression prior to a 2006 local election. The two-count indictment, which was unsealed today, stems from an investigation by the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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Gallant named SFA interim vice president for finance and administration
SFA Associate Vice President for budget and finance Danny Gallant has been promoted to interim vice president for finance and administration after Deborah Baisden announced her resignation from the position last week.
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EDITORIAL: Having fun with fireworks means putting safety first
Rain has been an almost daily occurrence in our area for the past month, so while the daily thundershowers might have put a damper on most outdoor summer activities, the damp weather improves conditions for celebrating the Fourth with fireworks.
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Berry named interim provost
SFA Associate Provost Dr. Rick Berry was promoted to interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, a week after Dr. Marlin Young announced that he was asked to step down from the position.
City employees ready to ‘get physical’
Nacogdoches city employees can begin exercising at The Court Club for $5 a month, thanks to a new contract approved during the last Nacogdoches city commission meeting.
