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Timpson ISD HS Students Give Distracted Driving Survey

March 22, 2017 - Recently The Family and Community Services class in conjunction with FCCLA conducted a survey of licensed drivers as part of the Teens in the Driver Seat program.

The results are being posted to encourage the student's peers and parents to discuss the dangers of distracted driving.

Results of the Timpson High School Distracted Driving Survey:

Licensed drivers: Male - 25; Female - 20

AG Paxton: Beware Callers Posing As IRS In Tax Scam

March 21, 2017 - AUSTIN – With the April 18th income tax deadline looming, Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans to be aware of a recurring tax-related scam involving unsolicited calls from people masquerading as Internal Revenue Service agents. Scam artists tell consumers that they owe back taxes and threaten to have them arrested if they don’t provide immediate payment.

If you receive an unexpected call from someone who claims to be with the IRS, follow these tips from the Consumer Protection Division of the attorney general’s office:

Happenings at Paxton Methodist, Mar 21st

March 21, 2017 - Sunday was the Third Sunday in Lent. It was a foggy morning as I headed to the metropolitan area known as Paxton. We had a wonderful Sunday school class: Fannie had us thinking. The title of the lesson was “God’s Love Manifested.” The scripture was John 15:1-17, in which Jesus says that he is the vine and God is the vineyard keeper. We are the many branches that must produce fruit. He reminds his disciples that they are his friends, and he urges them to love as he loved them. This is Jesus’ commandment.

AG Paxton Files Petition to Protect Texas’s Sovereignty to Regulate Texas Natural Gas Facilities

March 17, 2017 - AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition for review of a final rule imposed by the federal Department of Transportation's Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The rule, which took effect on January 18, 2017, creates new safety standards for underground natural storage facilities, overriding the Texas Railroad Commission’s (RRC) authority.

Final Traffic Patterns Seen on US 59 in Nacogdoches

Final hot mix application planned

March 17, 2017 Lufkin – Motorists will see delays for the next two to three weeks as contractors prepare to place the final hot mix surface on US 59 at SL 224 in Nacogdoches. Both northbound and southbound traffic will be affected and intermittent lane closures can be expected. Once the final surface is placed and stripe applied, major construction on this project will be complete.

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