March 9, 2016 - The 11th Annual Shelby County 4-H & FFA Livestock Show was held March 3, 2016 at the Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo Arena. Weigh in of market animals started at 7:30 and lasted until 9:00. The show started at 10:00 with rabbits being judged by Mrs. Sherry Poindexter of San Augustine, TX. Dr. Billy Zanolini, who is a Texas A&M 4-H Livestock Specialist, judged the lambs, goats, swine, and cattle. Dr. Zanolini was very informative and interactive with the children and animals. There were over 90 exhibitors at this year’s show.
March 8, 2016 - Nacogdoches, Texas, February 19th, 2016 – Nacogdoches Medical Center today joined a growing number of Texas businesses by becoming designated as a Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite. Mother-Friendly employers proactively support employees who choose to breastfeed their infants by providing time, space, and other supports to maintain breastfeeding after returning to work.
March 8, 2016 — COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Want to learn how your community can manage a wildfire incident? The newest learning tool in wildland fire and all-hazard management is set to be showcased at Lone Star College-Montgomery in the Woodlands.
Simtable uses geographic data and a variety of colorful and interactive features to project customized landscapes onto a giant sandbox, creating realistic scenario training based on terrain, weather and existing infrastructure.
March 8, 2016 - Mason Bonnette, grandson to Gerald and Anita Huddleston of Center, has been chosen as a Miracle Challenge Kid Ambassador. The Miracle Challenge is a benefit to the Children's Miracle Network.
Apple to pay millions for its role in scheme to inflate E-book prices
March 8, 2016 AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the U.S. Supreme Court denied Apple Inc.’s request for the Court to review a lower court decision, clearing the way for the distribution of $400 million to U.S. consumers who paid artificially-inflated prices for e-books. The lower court held Apple liable for conspiring with five major publishers to raise the prices of electronic books.
March 7, 2016 - Family and friends are raising money for Racine Graves with a T-Shirt fundraiser to help with medical expenses - "We are in Racine's Corner, Knock Out Metastatic Breast Cancer".