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Colette Cross DePriest Announces Candidacy for Tenaha ISD Board of Trustee

April 25, 2016 - Hello, my name is Colette Cross DePriest. I am announcing my candidacy for the Tenaha ISD Board of Trustee in the upcoming election Saturday, May 7 regular election.

I am a Career and Technology educator with 21 years of experience, and I am seeking this position because of my passion for Tenaha ISD and our community. I would like to help our current board members make decisions that offer our schools and community the best chance for success.

Fentanyl: The Danger is Rising

April 25, 2016 - In the 1980s a potato chip company used the catchy slogan “Bet you can’t eat just one.” The idea was that after you enjoy your first chip, you’ll want to eat more and more to satisfy your hunger. As most of us have come to realize, even a handful of chips just aren’t enough to satisfy us when we are hungry. Even when we get to the bottom of the bag we turn the bag upside down because we want to get every last crumb. This is fairly similar to how drugs affect many people.

Attorney General Paxton Statement on Bernie Tiede Verdict

April 23, 2016 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this eveining released the following statement regarding the verdict reached in Bernie Tiede’s second sentencing trial, which was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office:
 
“Our office is on a mission to achieve justice for victims and families in Texas," Attorney General Paxton said. "Our prosecutors and staff work tirelessly for the people of Texas, and we thank the jury for their service and diligent work in ensuring a just verdict.”

Texas A&M Forest Service Supports Soil, Water Stewardship Week

April 23, 2016 — COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service partners with the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Texas Wildlife Association, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board to highlight the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas during the annual Soil and Water Stewardship Week, April 24–May 1.

“Land Stewardship Produces a Healthy Texas,” is the theme of this year’s statewide campaign.

FEMA Aid Recipients Cautioned on Using Funds for Intended Purpose

April 23, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas – Recovery officials are cautioning Texans who have received disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to use the funds for their intended purpose and to keep disaster spending receipts for three years.

Disaster assistance is to help residents meet basic disaster-related needs and funds are distributed via check or direct deposit. A letter explaining what the payment is to be used for arrives within a day or two of the check or direct deposit payment.

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