Center Livestock Market Report for Dec 2nd

November 18, 2015 - Center Livestock Market Report

Cattle Sold: 890 HD
Sellers: 117
Buyers: 31

Steers:
150-300 LBS 1.00 TO 2.25
300-400 LBS 1.20 TO 2.00
400-500 LBS 1.00 TO 1.80
500 LBS & UP 0.90 TO 1.65

TX AG’s Office Announces Former RadioShack Will Be Compensating Consumers for Gift Cards

December 3, 2015 AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General’s Office today announced that holders of gift cards purchased from the former retailer RadioShack can now file claims seeking to recover the unused balance on their cards. The claims process is part of a settlement agreement previously approved in the U.S. Bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware and was led by the State of Texas and supported by 23 other states and the District of Columbia.

Bury the Hatchet by Neal Murphy

December 3, 2015 - So you and your friend have had an argument. There appears to be no solution in which each can save face. What can you do? We have all found ourselves in situations in which severe difference of opinions have resulted in total severance of contact.

Construction Begins on Starr Avenue in Nacogdoches, Construction Plans for Nine-County Lufkin District

December 2, 2015 - Work is beginning this week on a $1.4 million construction project in Nacogdoches County located on Starr Avenue (FM 1878) that will add two additional lanes of travel and widen sidewalks.

Crews continue to relocate utilities with work scheduled between North Street and Clark Boulevard on Starr Avenue. The project will include widening the roadway from two to four lanes. Concrete curb and gutter and widened sidewalks will also be included and traffic signals at North Street and Mound Street will be replaced.

Kevin Jones Welcomes George Hicks to Center Motor Company Sales Staff (Pd Adv)

Forest Service Extends Camping Limits

December 2, 2015 - Forest visitors can now camp up to 28 days at selected recreation areas in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas.

Forest Supervisor Mark Van Every said he approved the change because for many who camp, the 14-day limit was wasn’t long enough.

“We heard loud and clear from our forest visitors they wanted to spend more than two weeks enjoying all the National Forests in Texas have to offer,” he said. “This will be a great benefit to our winter Texans who travel here to get away from the northern climates.”

Pineywoods Outreach Center Seeks Help for the Holidays

December 1, 2015 - Pineywoods Outreach Center is a non-profit youth center, nestled here in our Shelby county community to provide enrichment activities and services to all our youth. "Saving a Generation Ministry", was founded by Bishop WC Martin and his wife Lady Donna Martin when they decided to become actively involved in giving homes and families to children in the Texas foster system. Through their efforts, seventy (70) children have been adopted.

Lufkin Hosting New Christmas Festival

They've made their lists and checked them twice, and now the City of Lufkin, the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Pitser Garrison Convention Center are giving East Texans a huge gift - a new four-day Christmas festival in downtown Lufkin.

"My Five Cents"

November 25, 2015 - Christmas has been a favorite holiday of mine since I was a young boy. Of course, I was lucky because I grew up in a toy factory where my father, Talley Nichols, manufactured toy cap guns.

SFA Experimental Forest to Close for Special Deer Hunts

November 25, 2015 - The U.S. Forest Service will close the SFA Experimental Forest December 2-4, while conducting managed deer hunts in cooperation with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Plants Material Center which is located on the Experimental Forest.

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