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San Augustine Garden Club Working to Restore the County's 1919 Jail

June 10, 2015 Let's support The San Augustine Garden Club as they raise funds to restore the County's 1919 Jail. A worthy and distinguished vision to further beautify our renowned Courthouse square!

11 years ago the fine people of San Augustine County and supporters of the area, came together to help the San Augustine Garden Club bring to life a beautifully new restored County Courthouse. Join us as we do it again to restore the 1919 County Jail as a Museum and Tourism site. Together we can!

TxDOT Project Updates for Week of June 8-12

June 7, 2015 - LUFKIN – TxDOT projects each summer include seal coating pavement surfaces and motorists are beginning to see work crews perform this annual task that is an important part of TxDOT’s preventative maintenance program.

A seal coat is an application of a layer of asphalt binder covered with a layer of aggregate applied to an existing surface. The yearly application cost $180 million statewide and helps maintain the 186,600 lane miles of roadway.

Shelby County Residents, Other Texans Joins NC to DC Walk to Demand Health Care Action

June 4, 2015 - Six Texans, including two from Shelby County, are joining supporters from 10 other states on a walk from North Carolina to Washington, DC to call for action to protect access to rural health care. The Walk, organized by conservative GOP Mayor Adam O’Neal of Belhaven, NC and civil rights leader Bob Zellner, aims to highlight the plight of rural hospitals and the need for Texas and other states to accept Medicaid expansion funding from the federal government.

Paddie Capitol Update on Passage of State, House Bills

June 4, 2015 - Monday, June 1st was the final day of the 84th Legislative session. Instead of the usual practice of adjourning until the next legislative day, both the House and the Senate adjourned sine die, or "without a day".

ETMC Files Suit For Exculsion From PPO

June 2, 2015 - East Texas Medical Center Tyler has filed suit[1] in excess of $1 million against three of the largest health insurance carriers[1] in East Texas, citing that the hospital’s exclusion from the preferred provider networks (PPO) of these companies has created serious and negative consumer impacts.

The insurance companies named in the suit are Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, a division of Health Care Service Corporation; Aetna Health, Inc., Aetna Life Insurance Company; Cigna Healthcare of Texas, Inc.; and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.

East Texas hosts 18th annual Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy

June 2, 2015 - Natural disasters are frequent in Texas. To collaboratively meet the demands of responding to wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and flood events, all-hazard response incident management training is needed—training that emergency responders will receive at the East Texas Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy.

Shelby County 4-H Sewing & Quilting Day Camp Offered

June 1, 2015 - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Shelby County will be hosting a 4-H Sewing and Quilting Day Camp beginning June 29 through July 1, 2015 in Center, Texas. This program is open to all youth ages 8 through 18, and you do not have to be a member of 4-H to participate. All materials and supplies will be provided along with healthy snacks and drinks.

Nichols Passes Legislation to Dedicate Billions to Texas Roads

June 1, 2016 - The Texas Legislature has approved Senator Robert Nichols' (R-Jacksonville) Senate Joint Resolution 5, which will constitutionally dedicate approximately $3 billion per year to the State Highway Fund (SHF). As this is a constitutional amendment, it will be sent to the voters in November 2015.

"I am thankful to Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick and my colleagues in the Legislature for their support," said Nichols. "If passed by the voters, this legislation will be the largest single increase in transportation funding in Texas history."

2015 Shelby County Sheriff's Posse Queen Contestants, Schedule

June 4, 2015 - 2015 Shelby County Sheriff's Posse Queen contestants are as follows:

"Broom Lore and Old Wives Tales" by Neal Murphy

June 1, 2015 - The lowly broom has been around our civilization for centuries. It is said that Benjamin Franklin introduced broomcorn to the United States in 1725. He is said to have picked a single broomcorn seed of a Philadelphia lady, planted it and grew the first broom corn in the United States.

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