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The Hughes Springs Junior High Math Team placed third overall and had three students qualify for State in competition held Ore City on Feb. 22. Jaden Alexander qualified in Science, Cypress Wright qualified in Number Sense, Calculator, General Math, and Science and Calli Stewart qualified in Number Sense, Calculator, General Math, and Science.
In seventh grade, Calli Stewart placed fourth in Number Sense, fourth in Calculator, first in General Math and sixth in Science.
In eighth grade competition, Jaden Alexander placed tenth in Number Sense, 11th in General Math and eighth place in Science; Ben Denny placed 12th in General Math; Hunter Brabham placed 13th in Calculator; Cypress Wright placed second in Number Sense, first in Calculator and second place in General Math; Jose Benavides placed 12th in Number Sense; and Treston Taylor placed 11th in Calculator.
 

Northeast Texas Community College will host a job fair on Thursday, March 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB) on the main NTCC campus. The event is free to the public. More than a dozen local and regional employers will be in attendance.
“We realize that the job market is tough right now. We are offering this fair as an opportunity for job seekers to get face time with area hiring managers,” Alex Ortega, NTCC Advisor/Recruiting Specialist, said. “We have had good success with these events in the past and we generally end up having between 20 and 30 local employers represented.”

This time of year people are complaining about the conditions of city streets  that have taken a beating due to a cold winter and fluctuating temperatures.
Last year Daingerfield made some real strides on fixing several intersections, along with Hughes Springs. Lone Star is working on a grant that will repair much of its infrastructure; after that is complete, repairs will be made to several streets in that city.
I do not know this year’s plans for sure about street work in each city, but I am sure each city has budgeted what they could afford and will be making repairs as soon as they can afford to do so. Each city has many miles of streets, and it takes a whole lot of money for repairs/resurfacing.  

Blood Drive
Morris County Sheriff Jack Martin will host a blood drive on Thursday, March 27, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Morris County Courthouse Annex Building. The blood drive will be conducted by the Lifeshare Blood Center of Texarkana. For further information, call Deputy Ross Dickson at 903-645-2232.  
 
Music City Texas
Music City Texas Theater presents Hal Ketchum on April 5. For ticket information, call 903-756-9934, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Full name: Janet E. Larsen.
I have lived in: Daingerfield and Lone Star all my life.
Family: Husband, Miguel; son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Danielle; son, Jack Adam; and my precious granddaughters, Madison and Zoe.
 Pets: A very curious cat named Mr. Bella.
Occupation: Athletic secretary for Daingerfield High School.
One of the best things about my job is: It’s exciting and very rewarding to work with a great A/D, the coaches and terrific kids. They all work very hard to instill good sportsmanship and values in our students and athletes.
My ideal vacation is: Anywhere fun and with my family.
 
My heroes are: First, Jesus Christ because He is the only one who can save the world and second, Miguel for more reasons than I can name.
My favorite TV show is: HGTV and DIY.
My favorite healthy snack is: Fruit.

10 YEARS AGO
The Union Street Water Station improvements to the city of Daingerfield are underway.
Laura Martin, 17, of Daingerfield heads to State competition in singing.
Hughes Springs native veteran high school basketball coach Gary Surratt was honored by his peers in Austin as a ‘coaches’ coach.’
20 YEARS AGO
Dr. Roderick Mitchell is sworn in as the new Morris County Health Authority consultant by Morris County Judge Vannoy Boozer.
Ark-La-Tex Narcotics Task Force seizes 60 pounds of marijuana on Interstate 30.
Chris McKinney, Keith Shelton, Drew Morgan and Thomas Swedoski represent the Hughes Springs Elementary School in the Cass County Spelling Bee held in Avinger.
30 YEARS AGO
Gary Franklin ‘Corky’ Stovall receives his Juris Doctor degree during ceremonies held at Baylor University in Waco.
Naomi Ryle accepts the Woman of the Year Award at the Hughes Springs Chamber of Commerce banquet Saturday night.

Where does your food come from? If you’re like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store. In fact, the grocery store is not where our food comes from, just from where it’s distributed. Unfortunately, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture has in their daily lives . . . and what it really takes to have food on their dinner table.
Just a few generations ago, most people were a part of, and had friends or relatives directly involved with, agriculture. Today, that is no longer the case. Most people have no way of learning that agriculture is responsible for providing the necessities of life . . . food, fiber, clothing and shelter. However, it is about time Americans recognize that impact.

The Northeast Texas Community College Learning Resource Center (LRC) and Culinary Arts School will host their second annual Edible Book Contest on Tuesday, April 1. This event challenges participants to depict a favorite book through edible art. The contest is open to the general public and all experience levels are welcome.
Contest entry forms are available online at www.ntcc.edu/ediblebooks. These should be returned to the LRC by Monday, March 31. While there is no cost to enter, late entries (day of) will be charged a fee of $2. Entries should be presented for judging at the LRC (center of main NTCC campus) between 10 and 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1. Edible books will be on display and winners will be announced at 1 p.m. Winners do not have to be present at the ceremony to win.

The Hughes Springs’ Junior High Math team took third place overall in a competition held at Spring Hill on March 1. Hunter Brabham was also added as one more State qualifier in Science.
In sixth grade General Math, Jaycee Alexander took 12th place.
In seventh grade, Zoe Lanier took 11th place in Calculator; Callie Stewart took second place in Number Sense, second place in Calculator, second place in General Math, and eighth place in Science; and Dylan Williams took 12th place in Number Sense.
 

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

One driver was transported to East Texas Medical Center in Pittsburg after a two-vehicle wreck on March 20 at the intersection of Highway 259 and Highway 49, west of Daingerfield, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Gregg Williams.
“Karen Crum, 53, of Carthage, Mo., was taken to the hospital by Champion Emergency Medical Services ambulance and treated for minor injuries,” Trooper Williams said.

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