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Cass County Criminal District Attorney Clint Allen releases the following information on cases disposed of in the County Court at Law for the month of December, with Donald Dowd, presiding judge:
Pamela Andrews, 30, Queen City, 45 days county jail for theft, revoked.
William James Henderson, 32, Atlanta, 60 days county jail and pay $302 in court costs for failure to identify.
David Glenn Johnson, 39, Linden, 12 months Texas Department of Criminal Justice – State Jail Division and $329 in court costs for forgery; 12 months TDCJ-SJD and $329 in court costs for forgery; and 12 months TDCJ-SJD and $329 in court costs for forgery, sentences to run concurrently.

Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to recognize students who excelled academically in the fall of 2013. To be named to the Academic Honors list, a student must have taken 12 or more hours and earned at least a 3.5 grade point average. To be named to the Special Academic Merit List, a student must have taken between seven and 11 hours and earned a 4.0 grade point average. Students receiving honors were:
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Alisha Richardson and Missi Viola received Academic Honors, with Jacob Richardson receiving Special Academic Merit.
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Receiving Academic Honors from Daingerfield are Cody Bassett, Byron Baxter, David Brantley, Billy Crocker, April Driggers, Warren Edmonds, Zachary Ferris, Montrika Garrett, Haley Guest, Casey Hill, Andre’ Lee, Kevin Moore, Eva Muniz, Taylor Perry, Amanda Phillips, Cassidy Shaver, Jean Taylor, Brenen Thomas, Johnathon Thomas, Cheryl Webb and Mackenzie Wertz.

As the fall semester welcomes back college students across the state, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will partner with three universities to test a new Facebook-integrated app designed to help students plan ahead for a sober ride home.
“It is well known that college life often includes some events that involve drinking,” said Phil Wilson, TxDOT executive director. “In those situations, we hope this app will encourage college students to leave the driving to someone who has not been drinking. Crashes related to alcohol are entirely preventable and we feel this new technology offers yet another option to curb drunk driving.”
Known as the P.A.S.S. (Person Appointed to Stay Sober) App, the tool will be tested and promoted at the University of North Texas (UNT), Midwestern State University (MSU) and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) during the coming school year.

Dr. Brad Johnson, right, president of Northeast Texas Community College, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, vice president for advancement, hold a $25,000 check the NTCC Foundation recently received from the Carroll Shelby Foundation.  The money will provide scholarships for students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Technology Program at NTCC. Mr. Shelby was a strong supporter of the automotive technology program at NTCC and, through carefully planned estate giving, he continues to help both the college, and more importantly, the citizens of our community.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountry.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountry.com
 
For one who is very active in the community, mainly as a first responder and the fire chief with the Daingerfield Volunteer Fire Department, Jimmy Cornelius avoids the spotlight as much as possible.
Fire Chief Cornelius captured an award on 9-11 this year for his first responder work.
“I am extremely proud of my fireman,” wife Jena Cornelius said. “That’s why I sent the nomination in to the Texas Motor Speedway. They picked him as one of 50 first responders to be honored on 9-11.”
Chief Cornelius has spent nearly 41 years as a volunteer fireman.
“He has been elected fire chief every year by the other firemen since 1995,” Mrs. Cornelius said. “He’s also the fire marshal and inspector for the city of Daingerfield.  
 

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountry.com

Residents of Texas can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January 2014.
By becoming a part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, new members will receive two Sargent crabapple, three American redbuds, two Washington hawthorns and three white flowering dogwoods.
“These beautiful trees will give your home in Texas lovely flowers with pink, yellow and white colors,” said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “These trees are perfect for large and small spaces, and they will provide food and habitat for songbirds.”
The free trees are part of the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.
The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between Feb. 1 and May 31, with enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12-inch tall trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.
 

Northeast Texas Community College Presidental Scholar Matthew Jordan, of Pittsburg, won third place in a poster competition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS sponsored this competition for undergraduates at its recent meeting in Waco.
 “Matthew’s poster presentation had a magnificent design and was exceptionally edifying. He did a really superb job of expounding his research in a concise and distinct manner,” Kayleah Cumpian, a fellow Presidential Scholar from NTCC who attended the event, said.

The Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) announces the availability of approximately $30,000 for all eligible applicants (excluding universities and other post secondary institutions) located within our nine-county region for the implementation of solid waste recycling projects during fiscal year 2014. The counties included within the ATCOG region are Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, and Titus.  
 

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