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Heidi Wooten, associate professor of economics at Northeast Texas Community College, has been recognized with a 2013 Outstanding Distance Learning Faculty Award. Ten educators across Northeast Texas were awarded this annual recognition by the Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities at its annual conference at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Recipients were chosen for the award by contributing in the most highly creative ways to teach and learn using technology.

Katherine Morgan, 2, picking up candy during the Daingerfield Days Steel Country Festival parade on Oct. 5.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Shane Lawrence is enlisting the public’s help in locating the driver of a hit and run vehicle from an incident occurring Saturday, Sept. 28, at approximately 1:20 p.m.
“On Highway 49 and County Road 3108 there was a green Ford Crown Vic making a left-hand turn onto County Road 3108 when a black, either a Jeep Laredo or Jeep Cherokee that passed in a no-passing zone, clipped the front of the car and kept going,” Trooper Lawrence said. “There should be substantial damage to the right side of that black vehicle.”

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Safe-T Agency in Mount Pleasant is hosting a Silent Witness Ceremony in the Daingerfield City Park at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.13.  Members of Ounce of Prevention and area citizens are invited to participate.
The wooden cutouts in the shapes of victims will represent the silent witnesses of those who have died at the hands of a violent partner, family member, or child who was fatally injured.  Family members of the victims and other concerned citizens will light a prayer candle and place it at the feet of the figure to honor their loved one’s memory or those who remain nameless due to not being able to confirm the cause.
The Silent Witness National Initiative began in 1990 when a group of women in Minnesota formed a coalition to bring awareness to crimes against women and to dramatically reduce the number of domestic violence murders.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters the deadline to enter this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts is Oct. 15.
The Big Time Texas Hunts offer hunters a chance to experience the best hunting packages in the Lone Star State with an opportunity to win one or more top guided hunts with food and lodging provided, as well as taxidermy in some cases.
A new category added this year, the Wild Hog Adventure, is an opportunity for one winner and up to three hunting guests to go hog wild on a long weekend trip for big and mean trophy Texas wild boar. The winners will pursue elusive free-range wild hogs on a private ranch where they average 125 pounds and have weighed in at up to 465 pounds. Food, lodging, transportation to and from the stand, and quartering of the hogs are provided.

Rob Duyrdek. He does well with money and I think there are a lot of money problems in our country.
Travis Gantt
Hughes Springs

Phil Robertson. I think he is a pretty smart individual.
Johnny Strong
Naples

Dr. Benjamin Carson, because he is a no-nosense, regular guy. He is all about common sense.
Rick Nelson
Hughes Springs

10 YEARS AGO
Britney Frazier was selected as this year’s homecoming queen for Daingerfield. She was escorted by her uncle, Rory Frazier.
Whitney Cox competed at the Texas Karate Heatwave and placed first in kata and second in sparring.
Avinger FFA students showing heifers at Pewitt and Sulphur Springs shows are Truitt Duncan, Louie Carson, Nicholas Stafford, Tony Joubert and Jeremy Alford.
20 YEARS AGO
More East Texas homes were sold in the last 12 months than during any other comparable period since 1980.
Antaun Peppers of Hughes Springs took first place in the Future Champs Tennis Tournament held Sept. 25 at the Hughes Springs school tennis courts.
The Lone Star Kiwanis Club will serve a spaghetti supper at South Elementary school cafeteria prior to the Daingerfield-Jefferson game Oct. 15.
30 YEARS AGO

Lions Chili Supper
The Hughes Springs Lions Club will hold its annual chili supper Friday night by the high school cafeteria from 5 to 7. This is held prior to the Homecoming Game.

Special Services
Williams Chapel Baptist Church will have special services at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19. Joyce Thurkal of Faith Holy Temple in Gilmer and Beulah Howard will speak. For further information, call 903-204-8136.

Youth Revival
Williams Chapel Baptist Church will host youth revival at 3 p.m. on Oct. 13. T.K. Monroe of New Birth Baptist Church will be the special guest speaker.

Anniversary
The Pine Bluff Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 148th anniversary on Oct. 13 at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Patrick Loyd and the Metropolitan Baptist Church from Pittsburg will be special guests. The public is invited.

Charlie Winston Hampton of Naples will be honored on his 95th birthday with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the David Elliott Masonic Lodge in Omaha. All family and friends are invited. Your presence will be your gift.