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Northeast Texas Community College Honors is now accepting submissions for the sixth annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest. Poems should be e-mailed to ayox@ntcc.edu by noon on Friday, Aug. 30. The reading and awards ceremony will be held Friday, Sept. 6 in the Whatley Center Foyer at 11 a.m.  In order to be considered for prizes, contestants must read their poems in person during this brief ceremony.
Awards for students who have completed less than 50 hours of collegiate work begin at $400 for first place, $300 for second place, $200 for third place, and $100 for fourth place.  Prizes for adults (non-students or students with more than 50 hours of collegiate work) are $200 for first place and $50 for second place.
 

Classroom expansion is progressing at the Hughes Springs Junior High School.  Four new classrooms are being added due to increased enrollment, according to Superintendent Rick Ogden.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation received a $500 scholarship from the Pleasant Sams, the Mount Pleasant Chapter of the Good Sam Club of America. This year’s gift will benefit a student studying criminal justice at NTCC.  Nita May, NTCC Director of Development (seated far left) and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement (standing far left) receive the gift on behalf of the NTCC Foundation. Presenting the gift are from left, front row, Diane Dalby, Nancy Owsley, and Geneva Blake. On the back row are Jan Dalby, Ted Brown, and Larry Blake.

Our cats, as they may need out the door.
Gene Nixon
Avinger

My husband.
Melissa Climer
Daingerfield

My husband.
Kim Sheets
Daingerfield

Full name: Jessica Mae Stewart.
I have lived in: Hughes Springs my whole life.
Family: My husband, Douglas Stewart and our son, Ryder Douglas Stewart.
Pets: One Border collie and lab mix dog named Toby.
Occupation: Lab and X-Ray tech for Good Shepherd in Hughes Springs
One of the best things about my job is: My coworkers are wonderful, and we have some of the sweetest patients.
My ideal vacation is: Any vacation at all is ideal.
My hero is: I have so many inspirational people in my life but like most girls I’m going to say my daddy, Ricky Vestal.
My favorite TV show is: USA’s Psych.
My favorite healthy snack is: Bananas.
A cause I most believe in is: Christianity.
If I could change one thing about East Texas, it would be: Humidity.
The person who has influenced my life most is: My husband influences me every day. Being married to him makes me want to be a better person.

Jammin’ for Jesus
There will be Jammin’ for Jesus Saturday night at 6 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church in Daingerfield.

Movies in the Park
Movies in the Park will be held at dusk at Spring Creek Park in Hughes Springs. Showing on Aug. 23 will be “Joyful Noise” and on Aug. 24 will be “Paulie.”  For questions, call 903-639-7519 or 903-639-2351.

Caregiver’s Support Group
There will be a Caregiver’s Support Group meeting every Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. in the conference room at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Linden. For further information, call Kathy Johnson at 903-756-9868.

10 YEARS AGO
Daingerfield Head Coach Randy McFarland prepares his Tigers for the upcoming scrimmage against the Mount Pleasant Tigers.
Kristen Johnson has been placed on the A Honor Roll for the spring semester in pre-nursing at University of Texas at Arlington.
Daingerfield Park Manager Kim Ochs speaks to the Hughes Springs Lions Club about the State Park and services it offers that are available to the public.
20 YEARS AGO
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital has announced plans for the Daingerfield Wheels for Life Bike-a-Thon.
Wendy Shawn Yarbrough and Tamara Michelle Gill of Daingerfield were among 226 candidates recognized during the University of Texas at Tyler summer commencement this month.
Annie Faye Bosarge of Winnsboro has a new state record with the certification of red-ear sunfish (Bream) weighing 1 pound 12 ounces, caught June 13 in Lake Winnsboro.
30 YEARS AGO

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 July, with Donald Dowd, presiding judge:
Tammy Lanette Bush, 44, Longview, 23 days county jail sanction, extend probation date from one year after expiration date, must show proof of employment search, plus find suitable and stable employment for hinder apprehension/prosecution-probation modified.

The Northeast Texas Community College Emergency Medical Services program is offering a hybrid emergency medical technician (EMT) Basic Level course this fall. Students will complete the full semester of training online and then meet face-to-face for three days at the end of the term. Classes begin Aug. 26.
The EMT Basic Level course is designed to prepare students to test to become a certified EMT. In addition to teaching vital lifesaving skills, the course covers areas such as basic life support, patient assessment, communication skills, and more.
 

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By Robin Aaron
raaron@casscountynow.com
“He told us about the suicide rocks, about watching women and children jump to their deaths,” Frances Whatley said, “because they had been lied to about the American soldiers. And he wept.”
The Trammell’s Trace Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) have begun a project that could take up to two years to complete, but as they say, time is of the essence.
World War II Veterans are dying quickly – at the rate of just over 600 a day, according to recent US Veterans Administration figures.
Honoring the 20th-century veterans’ sacrifice before they pass from the scene, is at the heart of the ambitious undertaking that Trammell’s Trace DAR has begun.