Ben-Franklin News

“We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.”

I guess there was a time when the words normal and average could be used but not lately when we discuss weather. via Marshall News Messenger

Weekly Triple-A Texas gas prices show regular self serve averages $3.33 per gallon across the state. via KETK-TV Tyler

“We were in the emergency room three days last week”

Two days after Christmas in 2006, life changed dramatically for the Sheehan family. via Corsicana Daily Sun

The Bertha Voyer Memorial Library recently received a grant in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Libri Foundation. via North Texas e-News

The Pine Tree Precision Drill Team will present its annual spring show, "Movie Mania," at 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday at the Pine Tree High School Little Theater. via News-journal.com

Show 'em how it's done! Members of the Athens Special Olympics team walk down an Athens Middle School sidewalk in the midst of screaming fans offering high fives Friday. via Athens Daily Review

“Her devotion to our programs and willingness to help out whenever needed really keeps us running smoothly.”

Volunteers are the backbone of Longview Community Ministries, said Sharon Kale, executive director. via Longview News-Journal

“We are very pleased to offer a symposium of this caliber to school leaders in the DFW area”

Key stakeholders in the public schools are invited to the Texas Re-Inventing Education Symposium set April 13-15 in Mesquite. via North Texas e-News

Dr. Richard Fine, master fitness trainer with the Cooper Clinic of Dallas, will speak on the benefits of safe exercise to the East Texas chapter of the PKD Foundation. via Longview News-Journal

“The area is going through a transition. It's going to be really special, like San Antonio and the River Walk”

Liquor stores and bail bond agenices line Industrial Boulevard just north of Reunion Boulevard, near the Lew Sterrett Justice Center. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“I see that my daughter was not assaulted and put the marks on her body”

ATHENS DAILY REVIEW ATHENS, Texas - In the end, the proof was on the tape, said a school administrator dealing with a student's claims Latino students attacked her because she made a sign protesting illegal ... via Athens Daily Review

"East Texas Trees, Invasive Plants and Wildflowers" will be the topic of the Anderson County Master Gardener Association's annual Spring Conference on Thursday at the Ben E. Keith Hospitality Room from 8:30 ... via Palestine Herald-Press

Tyler Public Library marks National Library Week, April 13-19, with special activities all week long. via KLTV Tyler

A pair of bees buzz around the colorful azaleas blooming in Voida Reed's yard off of CR 140 near Elkhart Wednesday afternoon. via Palestine Herald-Press

Blow, blow, blow your boat Connor Wakeland, a member of the Webelos Den of Athens Cub Scout Pack 350, blows his boat down a gutter during the group's Raingutter Regatta races Monday at First United Methodist ... via Athens Daily Review

'Navarro County sheriff's investigators asked for the public's assistance Monday as they try to identify a body found by two fishermen Friday in Richland Chambers Lake. via KWTX

“Mr. Martinez was found to be suffering from life-threatening injuries”

EVIDENCE: A Longview Police detective photographs evidence at the scene of the city's third homicide of the year on Sunday in Longview. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

Johnny Beall has been named Photographer of the Month for April, by the Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. via Texomaland

“Each kid can show two pens for the entire show.”

Jayson Jordan, an 8th grade student at Rice and a member of Blooming Grove/Barry 4-H took the grand champion ribbon for his market broilers in the poultry division of the 50th Navarro County Youth Exposition. via Corsicana Daily Sun

Additional information is available this afternoon on a suspicious vehicle and persons being sought by Tyler Police. via Tyler Morning Telegraph