Jewett News

A Leon County man died over the weekend when the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a fence.

Antonia Z. Franco, 84, passed away July 4, 2008 at residence in Del Rio, Texas. She was born September 24, 1923 in Mexico.

Just about every weekend of every year between the first of November and the end of January, Clint Johnson and Marsh, his black labrador retriever, walk the rice, soybean and wheat fields of northern Fannin ...

The Clean Coal Power Initiative project at the NRG Texas Limestone Power Plant in Jewett, Texas, will demonstrate the capability to optimize mercury speciation and control emissions at an existing power plant.

“We have strong customer ties in that area already”

A Limestone County bank has broken ground on a new branch in Jewett with plans to expand its existing customer base, officials said. via Theeagle.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - No company produces more steel in the United States than Nucor Corp., which has a plant in Marion, Ohio, according to rankings published in the May 2008 issue of American Metal Market. via Marion Star

“At a time when more and more manufacturing jobs are moving overseas, Nucor's approach is to partner with our employees to make our company the safest, highest quality, lowest cost, most productive and most profitable steel company in the world.”

No company produces more steel in the United States than Nucor Corp. , according to rankings published in the May issue of American Metal Market. via WBTW

“We feel the requirements have always been there, but it hasn't been followed”

Environmental groups are hailing a recent court order as a victory in their battle against the expansion of a Limestone County coal plant. via Waco Tribune-Herald

The number of properties posted for foreclosure in McLennan County in March is down 10 percent from February. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Central Texas could still get a clean-burning coal plant. A multi-billion dollar power plant may be on it's way to the Leon County town of Jewitt. via KXXV-TV Waco

“This restructuring ... is an all-around better deal for Americans”

Jewett could be back in the running for a federally funded, virtually emissions-free coal plant. via Theeagle.com

An 18-year-old Palestine woman who allegedly bit her victim during the course of a robbery was among 19 persons recently indicted by an Anderson County grand jury. via Palestine Herald-Press

“Of course everybody's heard about it and it's on DVD. It's still being watched by millions of people.”

Updated 39 minutes ago Sixty-nine years after its release, "Gone With the Wind" is still considered one of the greatest movies ever made. via Paris Texas

The following obituaries are printed in the Thur., Dec. 27, 2007 edition of the Palestine Herald-Press, and are available in full online on our Web page by clicking the link for "Obituaries." Donald "Rusty" ... via Palestine Herald-Press

The First United Methodist Church of Palestine's Mother's Day Out group gathered around the church's Christmas tree recently with toys they collected for the Herald-Press' annual Stocking Stuffers Toy Drive. via Palestine Herald-Press

“I plan to stay out in the public, talking to people. I think I'll get a strong word of mouth (effort), also.”

Lifelong Elkhart resident Kevin Quick will run for the office of Anderson County precinct 1 commissioner as a Republican, he told the Herald-Press Thursday. via Palestine Herald-Press

“We knew going in there that there was going to be one winner and when they got to the four finalists, there would be three losers so today we did not win.”

Tuesday morning was the day local officials had been waiting for. However, in a matter of minutes the two year vision of bringing the first of its kind clean-burning coal plant facility to Jewett quickly faded ... via KBTX-TV Bryan

Mattoon, Ill., was chosen this morning as the site for a $1.75 billion coal-fueled power plant, a decision that could bring hundreds of new jobs and clout to the region. via STLtoday

“I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed for our side, but also for Texas I think Texas had the two best proposals by far.”

Updated: Dec 18, 2007 5:36pm The Central Texas town of Jewett was bypassed Tuesday to house a new $1 billion dollar power plant. via KCEN

“Naturally, we want to win this, and after that, want Texas to win”

It will be pins-and-needles time this morning for residents in the Texas towns of Jewett and Odessa and two towns in Illinois as they wait to hear which will be chosen for a high-tech $1.7 billion coal-fired ... via Houston Chronicle