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Getting out and getting in shape is getting easier. The city parks department is planning a series of upgrades to its trail system, clearing the way for a new and expanded network of recreational byways around ...

For some, the years from 1940 to 1945 are mostly remembered for the bombs being dropped, shots being fired and family members lost in World War II.

Hundreds of Nacogdoches County high school seniors will be tossing their caps in the air Friday through Sunday as they celebrate closing one chapter of their lives and opening new ones.

Dolores Everard of Houston will be speaker Sunday at Unity Church of Christianity, 2400 South St.

“One picture of an old car shot full of holes looks pretty much like another.”

The handwritten letter came attached to a sheaf of folded yellowed newspapers dated May, 1934. via The Daily Sentinel

The Daily Sentinel asked candidates for southwest ward of the city commission to answer some questions to get an impression of their values and beliefs. via The Daily Sentinel

“It's still a really, really exciting and good message, that our economy is growing”

By GREG JUNEK Business Editor A report from the Texas comptroller shows the city of Tyler's April sales tax allocation rocketed up 15.59 percent over April 2007. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

It has been five years since the space shuttle Columbia fell from the sky over East Texas, so there is no hurry to establish federal memorials to honor the astronauts who died and the people who worked to ... via The Lufkin Daily News

Three Lufkin men were arrested on crack cocaine drug trafficking charges Friday during an East Texas sweep by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, according to federal prosecutors. via The Lufkin Daily News

Early voting for the Garrison and Cushing ISD's school board elections begins April 28, and voters within those districts will have to decide between the contested races. via The Daily Sentinel

“We need not be the last city in Texas who passes this ordinance to keep a smoke-free environment for our people to work, worship and play.”

Nacogdoches city commissioners heard an hour of pubic input before voting unanimously Tuesday night to prohibit smoking in public places throughout the city. via The Daily Sentinel

“Sept. 17, 1862: The tyrant Abe Lincoln's, may he rot in hell for all eternity, war on southern freedom precipitates the Battle of Sharpsburg, Md., the deadliest day in our history.”

Joe Allport, who wrote a letter to the editor on the opposite page last week complaining about a column I had written on the Confederacy, is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. via Marshall News Messenger

“It's really good for kids and students to attend”

The Native American Student Association at SFA is hosting an exhibition pow wow Saturday that will feature different people showcasing areas of the Native American culture through dance, music and legend ... via The Daily Sentinel

Best Buddies Texas, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendship and integrated employment, and the University of ... via North Texas e-News

“We're trying to get the word out in the community about child abuse”

In 2007, more than 200 Texas children died from abuse or neglect at the hands of their parents or guardians - including an infant who died in Nacogdoches County an hour after birth and later tested positive for ... via The Daily Sentinel

“Right now this is an ongoing investigation and we haven't had an opportunity yet to talk to him”

Lubbock police obtained a warrant Tuesday for a man they suspect is responsible for the murder of a 19-year-old South Plains College student with ties to Nacogdoches, who was found dead in his apartment on ... via The Daily Sentinel

“We're losing because of the apathy of the church and the silence of the pulpit”

Baptist minister Rick Scarborough's call to Christian pastors to get out from behind the pulpit and join in the culture war reverberated at James Madison University on Thursday. via The Daily News-Record

“From his statements, he just took advantage of patients who weren't able to take care of themselves”

A Lufkin man who told police in 2006 he raped several elderly clients while working as a nurse years before in local hospitals and nursing homes pleaded guilty Wednesday to a second charge of child pornography. via News-journal.com

The Kerrville Daily Times staff garnered 16 awards after the first day of contest annoucements during the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors meeting in Galveston. via Kerrville Daily Times

Monday will be the 200th birthday of one of the original founders of Texas. A ceremony will be held to honor James Pinckney and his wife - Frances Cox Henderson - at 1 p.m., at Athens Middle School. via Athens Daily Review