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Warren Butler at peace with the past and the future after Mount Vernon murder
In a world of 18th-century antiques, gilded gold frames and polished crystal, perhaps the most utilitarian object at The Veranda Bed & Breakfast was an unadorned black plastic box sitting atop a dresser in ...
Slaying of Texas B&B owner Robert Whiteside unravels a private world
Maybe Robert Whiteside was angry, busy inside his bed-and-breakfast or lost in a creative binge at the jewelry workshop, but it still wasn't like him to ignore Warren Butler's calls.
Local businesses struggle to find skilled workers
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Michael Rodriguez, listens to the judge after being found guilty Thursday, May 2, 2002, by a Franklin County jury in Mount Vernon, Texas in the Christmas Eve 2000 killing of Irving Police Officer Aubrey ...
Coppell teachers and students visit D.C. and New York City
In June, Lakeside Elementary Principal Mark Lukert, Denton Creek Elementary Principal Brian McLain, 14 students and several parents took a trip to Washington D.C. and New York City.
Report: Hollingsworth leads Homer
Texas House District 3 challenger Kirby Hollingsworth, R-Mount Vernon, has a fund-raising edge over incumbent Mark Homer, D-Paris, according to mandatory contribution reports filed Tuesday with the Texas Ethics ...
Coppell teachers and students visit D.C. and New York City
In June, Lakeside Elementary Principal Mark Lukert, Denton Creek Elementary Principal Brian McLain, 14 students and several parents took a trip to Washington D.C. and New York City.
Pittsburg, Mount Vernon named state certified retirement communities
News Pittsburg, Mount Vernon named state certified retirement communities Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:26 AM CDT Staples visits with Pittsburg leaders Wednesday before announcing Pittsburg is a GO TEXAN Certified ...
City's sales tax numbers improve in June
July 6, 2008 - Sales tax numbers turned upward for the city and county in June, perhaps marking a reversal of a trend reflecting generally flat retail sales in recent months.
Mt. Vernon man avoids death penalty with plea deal
July 1, 2008 - A Mount Vernon entered a guilty plea Monday afternoon to the 2006 capital murder of Veranda Bed and Breakfast owner Robert Whiteside in Mount Vernon.
Tractor Worth $40,000 Stolen From Titus County Job Site
If you See It you can Snap It and then Send It to KLTV. A tractor worth $40,000 has been stolen from Benchmark Industrial Services, on a job site inside the Luminant Energy Winfield South Mine, in an area ...
University of North Texas News Service
Music from Mount Vernon comes to UNT July 24
What: University of North Texas College of Music presents Music from Mount Vernon, a faculty chamber recital.
Sheriff's investigators seeking information about stolen tractor
Titus County sheriff's investigators are seeking information about a John Deere tractor that was stolen between June 29 and July 1. The sheriff's office reported that the keys had been left in the tractor, ...
East Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Capital Murder
Vernon East Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Capital Murder News can happen anytime, anywhere.
James L. "Sonny" Pryor, 72 of Bogata, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at his residence.
Sorting out proposed property tax freeze
“If any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional ... such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining (provisions).”
Updated 46 minutes ago Let's try to untangle some of the confusion about a proposed property tax freeze for the elderly and disabled, currently before Paris City Council. via Paris Texas
University of North Texas News Service
UNT Baroque Ensemble to perform in Bolivia, Peru Group gets...
“You have to submit a CD and be chosen to perform at this festival, and being the only student-oriented group from the U.S. to be chosen is quite an honor”
DENTON , Texas -- The University of North Texas Baroque Ensemble has been invited to perform at the biennial international "Misiones de Chiquitos" festival in Bolivia, making it the only student-based group ... via University of North Texas News Service
Trinity Hunt Partners adds to Jordan investment
“East TX home health agency buys Addison co.”
Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners has invested another $1 million in Jordan Health Services Inc. via Dallas Business Journal
Area health plan changes may increase hospital bills
“The whole point is to offer a choice”
Employees for some East Texas cities would have to pay more for services at East Texas Medical Center facilities beginning in June under a possible change to those cities' health plans. via News-journal.com
News School boards will have vote Saturday, February 9, 2008 4:21 PM CST Candidates vying for open spots on area school boards can begin filing on Monday, Feb. via The Daily Tribune Online