Navarro County News

Two people drowned and a 2-year-old was seriously hurt after a 14-foot aluminum boat capsized in a stock pond in Navarro County, authorities said.

A boat crowded with six members of a family capsized on a Navarro County stock pond Saturday evening, killing two people and sending a toddler to the hospital.

Automatic spending cuts that went into affect march first have slashed budgets and cut funding for many programs.

Lago de Plata Apartments is an affordable community that consists of 150 rental units housed in 14 garden style buildings that were originally built in 1970, but substantially renovated in 2003-2004 with the aid of a HUD 221d4 new construction/rehab loan.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Wise County will be spared from the budget-cutting ax.The Texas Neighborhood Services board of directors Wednesday considered three options to cut nearly half a million dollars from the Head Start and Early Head Start budget in the nine-county area it serves.

Shawn and Lynn Tutt of Arlington were among the first diners at the inaugural event, which began late Friday afternoon on the west side of the ballpark and runs from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.

HEAD START CUTS WON'T AFFECT WISE - The Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Wise County will be spared from cuts in staffing and classes due to sequestration.