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Virginia Smith (seated at table in red shirt) keeps a watchful eye on the younger kiddos during the Vacation Bible School at Yellowpine Macedonia Baptist Church this week. This summer’s theme is Zoomerang – returning to the value of life…Fearfully and Wonderfully Made…Psalm 139:14 Praise to all the people that take the time to work at helping teach, and help point our youth in the right direction. Reporter photo by Kenny Wick

The second annual Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas Teacher Externship was held June 13-17, 2022, to highlight the skills necessary for success and the career opportunities across the 12 counties of Deep East Texas. Twenty-five businesses and 27 teachers from 11 Independent School Districts collaborated to better prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s workforce. The focus was on high demand occupations in Deep East Texas industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, professional and technical services, and information technology.

It’s hot. It’s really hot. Sadly, it seems like the temperature is having an adverse affect on our common sense. In just about any parking lot after the temperature breaks 90 degrees, there will be at least one car left with the engine running while the driver is inside doing their business. You would think that with the w a y everyone, m e included, complains about the price of gas we w o u l d choose to not burn it while we are inside getting a honeybun and coffee. Even worse is the number of these vehicles left running with purses, or electronics, left in plain sight, a temptation to anyone who may be out for a quick buck.

The fire environment, characterized by critically to extremely dry vegetation and critical fire weather, will support wildfire activity this week. Areas of concern include the eastern Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, Central Texas, North Texas near the Waco and Dallas-Fort Worth areas and south along the I-35 corridor near the Capital region.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says two drivers are dead and one passenger is injured following a head-on crash in north Newton County on Friday evening. It occurred at about 8:30 on Highway 87, about three miles north of Burkeville.

Lance and Deitra Deal have a family history and love for bass fishing and wanted to be closer to the best place in Texas for just that, so they moved their business from the Waco area to Hemphill. Since their soft opening just a short month ago, they have generated over 70 work orders and quickly returned 48 boats back to their owners, fixed right the first time. They are located at 700 Sabine Street in Hemphill, and their business hours are Tuesday – Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. They can be reached by phone at 409-787-2055 or hydrotechmarineservices.com