Hitchcock High blood drive to aid local blood supply
Occupations: Students of America will hold the Sth Annual Thanksgiving blood drive at Hitchcock High School 6625 FM 2004 in Hitchcock from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors receive a T shirt and goodies. Call 409 986 5581 for details. Texas City Police invites applicants to the Citizens' Police Academy at Rankin DeWalt Center 1004 Ninth Ave. Valley deadline November 22 with class starting December 5 at 7 p.m.
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Hitchcock High School
Students of America
Hitchcock
Texas City Police Department
Citizens’ Police Academy
Rankin DeWalt Criminal Justice Center
Ninth Ave
Texas City
Criminal Justice Center
Jerusalem women to speak at College of the Mainland
Three Jerusalem women Jean Zara Adi Dagan and Muna Shikaki will share experiences living in the city sacred to three major religions at College of the Mainland Teaching Auditorium L-131 Monday 9 30 to 10 50 a m. Sponsored by the Social and Behavioral Science Team and Partners for Peace the free presentation welcomes students and the public. Information line shows contact David Smith at area code 409 993 81211 ext 217 or 1 888 258 8859 ext 217.
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Jerusalem
College of the Mainland
L-131
Partners For Peace
Jean Zara
Adi Dagan
Muna Shikaki
David Smith
Feydeau farce encore at College of the Mainland Theater
The Feydeau comedy A Flea in Her Ear runs at College of the Mainland Theater in Texas City through Sunday. Reservations via (409)938-1211 ext 345 or toll free 1-888-258-8859 ext 345.
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College of the Mainland
Texas City
Houston
Massive cash seized in DPS traffic stop on U.S. 77
A rental van stopped for speeding on a Coastal Bend highway yielded 3.2 million dollars in duffel bags. DPS says the Nov 8 seizure on U.S. 77 north of Linton is the largest cash bust ever at a DPS stop. Arrested were Michael D. Meier 40 Brownsville and James L. Meier 38 Los Fresnos charged with money laundering. They await further proceedings in San Patricio County Jail.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
U.S. 77
Linton
Michael David Meier
Brownsville
James Lee Meier
Los Fresnos
San Patricio County
DPS
Tela Mange
Former deputy jailed for fondling two girls in Texas
David Beddingfield, a former Smith County sheriff's deputy and East Texas crime task force member, was indicted for fondling two 12-year-old girls while serving as a private investigator. He faces two new felony charges with bonds set at 75,000 each as his private investigator license was revoked amid a drug history and probation violations.
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Smith County
David Beddingfield
Texas
Beddingfield
Poly Mims
Tyler: Mornin Telegraph
Mims
Nurse charged with capital murder in Nocona case
Toxicology tests show six more patients at Nocona General Hospital died from a drug believed administered by former nurse Vicki Dawn Carson Jackson. The 36 year old, jailed on 2 million bond, faces two capital murder charges from deaths involving four patients. Authorities say up to 25 victims may exist, with autopsies on ten bodies exhumed in 2001. The hospital lies 40 miles east of Wichita Falls.
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Associated Press
Nocona General Hospital
Roger Russell
Montague County
Dallas
Russell
Vicki Dawn Carson Jackson
Jackson
Tim Cole
Cole
Nocona
Wichita Falls
Taste of the Town and Auction set for Sunday at Mall of the Mainland
The Texas City La Marque Chamber hosts the 16th Taste of the Town and Auction this Sunday in the Mall of the Mainland food court. About 20 restaurants offer fare while live and silent auctions feature nearly 200 items from sports memorabilia to a two night Westin River Walk stay and Cher tour tickets. Tickets are 15 in advance, 20 at the gate, with auctions starting at 7 30 p m and doors opening at 6 30 p m.
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Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce
Mall of the Mainland
Spratiel Hotel
Intercontinental Airport
Cher
San Antonio
Westin On the River Walk
Nolan Ryan
Lorrie Koster
Jimmy Hayley
Mall
Mainland
Community dinner to aid city development funds at Mall of the Mainland
A Sunday 6 30 p m benefit dinner at the Mall of the Mainland Food Court supports economic development projects and scholarship funds for the City of La Marque. For details contact the chamber at 409935.
Kelly Air Force exposure study finds no worker cancer deaths
The first of many studies on chemical exposures near Kelly Air Force Base reports no evidence that former civilian workers who served 1981 to 2000 died from toxic exposure. The study covers 3,264 deaths across 100 cancer causes with a breast cancer exception, mostly among Hispanic women.
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Associated Press
Kelly Air Force Base
Fernando Guerra
Metropolitan Health District
San Antonio Express-News
Air Force
Kelly
Col
Kenneth Cox
Air Force Institute For Environment, Safety and Occupational Risk Analysis
Cox
Bus Crash Kills 12-Year-Old Girl Near New Braunfels
A school bus rear-ended a van north of New Braunfels injuring the driver and a sister while killing a 12-year-old girl who rode in the van. The van’s mother, Mountain Valley Intermediate PE teacher, and the injured sister were airlifted. Eight bus riders were treated for lesser injuries. The driver said he was momentarily distracted.
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New Braunfels
Comal County
Hutchison
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