New superintendent named by Sumnerwood ISD board
Sumnerwood Independent School District named Linda J. Gossett as superintendent. A veteran administrator, she has led Blanket ISD and held roles in curriculum, high and elementary school leadership, and special programs. She holds degrees from West Texas State, Eastern New Mexico, and has postgrad work at several universities. Gossett serves on state and regional education groups and has three children.
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Sumnerwood Independent
Linda J. Gossett
Texas School Improvement Initiative
Texas Education Agency
Gossett
State Board of Education
TAAS
Texas Association of School Administrators
Jason
Angelo State University
Eric
Texas Tech
Dana
Lubbock
First United Methodist Church
Shamrock
John James Attends 68th Texas Firemen Training School
John James of the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department attends the 68th annual Texas Firemen Training School at Texas A&M University with about 2,000 students from 25 states and 750 cities. He is sponsored by Collingsworth County Farm Bureau and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies, part of a statewide effort sponsoring 125 firefighters. The program aims to enhance fire fighting and prevention for rural communities.
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John James
Wellington Volunteer Fire Department
Texas Firemen's Training
Texas A&m University
Collingsworth County Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
County Farm Bureaus
Farm Bureau
Bob Stallman
Columbus
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Hunter safety class offered in Shamrock
A hunter safety class will be offered in Shamrock Friday August 1 and Saturday August 2 at Shamrock City Hall Annex West 2nd Street. The August 1 session runs 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday's from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For questions call 806 256 3522.
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Hunter
Shamrock
Shamrock City Hall
West 2Nd Street
Area coin show to feature hundreds of dealers in Amarillo
The Golden Spread Coin Club sponsors its annual Collectors Show on August 2 and 3 at the Amarillo Civic Center North Meeting Room. 108 dealer tables cover coins, paper money, stamps and more with free hourly prizes, including a 2 peso gold piece and a St. Gaudens $20 gold piece drawing. Hours run 9 AM to 6 PM Saturday and 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday. Admission is free. For bourse information call (806)355-1702.
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Golden Spread Coin Club, Inc
Amarillo Civic Center
3Rd & Buchanan
Amarillo
St. Gaudens
Coin Club
Jared Brock's Pony Team Goes To State
Jared Brock, 11, son of Joe and Kim Brock of Abernathy, plays Pony League baseball in the Lubbock area. His team beat North Bronco Champions 11-1, then 11-8, and won the West Texas Sectional final 11-3. They head to the South Zone tournament in Crowley with hopes to reach Tampa, Florida. Grandparents and relatives travel to support him.
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Jared Brock
Lubbock
Joe
Kim Brock
Abernathy
Baseball Association
North Bronco
Amarillo
Brock
Frenship
Fort Worth
Crowley
Tampa
Florida
Jared
Jackie
Junior Baird
Woodward
Joe Brock
Ted
Alpha Brock
Lottie Handley
Wellington
Hedley ISD selects new head football coach
Hedley ISD named Bob Giffin as head football coach and science teacher at a school board meeting. Giffin, a Dumas native and ACU alumnus who later coached at Lubbock, Dumas, Cotton Center, El Paso Jesus Chapel, and Faith Christian Academy, is praised for turning programs into contenders and brings a track and basketball background to Hedley.
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Gene Sheets
Bob Giffin
Coach Giffin
Dumas
Abilene Christian University
A.C.U
Navy
Giffin
Hedley
Texas signs SB190 nursing home reform into law
Governor Bush signs SB190 establishing Texas nursing home reform to boost oversight for 1100 facilities. The law, effective Sept 1, creates public accountability, licenses, a 5 year compliance history, and penalties for abuse or neglect to protect residents’ rights and dignity.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Judith Zaffirini
Elliott Naishtat
House Human Services Committee
AARP
Wilhelmina Gladden
Mike Moncrief
Elliott and Naishtat
Harvey Hilderbran
House
Senate
Bush
Department of Human Services
Boll weevil eradication funding aid from PCAs and bank
Texas farmers gain $29.4 million in boll weevil eradication financing from three Production Credit Associations with Farm Credit Bank of Texas backing the loans, supporting Southern Rolling Plains Winter Garden and Central Rolling Plains zones while lawmakers and affected communities push to sustain eradication efforts across the state.
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Pcas
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Texas
Rolling Plains
Winter Garden
Central
Austin
Travis County
Terry Dane
Texas Pca
Texas Supreme Court
Eradication Foundation
California
Arizona
Mexico
New Mexico
Louisiana
San Angelo
el Paso
Marfa
Snyder
Wichita Falls
PCA
Baird, Brady, Breckenridge
Goldthwaite
Lampasas
San Saba
Seymour
Throckmorton
Vernon
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Virginia
North Carolina
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