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Speed limits to change

By Tony Farkasnews@sanjacnews.com COLDSPRING — Following approval from the Texas Department of Transportation, speed limits on State Highway 156 will change. Mayor John Benestante said that at the Coldspring City Council meeting on March 4, the council passed…
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Overview of ongoing TxDOT projects presented by area engineer

By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com Clint Jones, Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) area engineer for Polk and San Jacinto counties, recently presented a program to the Rotary Club of Livingston. Polk and San Jacinto are two of the nine counties that comprise TxDOT’s Lufkin district. Jones talked about the off-system bridge replacement program, through which 54 bridges in Polk County have been replaced in the last six years alone, saving the county money. “I’ve had an ally with Judge (Sydney) Murphy. TxDOT has had a unique relationship with Polk County,” Jones said. He said there are four upcoming construction projects in which bridges and their approaches will be replaced. Two are in the north end of the county with estimated costs of $1,193,046.50 and $591,402. The other two are in the eastern part of the county with estimated costs of $915,171 and $895,790.50. Regarding US 59, the future I-69, Jones said there are currently 10 projects that the Lufkin District…
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Rotary Club hears about US Space Force

Emily Gazzaway spoke to Rotarians. MOLLIE LA SALLE| TCB By Mollie LaSalle WOODVILLE – The Rotary Club of Woodville hosted guest speaker Emily Gazzaway last Wednesday, who spoke about her military career, which began in 1995 when she enlisted in the Air Force. She retired after 27 years as a Chief Master Sergeant. She didn’t spend the entire 27 years in the Air Force; In December 2019, her final position was as the senior enlisted aide to the nations very first chief of space operations. Gazzaway explained, “the Space Force’s mission is to secure the nations interests in, from, and to space. Space is woven into the fabric of our everyday life, nearly everything we do touches space. Space Force exists to defend American interests as well as those of our allies”. The US Space Force was established December 20, 2019 when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed. Space Force is the first new branch of the armed services since the creation of the Air Force in 1947. The US Space Force…
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Vendors offer variety for festival

By Chris Edwardsnews@tylercountybooster.com WOODVILLE – For many of the visitors, both out-of-towners as well as residents, the Dogwood Festival offers more than the opportunity to relish in the coronation of a new Dogwood Queen, after all, there is also a variety of food, crafts and other goods available. For the Western Weekend and Queen’s Weekend portions of the annual festival, vendors fill the courthouse square and hawk their wares. Lori Benthall, who serves as the vendor chair and president of Tyler County Texas Business Women, which coordinates the festival vending, said this year there will be all kinds of good stuff available to festival goers. Benthall said that the money raised from vendor fees goes toward a scholarship fund, which is available for any Tyler County senior girls to apply for. She said that in 2023, TCTBW raised $7,000 from the vendor fees, but “this year I want to beat that goal,” she said. During the two weekends (March 30 for Western Weekend and April 6…
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Logan Townsend, an 18-year-old senior at Groveton ISD, has signed a letter of intent with Centenary College in Shreveport, La., to play football. While at Groveton High School, Logan played left guard, right guard an defensive end. He was co-offensive Lineman of the Year for 2023, and was named 12-2A All-District Academic team, 12-2A All State Academic team, and State Farm Player of the Week Game 8 against Normangee. While at Centenary, Logan will be on the offensive Line. His parents are Jeremy and Jennifer Townsend, and his grandparents are Gina and Terry Townsend and Frank and Delinda Bass. Photo by Tony Farkas

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Rotary Club hears about US Space Force

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Emily Gazzaway spoke to Rotarians. MOLLIE LA SALLE| TCB By Mollie LaSalle WOODVILLE – The Rotary Club of Woodville hosted guest speaker Emily Gazzaway last Wednesday, who spoke about her military career, which began in 1995 when she enlisted in the Air Force. She retired after 27 years as a Chief Master Sergeant. She didn’t spend the entire 27 years in the Air Force; In December 2019, her final position was as the senior enlisted aide to the nations very first chief of space operations. Gazzaway…

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Signing up

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Logan Townsend, an 18-year-old senior at Groveton ISD, has signed a letter of intent with Centenary College in Shreveport, La., to play football. While at Groveton High School, Logan played left guard, right guard an defensive end. He was co-offensive Lineman of the Year for 2023, and was named 12-2A All-District Academic team, 12-2A All State Academic team, and State Farm Player of the Week Game 8 against Normangee. While at Centenary, Logan will be on the offensive Line. His parents are…

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Overview of ongoing TxDOT projects presented by area engineer

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By Emily Banks Wooteneditor@polkenterprise.com Clint Jones, Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) area engineer for Polk and San Jacinto counties, recently presented a program to the Rotary Club of Livingston. Polk and San Jacinto are two of the nine counties that comprise TxDOT’s Lufkin district. Jones talked about the off-system bridge replacement program, through which 54 bridges in Polk County have been replaced in the last six years alone, saving the county money. “I’ve had an ally…

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Speed limits to change

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By Tony Farkasnews@sanjacnews.com COLDSPRING — Following approval from the Texas Department of Transportation, speed limits on State Highway 156 will change. Mayor John Benestante said that at the Coldspring City Council meeting on March 4, the council passed a resolution in favor of the change. That resolution was sent to TxDOT, and following its approval, the signs will be changed. The resolution was passed following a study performed by TxDOT. The new limit, which will be from State Highway…

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