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(1) Lamar University history professor Jeff Forret will discuss his book published by Cambridge University Press entitled Williams’ Gang A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts about 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021 for the Deep East Texas Archeological Society at the Iris and Anne Howard Civic...
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Jen,
You talk about the energy around you from time to time in your column. How do you keep energy around you positive? I struggle a lot with negative people...
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Jen,How did you slow down your life and enjoy the time you have with your family? I work at a retail store with a changing schedule. I am a wife and a mother. Life never seems to slow down for me. I feel like I am always going but not enjoying any of it. We live in a small home...
Read more(1) At 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 24th, the Liberty County Historical Commission will dedicate a State Historical Marker honoring Annie Colbert, first African American teacher in Dayton and the Rosenwald School which educated many students in the area and now serves...
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There is a new scam hitting the area and it is catching many people off guard. People are receiving text messages from “USPS, FedEx, or UPS” informing them that a package cannot be delivered or that there is an update on a delivery followed by a clickable link. It looks legit, but it is not...
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April is National Financial Literacy Month and this year it could not come at a more perfect time. Helping customers navigate the rough ride of the pandemic has been both challenging and rewarding. I’ve always felt that having a plan of action sets the course for smoother...
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As of Sunday, April 11, 2021, forty four people had signed up to attend the Angelina County Genealogy Conference.
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We all know that one person who is overly dramatic about everything. The one who acts like everything is the end of the world, and they act childish if things do not go their way. They seem to drain our energy every time we are around them or dealing with them. They cause us headaches...
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