East Texas

A Rusk County man is going to prison for stealing steaks.  

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Bossier City police and Bossier Crime Stoppers are looking for information to help them catch whoever recently shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of sterling silver earrings from a local store. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $375 for information leading to the arrest of whoever stole the items from the Kmart store in the 3000 block of East Texas back in December

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A young Houston man pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in East Texas.  U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas John Bales says 21-year-old Saul Cobarrubias has pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering

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Panola College President Gregory Powell has been named Educator of the Year for 2011 by the Coordinating and Development Corporation. The Corporation serves the economic, community, workforce and business development needs of ten parishes in Northwest Louisiana, eight counties in Northeast Texas and four counties in Southwest Arkansas

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A retiring East Texas college professor gets a scholarship fund in her name. Panola College has established the "Dr. Lillian Cook Endowed Scholarship" to honor Dr. Cook for her many years of dedicated service

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BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today confirmed the death of a 13-year-old East Texas boy in a Shreveport hospital due to complications from H1N1 flu.  Elysian Fields Middle School student Trenton Lindsey died Tuesday night. 

"Our hearts and prayers go out to this child's family and friends," said DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein.  "It is important we all remain vigilant for symptoms of flu-like illness, and be serious about taking preventative measures against the spread of flu." 

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