Associated Press

Cause determined in Wood County business fire

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:27:26 +0000

MINEOLA - Investigators say a lawnmower and spilled fuel have been blamed for a fire that destroyed much of an East Texas petroleum company.

With Playoff Expansion, Baseball Goes Wilder

Associated Press — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:21:00 +0000

Major League Baseball expanded its playoff format to 10 teams Friday, adding a second wild-card in each league.

The decision establishes a new one-game, wild-card round in each league between the teams with the best records who are not division winners, meaning a third-place team could win the World Series.

This is the only change in baseball's playoff structure since the 1995 season, when wild-card teams were first added.

"This change increases the rewards of a division championship and allows two additional markets to experience playoff baseball each year," Commissioner Bud Seli

Temporary Restraining Order Dissolved

Associated Press — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:34:21 +0000

PARIS, Texas (AP) - A Paris, Texas judge has dissolved a
temporary restraining order blocking TransCanada from crossing a
farm with a proposed Canadian crude oil pipeline to the Gulf coast.

Former Red River County teacher gets five years

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:05:48 +0000

CLARKSVILLE - A former middle school teacher in Clarksville has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges involving sexual misconduct with a 13-year-old male student.

Thousands Attend Rally For Nativity Scene

Associated Press — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:18:03 +0000

ATHENS - Thousands have rallied on an East Texas courthouse lawn in response to an effort to remove a nativity scene.

The Athens Daily Review estimated that about 5,000 people came to Saturday's rally, which a Baptist pastor told the crowd was prompted by "the beginning of persecution of Christianity in our nation."

Investigation continues in accident at wastewater line

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:58:51 +0000

FAIRVIEW - An official with a Collin County town where a sewer line accident killed one man says a blockage has been found that could be the body of a missing second worker.