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Mark Haslett
News DirectorMark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards. Before coming to Northeast Texas, Haslett worked for High Plains Public Radio in Amarillo, where he worked as News Director and later as Director of Programming. His work has been broadcast on KERA, KCUR and other public radio stations, as well as the NPR Newscast. Haslett has also worked as an editor and reporter in both news and sports at newspapers in the Southwest and Midwest. Haslett developed a passion for radio as a youth, when he helped his father, a program host at (now-defunct) WRBC-AM in Jackson, Miss.
Haslett's other professional interests include teaching and massage therapy. He holds a master's degree from the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught English as a Foreign Language in Campeche, Mexico. Haslett earned a B.A. in English from Tufts University in Medofrd, Mass. He is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and is a graduate of The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin.
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Longtime Greenville ISD Superintendent Sharon Boothe retired in November.
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The city, which held public meetings seeking input on its strategic plan Feb. 6 and Feb. 13, will host one more forum on the topic Feb. 27.
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Mount Moriah Temple Baptist Church will host Tuesday evening's public forum at 6 p.m.
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Everyone in the community is invited to the forum at Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church on the city's strategic plan starting at 6 p.m.
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About 16 percent of students enrolling in Texas community colleges complete a bachelor's within six years.
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The Bonham ISD has been accused of unfairly penalizing Black and disabled students.
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Municipal government is seeking public input on the city's strategic plan at tonight's meeting, and at similar forums on Feb. 13 and Feb. 27.
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All local incumbents in the Texas House of Representatives will face a challenger in the Republican Party primary election.
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As part of the bi-annual redistricting, the Tigers will lose Bonham and Pottsboro as district opponents.
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The two Republicans will once again face off for the right to represent House District 2 in the GOP primary March 5.