Hank Pickering, a volunteer for the the Northeast Texas Trail, says several projects being directed by the Chaparral Rails to Trails organization are progressing. Trail improvements from Merit to Paris are near completion, and from the Roxton to Paris are underway. A one-and-a-half mile part of the trail in Wolfe City will soon be paved. Hank says the NETT raised about $5,800 on North Texas Giving Day, exceeding the goal of $4,000.