The Lone Star Police Department announced Feb. 9 they had recovered multiple firearms recently. Twenty firearms related to thefts in multiple counties and cities were recovered thanks to a joint investigation with multiple agencies.
Every young man who suits up and takes the field on any given fall Friday night in Northeast Texas dreams of continuing his football career in college, with many aspiring to play in the National Football League. While the latter is extremely rare, it is not uncommon for local students to have the opportunity to play collegiately, whether it is at a junior college, Division 1 school or somewhere in between. On Feb. 3, several local athletes made the next step in their football careers, with seven area athletes signing National Letters of Intent.
Students of Honors Northeast took their 27th biannual trip to Dallas Jan. 29. Because of restrictions relating to COVID, it was the first semester-day trip where students had to drive themselves. Though this may have hampered attendance, the group enjoyed many special amenities. Because of recent gifts from John and Jan Bryan of Naples, and Don and Margaret Muse of Pittsburg, in addition to long-range funding and encouragement from Drs. Jim and Paula Archer, the group enjoyed a traditional, NTCC honors day-trip experience.
Ready or not, it’s tax season. The IRS will begin accepting and processing those returns beginning Friday, February 12, and this year’s tax deadline is still Thursday, April 15. In 2020, BBB received over 6,500 IRS related scams via BBB Scam Tracker. And with the IRS expecting more than 150 million returns this year, BBB reminds consumers to be on the lookout for emails, text messages, and phone calls from those posing as IRS agents.