The City of Hughes Springs has received a HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to build new houses for low-income homeowners.
For the thirteenth straight year since 2008, Cypress Bank has presented a high-end MacBook laptop for the use of Northeast Texas Community College honors students. This year’s Cypress Bank Scholar is Cade Bennett. He is the son of Mark, and Cerena Bennett of Naples. A graduate of Paul Pewitt High School, Bennett was a varsity athlete, and member of the National Honor Society. With theatre experience as well, he assumed the star role this past summer in the 2020 film project of Honors Northeast at NTCC. Cypress Bank Vice President, Billie Sue Hanson, of the Lone Star Branch, presented Bennett with this gift (above). Cypress Bank has five locations in Pittsburg, Mount Pleasant, Lone Star, and Commerce. COURTESY PHOTO
All tax scams put taxpayers at risk. This year, taxpayers should be especially, watchful for aggressive schemes related to COVID-19 relief, including Economic Impact Payments.
According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of social distancing policies corresponded with significant reductions in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reduced community mobility, both in the U.S. and globally, providing evidence that social distancing is a useful tool in preventing further spread of COVID-19.
Northeast Texas Community College began welcoming athletes back to the campus Monday, Aug. 17 as they prepare for a unique fall schedule. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced this summer they would be moving the majority of Fall sports to the Spring for the 2020-2021 school year in response to COVID-19.