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MARSHALL – A 41-year-old Hughes Springs man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

Three Northeast Texas Community College Honors scholars will present original essays on regional themes at a Lunch and Learn event at the Mount Pleasant Library (601 North Madison) on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The free public event will be held in the Community Room from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch will be provided by an anonymous donor. Dr. Andrew Yox (left), NTCC Honors Director, will begin the session with “North east Texas as Portrayed in Film”. Gem Elmore (center), of Winnsboro, will follow with a discussion on the “Integration of Churches in Northeast Texas”. Jaidyn Thompson (right) will round out the presentation with “Populist Attorney: the Story of Harold Nix”. Both Elmore and Thompson will be presenting their works later this spring at the meetings of the Walter Webb Society in Austin, and at the meeting of the Great Plains Honors Council in Wichita, Kansas. Please RSVP to Yox at ayox@ntcc.edu if you plan to attend.