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NTCC Theatre to present A 1940s Christmas Carol at the Whatley Center

Wed, 11/05/2025 - 5:00am

The Northeast Texas Community College Theatre Department will bring a festive dose of laughter and nostalgia to the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts with its upcoming production of A 1940s Christmas Carol. The show, written and directed by Dr. Page Petrucka, Professor of Theatre, runs November 13–15 at 7 p.m., with an additional matinee performance on Saturday, November 15 at 2 p.m.

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Wilkerson joins Bee staff

Wed, 11/05/2025 - 5:00am

The Steel Country Bee is thrilled to announce its new reporter. Anne Wilkerson will be covering local news, meetings, events and more.

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Prayer works

Wed, 11/05/2025 - 5:00am

If you have lived any length of time on earth, you have heard about prayer, and, more importantly, you have prayed.” For those of us who attend church and practice our faith, we know prayer doesn’t always stop the storm, but it can calm your heart. Prayer doesn’t always make the problem disappear, but it will change the way you handle it. Prayer is the best weapon against all of life’s trials. Now, pursuant to a recently-released report, we know something else about prayer from the scientific world.