Mar
18
Mayor Provides Proclamation for Rhonda Barnes
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Adopt a School program recently recognized Rhonda Barnes in an effort to highlight the service and commitment she gave to the organization. Rhonda was on the Adopt A School committee from the very beginning and it seemed fitting to honor her memory at the upcoming City Council meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Co-chair, James Skeeler stood with [...]
Mar
18
Junior Achievement Program Aims To Teach Kids About Community
March 18, 2010 | 2 Comments
By Glenn Evans, LNJ View article at Longview News Journal webpage Students in a second-grade classroom learned it was time to make the doughnuts one recent morning. “Hello everyone. Do you remember my name?” Temeka Jeter asked the 19 young faces focusing on her in Candace Edwards’ classroom at Pine Tree Elementary. Several classmates did [...]
Mar
18
Preventing Drunk Driving is the Target of HS Project
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By Randy Ross, LNJ View Article at Longview News Journal Webpage The parents stood next to a hospital bed Wednesday, staring down at their motionless son. A doctor walked into the room to say medical staff did all they could, but their 18-year-old was dead. The parents embraced in tears. The doctor left the room. [...]