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BASS Reporter's Notebook (ESPN)
The 'Duel' Begins for Youngest Rookie, Oldest Vet; Autograph Time; The Pain of Sitting Out; Backstage Happenings: BASS' Horton Appointed to High-Level CouncilPhysician assistant, wife charged with Medicaid fraud (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) A physician’s assistant from Edinburg and his wife are out on bond after being charged with Medicaid fraud.
Willis victim’s case awaits DA action in Harris County (The Conroe Courier) Willis police have wrapped up their investigation into the October death of a Willis man and turned the case over to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for action.
SCHEDULE: Nederland prepares to get festive (Beaumont Enterprise) When the Nederland Heritage Festival started in 1973, it was never meant to be an annual event. In fact, said festival manager Wanda Hollier, it only was meant to serve as a supplement to the city’s 75th birthday.
Time to get ready to put corn in the ground (The Shreveport Times) I sure wish we could get a couple weeks of drying weather, but wishes don't do a lot. I have been talking to him about agriculture's need to plant or at least get ready to put corn in the ground and everything is going to be fine, just different. I know the weather bureau keeps score, but we have had a wet, cold winter for our part of the country.
Lynn Burkhead -- Trapping the big bass pipeline (The Herald Democrat) Peruse the fishing reports from around North and East Texas and you'll quickly find out a couple of things. First, most bass waters are still a bit nippy after a good old fashioned winter complete with multiple snowfalls and frequent cold air intrusions.
Henderson twins have drive to succeed (The Tribune-Democrat) Winning a national title would be enough to satisfy almost any wrestler.But Evan Henderson continues to prove that he’s not just any wrestler.
Washington & Jefferson joins program to educate underprivileged students (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) It's a far cry from modular classrooms in vacant parking lots and windowless warehouses in run-down neighborhoods of Houston to the quiet hush of the nearly 230-year-old hallowed halls of W&J.
Around Town 3/4/10 (Abilene Reporter-News) The Abilene Preservation League is making plans to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Swenson House , 1726 Swenson St. To begin, they’ve scheduled a Roaring Twenties Speakeasy for 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Don your Twenties attire if you’d like, bring your own flask and enter through the porte-cochere with your password (given when you call for reservations).Cost to attend is $50 per person/$100 per ...
At The Shore Today (Press of Atlantic City) What It Is: They've been performing together for nearly three decades, so Yesterday, a Beatles tribute band, has proven they have the chops to imitate the Fab Four.