Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 13th of August.
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🎭 Culture
East Texas pastor Dr. Rickey Moore Sr. was cast as Pastor Thaddeus Walker in GodZoneTV’s new faith-based series Homeless Henry, with production starting in mid-July in Waco (his ministry center).
His role offers a fresh way to share the gospel through television.
🎓 Education
Texas lawmakers have introduced projects that add Bible readings, revised social studies standards and daily prayer options in schools — changes set to take effect in the 2030-2031 school year.
Some districts will also display Ten Commandments posters as the state expands its Bluebonnet curriculum.
Kilgore College held its summer graduation ceremony on Aug.
6 at Dodson Auditorium. The event awarded 213 degrees and certificates to 199 graduates (including AAS, AA, AS and AAT degrees).
🏥 Health
Bank staff celebrated longtime employee Debbie Robinson’s finish to breast cancer treatment on Tuesday morning at Texas Bank & Trust on Loop 281.
The event featured a visit by Pink Heals of Gregg County with its pink fire engine & honored Robinson’s strength since her first battle in 2003.
Christus Good Shepherd performed its first Ion robotic bronchoscopy on Aug.
6 when pulmonologist Dr. Venkatesh Donty (using a new platform) biopsied a lung nodule, marking a milestone in cancer care ahead of the new Cancer Center opening this fall.
🏈 Sports
Local sports and community events bring excitement as Larry Lancaster’s team won the senior scramble, and several public events are scheduled.
Highlights include the Delta Waterfowl Banquet on Aug. 15 (doors at 5 p.m.), a skeet shoot on Oct. 2, and a KC Softball Prospect Combine on Aug. 23.
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