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BREAKING: LIT inclement weather closure

News Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Due to the increased threat of heavy rainfall, high winds and potential flooding this afternoon, the Lamar Institute of Technology has determined that all campuses and offices will be cancelling all classes for the remainder of the day on January 24, 2023.
Nederland ISD

Nederland ISD

BREAKING:Nederland ISD weather related early release

News Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Due to weather related safety concerns, Nederland ISD will be releasing students early today. Elementary students will be released at 1:00 pm and Secondary students will be released at 1:30 pm. Buses will run their normal routes. All after school campus activities have been cancelled.
Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas Department of Public Safety

BREAKING: Dowlen Road ramp closed for 3 months

Tim Cohrs
Friday, January 20, 2023
Motorists traveling on southbound U.S. 96 into the Parkdale Mall area will have to find alternate routes as the U.S. 69 south entrance and exit ramp at Dowlen Road will be closed for approximately three months, according to a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) media alert. On Jan.

Sports Shorts: Lamar Cardinals

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Both men’s and women’s basketball teams were defeated Jan. 14 by Texas A&M-Commerce. The men (5-13, 1-4) fell 81-66 and the women (8-8, 2-3) lost, 57-52. Both teams will play a double-header at home Thursday, Jan. 19, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beginning at 5 p.m.

Sports Shorts: Boxing

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Orange native O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster will fight for the WBC super featherweight world title Saturday, Feb. 11, when he steps into the ring against undefeated two-division champion Rey Vargas (36-0) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Foster, who is ranked No.

Sports Shorts: College football

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Mississippi State hired Nederland native Kevin Barbay as the team’s new offensive coordinator. Barbay, 40, took the job after leading Appalachian State to one of the nation’s top offenses. He has also spent time at Central Michigan and Florida.
John Sanderson, left, and Carl Lewis. Courtesy photo.

John Sanderson, left, and Carl Lewis. Courtesy photo.

Sports Shorts: Track & field

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Senior John Sanderson of Hamshire-Fannett High School competed in the Carl Lewis High School Track Invitational last weekend hosted by the University of Houston. Sanderson placed second in the 60-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 8.02, which currently ranks No. 9 in the nation.
Proctor. Courtesy photo.

Proctor. Courtesy photo.

Sports Shorts: Baseball

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Former Kelly standout Ford Proctor will be honored by his high school baseball team Saturday, Jan. 28, when the Bulldogs host their annual Bulldog World Series fundraiser at the baseball stadium beginning at 10 a.m.
In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07. Courtesy photo.

In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07. Courtesy photo.

Sports Shorts: UIL State Spirit Championships

News Staff
Friday, January 20, 2023
Multiple area cheerleading squads competed in the UIL State Spirit Championship last weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07.
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