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8:45 a.m. Monday- Texas rescue team for Haiti stands down
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — An elite search and rescue team from Texas will not fly to earthquake-devastated Haiti and has been demobilized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Texas Engineering Extension Service in College Station on Monday said the United Nations mission in Haiti has declared that search and rescue teams in the country are sufficient.
Texas Task Force One was called up by Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday, two days after a massive earthquake rocked the Port-au-Prince area. The urban search and rescue team from Texas, with about 80 personnel, plus search dogs, had been on standby in Houston since then.
Flights in and out of Haiti's capital city airport, which suffered damage, have been limited, with commercial service halted to clear the way for military and other recovery flights.
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Adding 'wow' factor to iconic park
Joe O’Brien was caught by surprise one recent afternoon when he heard about all of the improvements planned for his beloved Graham Park.
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C.U.R.E. desires to put ‘finishing touch’ on park project
The City of Greenville received a some extra support Tuesday regarding the recently awarded Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant for Graham Park.
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In 100 years, Graham Park served many functions
In its 100-year history, Greenville’s Graham Park has served as an amusement park, an encampment for a Confederate soldiers’ reunion, a stop on the Greenville Electric Street Railway line and the site of The Natatorium, the city’s swimming pool.
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More than ever before
Hunt County is a great place to get an education, according to local educators.
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Summer comes to unofficial close
While there are those North Texas residents who still speak of the summer of 1980 as being the hottest they ever experienced, in the years ahead the summer of 2010 will undoubtedly be mentioned in the same breath.
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TxDOT: Work continues on major highway upgrades
While the attention of many area drivers has been on the construction along Interstate 30 in Greenville, work continues on other major highway projects in Hunt County.
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TxDOT: Overpass completion year away
The completion of the construction work along Interstate 30 where it passes through Greenville is still about a year away, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
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Justice — and children — to be served
For one night each year, the waiter which brings dinner may carry a gun or swing a gavel during their day jobs.
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Fire danger continues for area
The Labor Day weekend is known as a time to grill out and build camp and bonfires — activities which can pose a danger in dry weather
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Helping more people
The United Way of Hunt County is looking to break a fund raising record in the upcoming year in order to benefit as many area disadvantaged individuals as possible.
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Adding 'wow' factor to iconic park
