Aneesa Cedillo in the Early College High School (ECHS) is fighter, giver, and kind. She was only 6 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. She repeated first grade because she spent 11 months in chemotherapy. At 11 years old, she is cancer-free. However, the long terms effects of cancer […]
Longview High School and Lufkin High School are coming together for the first time before their football game on September 15, to provide meals for hungry East Texans. “We are thrilled that two new school districts want to have their own pantry raid to benefit the East Texas Food Bank (ETFB),” said David Emerson, CEO […]
If your loved ones financially depend on you, you might want to a buy life insurance policy. Proceeds from life insurance can cover burial expenses. And beneficiaries could use the money to help pay mortgage or tuition costs. Some policies provide benefits to you while you are alive. There are two basic types: These policies […]
Jarvis Christian University biology professor Dr. Shakhawat Bhuiyan is the principal investigator on a new $2.25 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant titled “Interdisciplinary Research Infusion into STEM Education Undergraduate Program.” The new NSF grant continues over the next five years, with a start date of August 1, 2023, and running through July 31, 2028. […]
CAPT John Oguntomilade selected as EHE Initiative Coordination Lead Captain John Oguntomilade, BDS, MPH, PhD, has been selected as the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative Coordination Lead in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH,) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP). CAPT Oguntomilade […]
OAG secures $300 Million for Texas in opioid settlement with CVS and encourages local areas to sign on to receive funds. AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) reached a $5 billion multi-state settlement with CVS for the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic, including inadequately monitoring opioid prescriptions. Over $300 million […]
