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Sports Shorts: Ultimate Cowboy

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Coy Melancon, of nearby Batson, outlasted 13 other cowboys during the “Ultimate Cowboy Showdown” to win $50,000 worth of cattle as well as a belt buckle.

Sports shorts: WO-S football

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The National Football Foundation recognized Demetrius Hunter as a member of the 2022 Team of Distinction along with 81 other high school scholar-athletes from around the nation.

Sports Shorts: NBA basketball

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Port Arthur Memorial great Kenneth Lofton Jr. signed a professional two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies after going undrafted in last week’s NBA Draft.

Celebrating with safe streets

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Texas Highway Patrol will be initiating two traffic safety campaigns during the holiday weekend looking for people violating traffic laws from Friday, Ju

Lumberton ISD hires new safety director

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Thomas “Tim” Lane has been hired as new Director of Safety, Security and Student Services for Lumberton ISD, according to a June 22 press release from district officials.