Everman NewsLocal news for Everman, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.'In a better place'- February 28, 2008 "This boy was very well-liked, popular and played in a lot of sports" Devin Villanueva was the kind of person you could never stay mad at. The 14-year-old Stamford High School freshman always had a big smile on his face -- punctuated with dimples -- and a joke up his sleeve, ... via Abilene Reporter-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/in-a-better-place?fromrss=1 Recalled beef must be tossed, state says schools- February 22, 2008 "We're still just waiting for the USDA to assure us that the beef we have is safe to eat, and then we'll put it back in our system for consumption" Texas school districts that have been storing recalled beef were told Thursday by the Texas agriculture commissioner to dispose of it.The districts have shelved more than 765,000 pounds of recalled beef as part of the nation's largest beef recall, Commissioner Todd Staples said.Tarrant County school districts -- including Azle, Castleberry,...http://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/recalled-beef-must-be-tossed-state-says-schoo... Guard member sentenced- February 20, 2008 A federal judge in the Rio Grande Valley sentenced a Texas National Guard soldier from Fort Worth to 38 months in prison Tuesday for his role in smuggling illegal immigrants during a high-profile border clampdown last summer.Clarence Hodge Jr., 36, a veteran sergeant in the Guard and a third-generation soldier, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants from May through early June as he worked in Laredo on Operation Jump Start, an effort initiated by President Bush..http://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/guard-member-sentenced?fromrss=1 Elementary Spanish courses vary widely- February 13, 2008 "It's to help prepare kids for a global economy, which more and more means being able to speak a second language" A mother-and-daughter protest of Grapevine-Colleyville's policy requiring elementary students to take Spanish classes turned a spotlight on the district's curriculum.For 15 years, students have been required to take Spanish, taught twice a week in a nine-week rotation with art classes.When the story of Leigh Allison and her fifth-grade daughter Ashleigh's boycott of her Spanish...http://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/elementary-spanish-courses-vary-widely?fromrs... Bi-district basketball game set- February 9, 2008 Randy KeckThe Community News: Junior Taylore Hayes in recent game action against Everman. via The Community News - Informing. Conne...http://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/bi-district-basketball-game-set?fromrss=1 Woman testifies of assault by boyfriend- February 6, 2008 "I just tried to keep everything normal. I was trying to stick to the plan that I had made in my head. When he went back to work, I was going to call police." FORT WORTH -- The 44-year-old woman said she didn't see it coming.She was in the kitchen cooking chili beans when, out of nowhere, her boyfriend, Joe Dickson, punched her in the stomach.'I just fell to the floor, screaming,' the woman told a Tarrant County jury Tuesday.The next thing she knew, the woman said, Dickson was tying her hands..http://www.topix.net/city/everman-tx/2008/02/woman-testifies-of-assault-by-boyfriend?fromr... |