Latest East Texas Headlines http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com The latest headlines from MarshallNewsMessenger en-us Copyright 2008, Cox Newspapers Inc., MarshallNewsMessenger Sat, 17 May 2008 06:44:03 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/82/52/image_1352828.jpg Latest East Texas Headlines http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com 5 Lightning likely caused Nacogdoches auto repair shop fire http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/16/fire.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/16/fire.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:12:20 EDT Forces of nature kept area firefighters busy, left five people without jobs and burned a local auto repair shop to the ground early Thursday morning, as heavy rains and lightning filled the sky over Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches man gets 19 years for intoxication assault http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/16/intoxicatedassault.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/16/intoxicatedassault.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:10:09 EDT It took less than an hour for a Nacogdoches jury to sentence a man to 19 years in prison for an intoxication assault charge stemming from a May 2006 wreck. SFA director of marketing resigns http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/15/SFA_kesling.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/15/SFA_kesling.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:28:36 EDT Andy Kesling, executive director of marketing at SFA, resigned from his position Wednesday due to "personal reasons," the university confirmed. State officials conclude DaVita investigation http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/15/davita_update.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/15/davita_update.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:25:03 EDT State health officials have concluded their investigation into DaVita Lufkin Dialysis following a recent spike in patient deaths, a state spokeswoman said Wednesday. Diesel spills into Nacogdoches Native Plant Center http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/diesel_spill.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/diesel_spill.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:31:12 EDT Diesel fuel spilled at Rudy's No. 11 station on North Street Tuesday afternoon leaked into a tributary of Lanana Creek inside the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, threatening botanical species there. Memorial Health System breaks ground on new heart disease and stroke center http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/memorial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/memorial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:28:00 EDT Memorial Health System of East Texas broke ground Tuesday on a $30 million Cardiovascular and Stroke Center of East Texas, a 106,000-square-foot facility to be constructed near the hospital's emergency room entrance. Burke Center gets $1.66 million http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/burke_center.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/14/burke_center.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 14 May 2008 09:24:52 EDT The Texas Department of State Health Services has awarded $1.66 million to the Burke Center for a psychiatric emergency program. Expert: 'Cattle call dialysis' a problem http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/08/dialysis_concerns.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/08/dialysis_concerns.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 8 May 2008 09:34:05 EDT As a state health investigation into several dialysis patient deaths at DaVita Lufkin Dialysis continues, industry experts and those who had first-hand experiences at the kidney service company point to patient overload and sub-standard care as problems with the facility. DaVita: Company saddened by deaths at Lufkin facility http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/07/davita.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/07/davita.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 7 May 2008 09:23:31 EDT A DaVita Lufkin Dialysis spokesman said Tuesday the company is saddened by deaths at its facility and is continuing to provide care for its 125 patients who have been relocated to other regional facilities as the state investigates a recent spike in deaths at the facility. Sour Lake man's bond revoked http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/07/vaglica.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/07/vaglica.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 7 May 2008 09:16:33 EDT The alcohol-monitoring ankle device Matt Vaglica's attorney championed as unfailingly accurate during his trial for intoxicated assault was the basis for Vaglica's return to jail Tuesday for violating the terms of his bond. Officials expand Lufkin's DaVita dialysis probe http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/06/davita.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/06/davita.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Tue, 6 May 2008 09:12:06 EDT An investigation into several patient deaths at DaVita Lufkin Dialysis Center has expanded from a 30-day period to 18 months as state health officials and local law enforcement comb through more than 200 patient records, said a public health spokeswoman Monday. SFA students take briefs jaunt as part of unique clothing drive http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/03/undie_run.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/03/undie_run.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Sat, 3 May 2008 17:37:39 EDT With the squelch of a megaphone and the wave of an oversized pair of white briefs, hundreds of nearly-nude SFA students let out a cheer and commenced the running of Undie Run 2008. Intoxicated assault defendant charged in Nacogdoches deputy's injury accused of drinking http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/02/Crime_Vaglica.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/02/Crime_Vaglica.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Sat, 3 May 2008 17:37:38 EDT A Sour Lake man, who was charged in July 2006 with four counts of intoxicated assault and whose trial in January 2008 resulted in a mistrial, may have his bond revoked in a hearing set for Tuesday in Judge Ed Klein's 420th District Court. Slain state trooper's friends 'sad, angry' http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_trooper_profile.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_trooper_profile.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 1 May 2008 10:04:28 EDT LINDEN — The friends of slain DPS trooper James Scott burns are devastated and angry. Suspect in state trooper's shooting death admitted drug abuse http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_Trooper_Suspect_.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_Trooper_Suspect_.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 1 May 2008 10:02:33 EDT A former East Texas lawman suspected in the shooting death of a DPS trooper struggled with drug addiction before losing his career. Ex-peace officer suspected in East Texas trooper's shooting death http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_trooper_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/05/01/05012008_trooper_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 1 May 2008 10:00:51 EDT JEFFERSON — Law enforcement agencies from all over Texas swarmed the Lake O' the Pines area Wednesday, looking for the man suspected of fatally shooting a state trooper Tuesday evening. SBA offers help after San Augustine floods http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/30/sba.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/30/sba.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:37:24 EDT As the water began to overtake roads and flow into people's homes in San Augustine on March 30, people were forced to abandon the sanctuary of their houses and leave their belongings behind. Spike in deaths prompts investigation at Lufkin dialysis center http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/30/probe.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/30/probe.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:28:34 EDT After being released from the hospital in August and seeing her condition improve, Thelma Metcalf began outpatient kidney dialysis treatments at DaVita Lufkin Dialysis Center. Within a few days of treatments, Metcalf was unable to walk, said her husband, Walter. Her rapidly deteriorating condition puzzled the family doctor, her husband said, but Metcalf continued treatments over the next several months. Dog stayed with Lufkin boy until he was rescued http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/29/Missing_Child.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/29/Missing_Child.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:56:22 EDT The two sisters screamed the little boy's name as they walked through the woods. Both were near hysterics early Sunday morning. After ten hours of searching the women began to lose hope of ever finding the 6-year-old boy. DPS locates car believed to be involved in fatal hit-and-run in Trinity County http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/29/car_located.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/29/car_located.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:49:09 EDT A vehicle found Monday that is believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident early Saturday appeared to have damage consistent with that wreck and another wreck it was involved in a couple hours later, said a state trooper. Park commissioners to decide Lake Naconiche regulations http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/25/lake.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/25/lake.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:23:19 EDT The hot topic at Thursday's meeting of the Lake Naconiche Board of Park Commissioners was the list of rules that will regulate the lake's use that commissioners must decide. Jury sentences Lufkin woman to six months in state jail, 10 years probation in connection with fatal wreck http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/24/sentencing.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/24/sentencing.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:35:22 EDT An Angelina County jury has sentenced a Lufkin woman to six months in state jail to be followed by a 10-year probated sentence for aggravated assault and criminally negligent homicide in connection with a fatal car/motorcycle wreck that occurred nearly two years ago at U.S. Highway 59 and FM 2021. SFA regents approve tuition increase http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/SFA_regents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/SFA_regents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:49:47 EDT SFA regents voted to increase designated student tuition fees and room and board fees for the 2008-2009 school year and named a new executive director of the alumni association during Tuesday's board meeting. Zavalla school superintendent resigns her post http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/superintendent.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/superintendent.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:29:11 EDT The Zavalla school board voted Tuesday night to accept the resignations of Superintendent Kathy Ray and board member Carryl Carrell. Angelina jury finds woman guilty of criminally negligent homicide, aggravated assault in fatal accident http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/trial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/content/region/ETtoday/stories/2008/04/23/trial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=1 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:26:42 EDT An Angelina County jury has found a Lufkin woman guilty of aggravated assault and criminally negligent homicide in connection with a fatal car/motorcycle wreck that occurred nearly two years ago at U.S. Highway 59 and FM 2021.