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Rare American Bald Eagle sightings recorded at Lake Texoma

My name is Robert Jones, and the year 2020 will probably go down in history for many reasons. For me, the year 2020 will be the year that a pair of American Bald Eagles had a brood of triplets. The Audubon Society states two to three eggs are laid each breeding season.

Red Oak ISD announces campus and district teachers of the year

RED OAK – Red Oak ISD celebrated the 2019-20 campus teachers of the year across three days the first week of May, which is also celebrated as Teacher Appreciation Week, and then announced the Red Oak ISD Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Wilmer’s heroes recognized

WILMER – It is not the film or television actors, the athletes or even the wealthy millionaires on the frontlines during this COVID-19 pandemic poised to change the world. Instead, the heroes are you and me. The heroes are our neighbors, our families our friends.
Mayra Ortiz

Mayra Ortiz

Wilmer municipal clerk week honors city secretary

WILMER – The City of Wilmer recognized Municipal Clerk Week from May 3 to 9. Unknown to many, the municipal clerk is also the city’s secretary. In Wilmer, Mayor Emmanuel Wealthy-Williams read a proclamation in honor of City Secretary Mayra Ortiz.
Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty

Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty

PHOTO OF THE WEEK (May 14, 2020)

The Statue of Liberty is seen behind refrigerated trucks serving as makeshift morgues in an attempt to relieve overwhelmed funeral homes in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on May 5, 2020.

The White House just delivered a financial blow to China

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien on Monday sent a letter to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia stating the White House did not want federal employees’ retirement funds invested in Chinese equities, Fox Business reported.
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Protecting your financial health in these uncertain times

STATEPOINT – With expected delays in bill payments, unprecedented layoffs, hiring freezes and related hardships, many Americans are facing new financial challenges.