By Caroline H. Little
We’ve been calling it the end of an era for a long time now.
It’s supposed to be the end of newspapers, according to naysayers who have been predicting their ultimate demise for years. But the facts prove the newspaper industry is growing and transforming rather than dying.
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Without hesitation, Salado Coach Chad Krempin said, “I’m going with Casey.”
Following junior pitcher Casey Frazier’s five-inning performance in game three against the Troy Trojans, it is no wonder.
Salado boys soccer team will face District 35 champion Nacogdoches in the second round of the UIL 4A playoffs after Salado beat the La Vega Pirates on their own field 1-0 March 26.
The defending state champion Jarrell Cougars knocked Salado out of the top spot in 2A baseball when they squeaked out a 3-2 win, thanks to three unearned runs in the fifth inning of their March 19 district match in Salado.
Neither team scored through the first three innings as Salado pitcher Reagan Bazar found himself with Jarrell runners on every base and just one out in the first. He responded by striking out the next batter and shortstop Marshall Mann took a slow grounder and threw the runner out at first to get out of the inning.
Texas Department of Transportation announced the following mainlane and entrance ramp closings to allow work on the demolition of the Salado Creek Bridge.
Discarded.
That’s what he was until Saladoans Bill and Connie Hall saw him outside Petco a couple years back.
Now Mojo, a two-year-old blue heeler mix has his own Facebook page and Youtube videos. He has been featured in newspaper articles, TV news and trade magazine stories.
AUSTIN, Texas – Public-education advocates are crying foul over a tax-credit provision in a Texas school-reform package proposed this week by the incoming head of the Senate Education Committee. They say it’s a backdoor attempt to introduce school vouchers to the state.
AUSTIN — The Texas unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in November, down from 6.6 percent in October and 7.3 percent at the start of 2012. The unemployment rate in Texas remains well below the national rate of 7.7 percent. Texas employers added 22,100 total nonfarm jobs in November for a total of 278,800 jobs added over the year.
Breaking News:
A bomb threat was called in to the Salado Civic Center on Main Street December 19. The Civic Center Foundation office phone number was called by an unknown person asking for a specific employee of the Civic Center.
The Salado Civic Center is home to the Salado ISD administrative offices. The caller did not mention the school during the phone call. It is not believed that any Salado ISD campuses were in danger. The six school employees who office at the Civic Center, and others inside the building were evacuated by Salado Police Department.
An explosive detection canine unit from Killeen was called to the scene and the building has been cleared.
By Peter Malof
Texas News Service
AUSTIN, Texas – ‘Tis the season for splurging. And why not, when stores make it so easy – even if you’re short on cash. Half of the nation’s major retailers offer so-called “zero-interest” financing plans. But consumer advocates are offering their own holiday message: read the fine print. Deferred-interest deals, they say, can wind up increasing total financing costs by more than 27 times.