Paris District Road Report for the Week of July 8, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Delta, Lamar and Red River Counties during the week of July 8, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones.They should also avoid...
Paris District Road Report for the week of June 24, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of June 24, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Paris District Road Report for the week of June 17, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of June 17, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
State Warns Distracted Driving Still A Problen
Description: Texas Department of Transportation (R) NEWS RELEASE PARIS DISTRICT Tim McAlavy (903) 737-9213 [email protected] STATE WARNS DISTRACTED DRIVING STILL A PROBLEM TxDOT and AT&T It Can Wait join efforts again and use virtual reality to illustrate dangers of distracted driving June 7, 2019 SAN ANTONIO – Approximately 1 in 5 crashes in Texas involves distracted driving, which continues to be a problem in the state, even...
A look at the big game. Photos from the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Basketball Semifinals.
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How to Get Free Flights on Southwest with Minimal Effort
One of the best ways to earn free travel points or miles, is by signing up for a new “branded” credit card. Currently Chase is offering a Southwest Credit Card that will give you 40,000 Rapid Rewards Points for just signing up for the card and spending $1,000 on the card on any purchases in the first three months. You also have to pay the annual fee for the credit card ($69) but these points are worth over $600 in free...
Aviation History: “Douglas Commercial 3” (DC-3 Commercial Transport)
The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time. The first DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport — also known as Skysleepers by airline customers — and it was the height of luxury. Fourteen plush seats in four main compartments could be folded in pairs to form seven berths, while...
Aviation History: C-130A
The development of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules arose out of the need for a replacement for the Fairchild C-119/R4Q “Flying Boxcar” cargo/troop transport. The Boxcar was manufactured from 1948 to 1953 and had proved inadequate for the needs of the Far East Air Forces Combat Cargo Command during the Korean War. It was under-powered and little better than earlier C-82s, C-46s and C-47s. Early in 1951, the USAF Tactical Air...
Aviation History: What ever happened to the eleven ?
Eleven C-140Bs were assigned to the Military Airlift Command. They were flown as VC-140B’s on special government and White House airlift missions by the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland. The VC-140B’s were capable and versatile, but by the early 1980’s the Air Force was looking for a replacement. JetStars were out of production and spares were getting expensive. The JetStar was also not as fuel efficient as newer...
*Last Chance – Ends Today* AMEX Increases Bonus On Popular Business Credit Card
Apply for the AMEX Starwood Business Card and get up to 35,000 Starwood (SPG) points! This is a very lucrative sign-up bonus if you have enough spending coming up in the next few months. Once you meet the initial spending requirements and receive the SPG points, you can then transfer them to Marriott (which is what I did) and receive 3X Marriott Points. So if you accumulate and transfer 40,000 SPG points, you will receive 120,000...
