Gainesville Daily Register

Meet LaDean the storyhour queen
When Storyhour begins, Cooke County Public Library (CCPL) Children’s Coordinator LaDean Atwell is at the helm, with a big smile on her face for the kids.
Misleading e-mails cause MOH mix-up
An e-mail featuring a comparison between a war hero and Michael Jackson might spark outrage for some.
Leopard pride is family tradition for Nichols
For Shane Nichols, being a Leopard is in his blood and it’s a tradition he is passing on to his children.
Rev. Hough shares journey to priesthood
This may only be Rev. Charles A. Hough, IV’s third week at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, but his journey into the priesthood has been 28 years in the making.
Michael's gift: Gainesville woman shares son's story, promotes organ donation
Judy Hurst has told her story many times.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend:female foorball player shares success story
Dallas Diamonds football player Jen Welter told a crowd in Gainesville last Saturday that they can do what they set their mind to do.
Texoma Workforce Solutions offers hope for recently unemployed
Even though Cooke County has the lowest unemployment rate in the tri-county area, Gainesville Site Manager for Texoma Workforce Solutions Cheryl Davis said that the percentage of unemployed workers is rising.
“We have seen a lot more people in here lately looking for work,” said Davis. “Our job is to help them find employment.”
“When someone has just become unemployed, their world has just caved in on them and they want answers and need help,” said Davis.
Texoma Workforce Solutions is the resource to turn to after filing an application for unemployment benefits.
'Rockabilly Baby' gets audience choice award
The audience chose and Timber Creek Productions’ “Rockabilly Baby” proved to be the favorite film shown during this year’s Trail Dance Film Festival (TDFF) in Duncan, Okla.
Filmed in Gainesville last December, “Rockabilly Baby” (according to the official synopsis) is about a musician during the Rockabilly era who “almost destroys his rise to Rock and Roll fame before he comes to terms with the impact his success has on those closest to him.”
When Director Ken Farmer said he heard the film had been awarded Audience Choice during the Golden Drover Awards Show held Sunday, Jan. 18, he felt a rush he’d never experienced before.
Midwestern flood depletes disaster funds
Just days after the one-year anniversary of a flood which submerged a large portion of downtown Gainesville, Texas, the mighty Mississippi overflowed its banks and leaped over levees designed to protect several Midwestern communities.
With Red Cross natural disaster funds depleted a week prior, many living on the Mississippi are left wondering from where relief funding will come.
The estimated cost of relief efforts is at least $15 million, according to a press release from the American Red Cross. So far about $8 million has come in from donations.

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