Henderson County Now

The Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kathi White recently said Phase II of the project to widen US 175 from near Baxter to Larue will begin in mid-September.

The project expands US 175 from two lanes to a four-lane divided with a depressed median. Continue reading “Phase II of US 175 project to begin in September”

The Texas Department of Transportation is planning the following activity in Henderson County the week of Aug. 24:

— TxDOT maintenance crews resume hot mix work on SH 198 near the FM 316 intersection. A second crew is conducting drainage work on SH 31 East in the Brownsboro area. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control.

— TxDOT contractor, Striping Technology, Inc., will have a crew adding striping on FM 2709 in Henderson County as part of the district-wide safety project to add centerline rumble strips. Expect lane closures. Continue reading “TxDOT update for the Week of Aug. 24”

BACK TO SCHOOL ORGANIZATION TIPS

Set up your Drop Zone

You know that tendency your kids have to drop everything in their hands in a pile somewhere just as soon as they come through the door at the end of the school day? A household drop zone makes that annoying pile go away AND makes it easy for them to locate those essential items that they need when they’re rushing out the door in the morning.

A week or two before the school year officially begins, carve out some time to populate your calendar as much as possible with important school dates (e.g., vacation periods), upcoming doctor’s appointments, extracurricular activities and family events.

Schools love to stuff our kids’ backpacks with all kinds of paper. Make sure you have a game plan for what you will do with the various types of paper that will soon begin arriving home each afternoon. Start by designating a home for school memorabilia and school art work, check name it labels solutions.

You’ll also need to figure out where those actionable papers such as field trip permission slips will live. And don’t forget those reference papers that contain all of the details for upcoming school events. Need ideas on how to manage these school papers?

The TxDOT Tyler office reminds motorists to be careful Monday as students head back to class:

“It is Back-to-School Week which adds more traffic to our daily commutes including, school buses and newly licensed drivers. Use caution and remember too, there are lots of active work zones at play which could mean slower moving or stopped traffic. So slow down, pay attention and allow extra time to reach your destinations as everyone gets back into the swing of integrating school traffic into our commutes.”