Danny Merrell

The Angelina Benefit Rodeo got underway Wednesday Night at the George H Henderson, Jr. Expo Center in Lufkin.  One of the most loved attractions of the night was the mutton bustin'.  12 kids from the area rode sheep with the top four scores guaranteeing themselves a spot in the championship round on Saturday. 

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U.S. News and World Report has released its yearly rankings of high schools in America as well as breaking them down state by state. Some of the factors that they base these rankings on include college readiness, math and reading proficiency, and teacher to student ratio. 

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: We've now heard that they have been found safe and unharmed. More details to come.

5:45 p.m.: Apparently, they were found at a relative's house in a neighboring community, no foul play suspected

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I know you're not supposed to make fun of someone's failures, but these are puppies, and they're so cute, and I don't think they'll mind. 

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This Wednesday through Friday, a total of 36 girls and boys will try their hand at the KICKS 105 Mutton Bustin' Championships at the Angelina Benefit Rodeo.  Each night, 12 riders will be judged on how long they can stay on the back of a sheep.  The top 4 riders each night will make it back for the championship round on Saturday. 

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Celeste and Sydney are mother and daughter, and both had portions of their legs amputated due to the explosions last Monday at the Boston Marathon.  Over the weekend, they got some very special visitors at the hospital. 

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Jane Jenkins Herlong will be the guest motivational speaker at the 9th annual Women in Red Luncheon which is coming up this Thursday from 11:30-1 at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center in Lufkin.  The event is once again being presented by Woodland Heights Medical Center. 

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San Francisco 1st baseman Brandon Belt, who played his high school ball at Hudson, was one of the hottest hitters in all the Majors during Spring Training in March.  However, the first 3 weeks of the regular season have not gone so well for Belt. 

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By 6:30 Friday morning, Alex Finch of Lancaster, TX had already landed the bass that would bring him a prize package valued over $115,000.  In fact, by Wednesday of last week, Finch already knew where this monster fish was located on Lake Sam Rayburn. 

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'Evian' is known for using babies in some of their television commercials.  This 'baby reflection' commercial is sure to get them millions of views. 

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We're barely into day two of the KICKS 105 Big Bass Splash presented by Sealy Outdoors and B.A.S.S., and already money is flying out the window.  Congratulations to Alvin Torrey of Lawrenceberg, Tennessee.

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On Saturday, April 13th, Allen Lane Kruse of Nacogdoches was fishing Lake Naconiche and reeled a bass that weighed 12.54 pounds and now stands as the lake record for a catch and release bass.  There's also a great story about the history of this fish. 

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