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BREAKING: 3PM 11-18-08 Shreveport Little Theatre Burns: 2 Alarm Fire Ravages Historic Building
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 12:34pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor,Talk of the Town) BREAKING: SHREVEPORT LITTLE THEATRE 11-18-08 Fanned by gusty winds, a two-alarm blaze quickly ravaged major parts of the Shreveport Little Theatre located on Margaret Place in Shreveport, La. Responding first on the scene, about 9:30 Tuesday morning, Nov. 18th, Shreveport Fire Chief Brian Crawford quickly sounded a call for a second alarm, bringing the number of units to 20 that worked to fight the blaze. Click here to listen to Chief Crawford's interview recorded by Tom Pace from "Th... [more]
ELECTION 2008 11-17-08 Caddo Early Voting Starts Tuesday, Nov 18th Thru Nov 25th: 8:30am-6pm
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 9:47pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) ELECTION 2008 UPDATE: 11pm 11-17-08 Early voting for the 4th Congressional district General Election to be held on Saturday, December 6th starts this Tuesday, November 18 and ends Tuesday, November 25 at the Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office, 525 Marshall, Suite 103 in downtown Shreveport, La. According to Caddo Registrar of Voters Ernie Roberson, his office will be closed on Sunday, Nov. 23. Voting hours each day will be 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Voters should bring picture identification such as a driver's li... [more]
BREAKING: CITY HALL 11-17-08 Tom Dark Resigns as Shreveport CAO After 33 Years & 7 Mayors
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 8:40pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: CITY HALL NEWS 10pm 11-17-08 Tom Dark, Shreveport's Chief Administrative Officer, announced his resignation today as the City's CAO, effective December 15th, 2008. In a 1:30pm news conference, Mayor Cedric Glover made Dark's resignation official this Monday, November 17th. Saying he felt that "it was time," to step down, Dark said he was looking at other options in his future. [more]
BREAKING: 11-16-08 LSU's Biggest Comeback Victory- 40-31 Over Troy; Miles: "Victory is Sweet"
Sunday, Nov 16, 2008 10:27am
BATON ROUGE, LA From ESPN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12N 11-16-08 "Victory is sweet," sayeth Les Miles, in his post-game interview following LSU's 40-31 come-from-behind win over the men of Troy. While the Tigers' head coach couldn't believe it, Miles said he challenged his defense at halftime to take the game back from the Trojans, who led LSU 24-3 at the break. And so they did, mounting the biggest comeback ever in the history of the Bayou Bengals, down by 28 points, to close the game with a 40-31 victory, giving the 20th ranked Tigers a 7-3 ... [more]
WEEKEND WX UPDATE 9am 11-15-08 Sunny, Windy & Cold Sat...Seasonal Fall Temps: Sun-Fri
Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 6:36am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) WEEKEND WX UPDATE: 9am 11-15-08 A blast of cold air settled over Shreveport-Bossier this morning, dropping the low this morning to near 44, with the afternoon high struggling to get to 57. The National Weather Service has issued a Lake Wind Advisory until 4pm this Saturday: expect north winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 30. Boaters should avoid being on the water until the winds diminish by late afternoon.As the cold front passes, the Ark-La-Tex can expect overnight lows dropping to near freezing and below... [more]
BREAKING: 7pm 11-14-08 Space Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off Tonite In Rare Nighttime Launch
Friday, Nov 14, 2008 5:05pm
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL From CNN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: OUTER SPACE 7pm 11-14-08 Space shuttle Endeavour illuminated the darkness of the Florida sky as it roared into outer space on time at 6:55pm C.T., Friday night, November 14th, 2008. "Preparing our home in space for a larger international family," launch commentator Candrea Thomas said. While there, the astronauts will increase the station's living space with room for six instead of the current three, reported CNN. The 15-day flight's primary goal is to update the international space station... [more]
GUEST LINEUP: 11-15-08 Sen. David Vitter; Dr. Tom Carleton; Casey Gwinn on "Talk of the Town"
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 8:06pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) 11-15-08 GUEST LINEUP: Talk of the Town with Tom Pace: Sen. David Vitter is very concerned over the proposed latest Wall St. bail-out changes. Listen this Saturday as Tom Pace talks live with Sen. Vitter about this major controversy during his broadcast of “The Talk of the Town” radio show on SuperTalk 1340, KRMD-AM from 11am-1pm. Tom’s Special Spotlight Interview includes the first of a two-part series with Chancellor Dr. Tom Carleton about his announced June 2009 retirement from Bossier Parish Commun... [more]
BREAKING: 3pm 11-13-08 Sen. David Vitter Joins Others Objecting to Wall St. Bail Out Changes
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 1:09pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: WALL ST. BAIL OUT UPDATE 3pm 11-13-08 Seems not everybody on Capitol Hill is enamoured with the "Wall Street Bail-Out" package changes being proposed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Now you can add Louisiana Senator David Vitter to a growing list of those most concerned about those changes. Today, Sen. Vitter's office supplied this release to the "Talk of the Town" and other media: U.S. Sen. David Vitter today joined U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Tom Coburn in a letter to U.S.... [more]
HAYNESVILLE SHALE NEWS 11-13-08 Oilman Mike Woods: More Drilling When Gas is $7.50 mcf
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 11:40am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: HAYNESVILLE SHALE 2pm 11-13-08 Local oilman Mike Woods predicts increased drilling on already-leased Haynesville Shale land when the price of natual gas reaches $7.50 mcf. (Click here for Part 1 of the Woods interview with Tom Pace.) The CEO of Woods Operating Company of Shreveport, Woods made those remarks to Tom Pace, during a live in-studio interview on his "Talk of the Town," radio broadcast Sat., Nov. 8th, on SuperTalk 1340-KRMD-AM. (Click here for Part 2 of Woods interview) During his hour long gue... [more]
BREAKING: 11-12-08 BusinessWeek Names Bossier City "Best Place in Louisiana to Raise Kids"
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 11:08am
BOSSIER CITY, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COMMUNITY NEWS 1pm 11-12-08 The City of Bossier received some really good news this week from a national business periodical. BusinessWeek Magazine has Bossier City as the "Best Place in Louisiana To Raise Children." According to the news magazine, Bossier City is ranked tops in the state in that category. The Louisiana runners up were the cities of Lafayette and Monroe. Euless, TX and Springdale, AR were in the best in those states. The report can be found in this week’s issue of BusinessWeek, an... [more]
BREAKING 11-08-08 "Coach" Billy Montgomery: "This Is Your Life" - Boy Scouts Fundraiser Tonight
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 7:38am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COMMUNITY SERVICE 9am 11-11-08 “Coach” Billy Montgomery will the recipient of a “This is Your Life” tribute fund-raiser benefiting the Norwela Council of the Boy Scouts of America, this Tuesday at 7pm, at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport, Louisiana. A reception begins at 5:45 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person, or $150 per couple. Jan Elkins will emcee and youth will participate in opening ceremonies. Click here to listen as Montgomery spoke at a media luncheon last week about the fund... [more]
BREAKING 11-10-08 DHL Cuts 9,500 Jobs: Ends U.S.-Only Operations; Foreign Shipments Remain
Monday, Nov 10, 2008 8:50am
NEW YORK, NY From CNN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) -- While stockholders at UPS and FedEx are smiling, the mood was glum at the global delivery company DHL, where an announced a cutback of 9,500 jobs was made public. DHL is discontinuing its air and ground operations within the United States. According to CNN, DHL said its DHL Express will continue to operate between the United States and other nations. But the company said it was dropping "domestic-only" air and ground services within the United States by Jan. 30 "to minimize future uncertainties." DH... [more]
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 12:34pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor,Talk of the Town) BREAKING: SHREVEPORT LITTLE THEATRE 11-18-08 Fanned by gusty winds, a two-alarm blaze quickly ravaged major parts of the Shreveport Little Theatre located on Margaret Place in Shreveport, La. Responding first on the scene, about 9:30 Tuesday morning, Nov. 18th, Shreveport Fire Chief Brian Crawford quickly sounded a call for a second alarm, bringing the number of units to 20 that worked to fight the blaze. Click here to listen to Chief Crawford's interview recorded by Tom Pace from "Th... [more]
ELECTION 2008 11-17-08 Caddo Early Voting Starts Tuesday, Nov 18th Thru Nov 25th: 8:30am-6pm
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 9:47pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) ELECTION 2008 UPDATE: 11pm 11-17-08 Early voting for the 4th Congressional district General Election to be held on Saturday, December 6th starts this Tuesday, November 18 and ends Tuesday, November 25 at the Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters office, 525 Marshall, Suite 103 in downtown Shreveport, La. According to Caddo Registrar of Voters Ernie Roberson, his office will be closed on Sunday, Nov. 23. Voting hours each day will be 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Voters should bring picture identification such as a driver's li... [more]
BREAKING: CITY HALL 11-17-08 Tom Dark Resigns as Shreveport CAO After 33 Years & 7 Mayors
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 8:40pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: CITY HALL NEWS 10pm 11-17-08 Tom Dark, Shreveport's Chief Administrative Officer, announced his resignation today as the City's CAO, effective December 15th, 2008. In a 1:30pm news conference, Mayor Cedric Glover made Dark's resignation official this Monday, November 17th. Saying he felt that "it was time," to step down, Dark said he was looking at other options in his future. [more]
BREAKING: 11-16-08 LSU's Biggest Comeback Victory- 40-31 Over Troy; Miles: "Victory is Sweet"
Sunday, Nov 16, 2008 10:27am
BATON ROUGE, LA From ESPN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COLLEGE FOOTBALL 12N 11-16-08 "Victory is sweet," sayeth Les Miles, in his post-game interview following LSU's 40-31 come-from-behind win over the men of Troy. While the Tigers' head coach couldn't believe it, Miles said he challenged his defense at halftime to take the game back from the Trojans, who led LSU 24-3 at the break. And so they did, mounting the biggest comeback ever in the history of the Bayou Bengals, down by 28 points, to close the game with a 40-31 victory, giving the 20th ranked Tigers a 7-3 ... [more]
WEEKEND WX UPDATE 9am 11-15-08 Sunny, Windy & Cold Sat...Seasonal Fall Temps: Sun-Fri
Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 6:36am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) WEEKEND WX UPDATE: 9am 11-15-08 A blast of cold air settled over Shreveport-Bossier this morning, dropping the low this morning to near 44, with the afternoon high struggling to get to 57. The National Weather Service has issued a Lake Wind Advisory until 4pm this Saturday: expect north winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 30. Boaters should avoid being on the water until the winds diminish by late afternoon.As the cold front passes, the Ark-La-Tex can expect overnight lows dropping to near freezing and below... [more]
BREAKING: 7pm 11-14-08 Space Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off Tonite In Rare Nighttime Launch
Friday, Nov 14, 2008 5:05pm
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL From CNN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: OUTER SPACE 7pm 11-14-08 Space shuttle Endeavour illuminated the darkness of the Florida sky as it roared into outer space on time at 6:55pm C.T., Friday night, November 14th, 2008. "Preparing our home in space for a larger international family," launch commentator Candrea Thomas said. While there, the astronauts will increase the station's living space with room for six instead of the current three, reported CNN. The 15-day flight's primary goal is to update the international space station... [more]
GUEST LINEUP: 11-15-08 Sen. David Vitter; Dr. Tom Carleton; Casey Gwinn on "Talk of the Town"
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 8:06pm
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) 11-15-08 GUEST LINEUP: Talk of the Town with Tom Pace: Sen. David Vitter is very concerned over the proposed latest Wall St. bail-out changes. Listen this Saturday as Tom Pace talks live with Sen. Vitter about this major controversy during his broadcast of “The Talk of the Town” radio show on SuperTalk 1340, KRMD-AM from 11am-1pm. Tom’s Special Spotlight Interview includes the first of a two-part series with Chancellor Dr. Tom Carleton about his announced June 2009 retirement from Bossier Parish Commun... [more]
BREAKING: 3pm 11-13-08 Sen. David Vitter Joins Others Objecting to Wall St. Bail Out Changes
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 1:09pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: WALL ST. BAIL OUT UPDATE 3pm 11-13-08 Seems not everybody on Capitol Hill is enamoured with the "Wall Street Bail-Out" package changes being proposed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Now you can add Louisiana Senator David Vitter to a growing list of those most concerned about those changes. Today, Sen. Vitter's office supplied this release to the "Talk of the Town" and other media: U.S. Sen. David Vitter today joined U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Tom Coburn in a letter to U.S.... [more]
HAYNESVILLE SHALE NEWS 11-13-08 Oilman Mike Woods: More Drilling When Gas is $7.50 mcf
Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 11:40am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: HAYNESVILLE SHALE 2pm 11-13-08 Local oilman Mike Woods predicts increased drilling on already-leased Haynesville Shale land when the price of natual gas reaches $7.50 mcf. (Click here for Part 1 of the Woods interview with Tom Pace.) The CEO of Woods Operating Company of Shreveport, Woods made those remarks to Tom Pace, during a live in-studio interview on his "Talk of the Town," radio broadcast Sat., Nov. 8th, on SuperTalk 1340-KRMD-AM. (Click here for Part 2 of Woods interview) During his hour long gue... [more]
BREAKING: 11-12-08 BusinessWeek Names Bossier City "Best Place in Louisiana to Raise Kids"
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 11:08am
BOSSIER CITY, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COMMUNITY NEWS 1pm 11-12-08 The City of Bossier received some really good news this week from a national business periodical. BusinessWeek Magazine has Bossier City as the "Best Place in Louisiana To Raise Children." According to the news magazine, Bossier City is ranked tops in the state in that category. The Louisiana runners up were the cities of Lafayette and Monroe. Euless, TX and Springdale, AR were in the best in those states. The report can be found in this week’s issue of BusinessWeek, an... [more]
BREAKING 11-08-08 "Coach" Billy Montgomery: "This Is Your Life" - Boy Scouts Fundraiser Tonight
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008 7:38am
SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: COMMUNITY SERVICE 9am 11-11-08 “Coach” Billy Montgomery will the recipient of a “This is Your Life” tribute fund-raiser benefiting the Norwela Council of the Boy Scouts of America, this Tuesday at 7pm, at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport, Louisiana. A reception begins at 5:45 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person, or $150 per couple. Jan Elkins will emcee and youth will participate in opening ceremonies. Click here to listen as Montgomery spoke at a media luncheon last week about the fund... [more]
BREAKING 11-10-08 DHL Cuts 9,500 Jobs: Ends U.S.-Only Operations; Foreign Shipments Remain
Monday, Nov 10, 2008 8:50am
NEW YORK, NY From CNN (By: Tom Pace, Talk of the Town) -- While stockholders at UPS and FedEx are smiling, the mood was glum at the global delivery company DHL, where an announced a cutback of 9,500 jobs was made public. DHL is discontinuing its air and ground operations within the United States. According to CNN, DHL said its DHL Express will continue to operate between the United States and other nations. But the company said it was dropping "domestic-only" air and ground services within the United States by Jan. 30 "to minimize future uncertainties." DH... [more]
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