J.W.’s News Update: Thursday July 7, 2011

Good Thursday, Here are some stories making headlines today:

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Texarkana  College will be hosting the Bulldog Boot Camp for first time students this summer in preparation for the fall semester of 2011. The new required student orientation, scheduled throughout the summer, will prepare students for the college experience by presenting occupational and career information, reviewing rules and procedures, sharing tips for college success, and famiarizing students with the new campus.

Dates for the boot camp range from July 12th thru August 23rd. There are morning, midday and evening sessions scheduled.

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Crews are continuing to clean up the mess from a train derailment is Little River County Arkansas. The derailment between Ashdown and Ogden was apparently caused by a broken rail and dumped rail cars and coal but injued no one.

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Casey Anthony, the Florida women who was acquitted this week of murdering her two year old daughter Caylee was sentenced today. The judge gave her the maximum four years for lying to investigators, but with time already served and jail good behavior time she will be freed next Wednesday July 13th.

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In Sports:

The NFL  Labor talks between owners and players is continuing today, a month to the day before the first exhibition game is scheduled in Canton Ohio and less than three weeks before training camps are to open.

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