Temple Daily Telegram's Columnist Listings http://www.tdtnews.com Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:37:45 -0500 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 -0500 tdt@tdtnews.com (Carroll Wilson) webadmin@tdtnews.com (Jonathan Dwinell) en-us Copyright 2012, Temple Daily Telegram http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2012/05/15 15:07:00/87811 Hostess Brands notified the Texas Workforce Commission that it may close its Temple facility in the next two months. All 18,500 Hostess employees � including five in Temple � received conditional layoff notices in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2012/05/15 15:07:00/87811 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/15 00:00:00/73094 After Hurricane Katrina swept away the possessions of then-Biloxi, Miss., residents Rich and Shonda Stedronsky, the young couple decided to use its misfortune as an opportunity. "My wife and I lost our home and everything we had," said Stedronsky, now of Temple. "We had to make a decision about what to do next." Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/15 00:00:00/73094 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/11 00:00:00/73019 Central Texas employers chipped in 2,300 new jobs to the nearly 254,000 that have been added in Texas in the last year, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Thursday. Texas employers added 44,100 jobs in January, while the Temple area increased by 200 from December 2010 to January 2011. It is Texas' fourth consecutive month of job gains. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/11 00:00:00/73019 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/09 00:00:00/72979 More than 10 percent of residential mortgages in Texas were underwater due to declining values or increased home debt, according to a report released Tuesday by financial data analyst CoreLogic. Nationally, 23 percent of mortgage holders owed more for their homes than they were worth during the October-December quarter, the California-based research group found. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/09 00:00:00/72979 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/08 00:00:00/72965 Gas prices in Temple nudged higher Monday as oil hit a new post-recession record and squeezed a few more dollars from drivers. Regular unleaded gas prices ranged from $3.23 to $3.47 per gallon in Temple by Monday afternoon, according to data compiled by Texasgasprices.com. Earlier in the day, the city's lowest priced fuel pumps at H-E-B on West Adams offered gas for $3.19 per gallon before shooting up to $3.33 a gallon around noon. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/08 00:00:00/72965 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/04 00:00:00/72855 BELTON - The area's largest H-E-B grocery store will replace the aging and undersized Belton store before year's end, company executives said at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. The venture should bring an additional 200 jobs to the area. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/04 00:00:00/72855 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/03 00:00:00/72833 Veterans and military spouses who are seeking employment because of Texas base realignments will get a $2.5 million boost from the federal government, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. The money is part of a $6.1 million National Emergency Grant to help provide assistance to dislocated workers and spouses who need retraining and other employment services. Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/03/03 00:00:00/72833 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/25 00:00:00/72688 BELTON - Trouble-plagued Trendsetter Construction permanently laid off 282 workers Thursday, some of whom had hung with the company during last year's lengthy plant closure. "They're disappointed as you would expect, but I don't think it caught them off guard," said Rick Boyd, president of manufacturing operations for Tennessee-based Clayton Homes, which bought Trendsetter in July 2009. "Some of the comments I've heard are, 'I'm going to miss my friends.'" Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/25 00:00:00/72688 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/24 00:00:00/72676 A proposed $2 billion cut in federal job training funds would force closure of two-thirds of Texas' workforce centers, including four here. Belton-based Workforce Solutions of Central Texas would lose about $4.5 million if House-proposed cuts to the federal budget are duplicated by the Senate. Both chambers must approve a spending bill by March 4 to avoid a federal government shutdown. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/24 00:00:00/72676 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/24 00:00:00/72675 Rising gas prices pushed Central Texans further from their comfort zones and closer to discontent Wednesday, as those who stopped to fill up found that the detour had grown more expensive. Gasoline prices in Temple ranged from $2.95 to $3.15 per gallon on Wednesday, according to a survey by Texasgasprices.com. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/24 00:00:00/72675 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/23 00:00:00/72644 Temple consumers are paying more for lettuce, tomatoes and other produce as a result of a recent historic Mexican freeze. Rising gas costs, however, could bump up prices for other groceries. Food prices climbed at their fastest pace in more than two years, up 0.5 percent in January, the Labor Department said last week. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/23 00:00:00/72644 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/18 00:00:00/72533 Temple Mall has been posted on the foreclosure list for the third consecutive month. Miami Beach-based lender LNR Property has refrained from commenting on negotiations with property owner Coyote Management of Addison. For the full story, see tomorrow's edition of the Telegram. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/18 00:00:00/72533 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/17 00:00:00/72502 Small businesses could offer the United Way of Central Texas a much-needed hand toward this year's goal. At least 39 small business owners will open their doors to United Way volunteers Friday during a massive blitz to collect $5s, $10s and $20s in hopes of pushing to at least $1.678 million. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/17 00:00:00/72502 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/15 00:00:00/72437 BELTON - H-E-B may open its new Belton store before the end of this year, city of Belton officials said Monday. The H-E-B Plus will be almost three times the size of the current North Main Street store, which will be closed when the new store opens, H-E-B spokeswoman Leslie Lockett said. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/15 00:00:00/72437 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/14 00:00:00/72426 BELTON - H-E-B may open its new Belton store before the end of this year, city of Belton officials said Monday. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/14 00:00:00/72426 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/10 00:00:00/72331 People started lining up in the chilly pre-dawn hours today to buy the iPhone 4 with Verizon service. The Verizon store in Temple, which opened with extra staff at 7 a.m., provided a shelter and hot coffee for the earlybirds. Verizon wouldn't release the number of sold in its initial offering to the public, but said there was no shortage of buyers in Temple. "We had a gung-ho crowd ready to purchase the phones," said Verizon district manager Abby Rodriguez in Austin. "It definitely met all the expectations for the Temple area." The store had a lunch hour rush, at which time UMHB student Brittany Bailey, of Belton, bought her phone after classes. Before her contacts were imported to her new phone from her old phone, she sent her first text message on her purple-cased phone to her best friend. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/10 00:00:00/72331 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/09 00:00:00/72282 Temple-based convenience store operator and fuel distributor Fikes Wholesale Inc. has started construction on a new $7 million headquarters that will be the first occupant of Airport Park at Central Pointe. Fikes' 44,000-square-foot building should be completed later this year, chief operating officer Raymond Smith said. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/09 00:00:00/72282 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/08 00:00:00/72250 Get ready for Round Two, weather experts said Monday. Ice and snow seem increasingly possible Wednesday for the Temple area, which has a 70 percent chance of precipitation as temperatures take another sub-freezing nosedive. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/08 00:00:00/72250 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/05 00:00:00/72193 Wisconsin-based retailer Kohl's Department Stores took another step toward opening a store in south Temple. Kohl's took out a $300,000 commercial remodeling permit with the city of Temple this week. The chain appears to have its sights set on a location in the former Montgomery Ward's store in Market Place Shopping Center. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/05 00:00:00/72193 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/03 00:00:00/72146 Broken pipes and power loss - or the threat of them - sent scores of shoppers to home improvement stores Wednesday. Many store shelves were wiped clean of pipe wrap, compressed gas and generators as people who had lost power for six hours or more faced nightfall and single-digit temperatures. Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2011/02/03 00:00:00/72146