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Academy National Tournament brings top basketball to Aldine area

January 14, 2003

Aldine and Campbell Center hosted a national high school basketball tournament over the holidays, from Dec. 27th through 30th, and local fans got to see the No. 1 ranked team in the U.S., Virginia’s Oak Hill, win back its title in a thrilling come from behind final game. They beat New Jersey’s St. Patrick by a score of 62 to 59, coming back in the last four minutes of the game with points scored on momentum and desire.

The game, however, was marked with an odd controversy. The official scorer gave Oak Hill 2 points they didn’t score, but when she told the officials, they said to leave the score that way. St. Patrick protested, but to no avail. Luckily, the final score was more than that spread, but one wonders how it affected the morale of both teams.

In the Texas bracket, Aldine and Nimitz played. Jones HS won the title. In a consolation game, Aldine lost to Nimitz in the final game, 70-67. High scorers were B. Brown 27, and J. Brown 16 for Aldine, and B. Adams 25, D. Roberts 15, C. Martin 11, and A. Reynolds 10 for Nimitz.

News tradition continues with sale to new publisher

January 14, 2003

After 27 years of service to this community, Donna Mauldin has announced the sale of the Northeast News and associated publications to Gilbert and Mei-Ing Hoffman, who become the new owners and publishers.

The Hoffmans are the publishers of others newspapers on the east side of Houston. They publish the Highlands STAR-Crosby COURIER and the Dayton Barbers Hill PRESS. Also included in the sale were the Frugal Frog and the North Forest News. They plan to continue to serve the same readers of these papers as before. The combined circulation of all 5 newspapers now numbers 62,000.

The Northeast News has been published continuously since April 1977, when Donna Mauldin and her husband Vic Mauldin realized a dream to publish their own newspaper, after years of working in radio and for other newspapers. A relatively new concept, the free distribution newspaper delivered by adult carriers to homes, allowed them to start with a circulation of 25,000, which has grown steadily over the years. Vic was well known locally and in state press associations for his strong professional approach to community journalism, and the News won many State and National press awards. Both Mauldins have had a strong interest in the community they serve, and after Vic’s untimely death last year, Donna continued this legacy of service, both through the newspaper and community organizations such as the Aldine CID.

Specialty publications are a part of the Northeast News family, with the North Forest News serving 13,000 readers in that neighborhood, and the Frugal Frog distributed at drop stations with Classified Ads targeted to a geographic area not served by other publications in Northeast Houston. This area is from Antoine Drive to Mesa Road on the east, I-10 on the south to FM1960 on the north.

In addition to their newspaper business, the Hoffmans have other business interests, including a printing business that services local and national accounts, business, educational and cultural institutions, and government contracts. They print about a dozen high school and private newspapers around the city, as well as their own. Their government clients include the Post Office, the IRS, and several branches of the Department of Defense.

Another interest of the Hoffmans is their architectural practice. They maintain an active consulting architectural design practice, an outgrowth of years of work with some of the largest architectural firms in the city. Their work includes local banks, libraries, and medical buildings. They are currently consulting on the design of a classroom/engineering building for the University of Texas at Tyler, and a pharmacy college for the Texas A & M campus in Kingsville.
Hoffman indicated that his intent with the News is to continue the close contact with the community and the school districts, and to expand the news coverage and features. The publications provide complete coverage of the entire northeast quadrant of Houston, and the close-in suburban areas beyond. The five publications offer readers and advertisers a low-cost, effective way to build recognition, community acceptance and sales.