Continuously facing a substitute teacher shortage, Conroe Independent School District is increasing its substitute pay starting in January. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the district will continue its current pay rate of $80 for non-certified substitute teachers and $90 for certified teachers.
'Me and Mrs. Jones' singer Billy Paul dies at age 80. FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2008, file photo, Leon A. Huff, cofounder and vice chairman of Philadelphia International Records, left, singer Billy Paul, center, and Kenneth Gamble, arrive at 'A Special Evening of Conversation Insight and Music' in Los Angeles.
Bobby Vinton. My Melody of Love is the title of a popular song from 1974 by the Polish American singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a German song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love. Vinton came up with the idea to adapt Mayer's song while performing in Las Vegas, Nevada.