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If the little ladies in green don’t find you first, the Girl Scouts have an app that will help you track down their seasonal cookies. The smartphone app, available for both Apple and Android products, will help you find the nearest location selling cookies, based on zip code, when the scouts start selling them at grocery stores Feb. 22. This year, says Northeast council spokeswoman Monica Gonzalez, the group hopes to sell 3.5 million cookies in its 32-county area. The app also lets you vote for your favorite cookie — Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Munch, or Savannah Smiles. The price this year is $3.50 a box.
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Lake Highlands senior Kent Perkins participated in January’s televised U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The Dallas Morning News called Perkins the number-one recruit in the area, and USA Today named him to their All-Star Team. He’ll play on the offensive line at the University of Texas in the fall.