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Upshur County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another wounded around 7 p.m. on July 31 on a private road off of Willow Oak Road in the Union Grove area of Upshur County. According to sheriff deputies reports, upon arrival to a small home on this property, deputies

  AUSTIN— Every year on July 31, World Ranger Day is an opportunity to take a moment to recognize the unwavering commitment towards park stewardship by the many park rangers at the 88 Texas State Parks that make up our state park system. Initially created by the International Ranger Federation, World Ranger Day celebrates the

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-8. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks —priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on

An Upshur County Jury has returned a maximum sentence of eight (8) Life sentences with each sentence carrying a$10,000.00 Fine against a 37-year-old man, Thomas Alan Auld (W/M, D.O.B. 04/20/1984), for eight separate counts ofIndecency With a Child committed against a 10 year-old female relative. The Jury began hearing testimony Wednesdayof this week and after

The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office confirms its first cases of Covid 19 within the Upshur County Jail. Approximately three weeks ago, medical staff within the jail confirmed cases within the jail, both inmates and employees, and mitigation steps were immediately implemented. The U.C.S.O. Jail is coordinating with the Texas Jail Commission, the Texas State Health

A 45-year-old Gladewater man died after he was struck by a vehicle on State Highway 31 near Kilgore in Gregg County early Sunday morning. According to a press release, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to and investigated the fatal auto-pedestrian incident at 4:34 a.m. Saturday. The incident occurred about six miles west of

Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 2021   By Adam Russell Erratic weather dealt Texas vineyards a difficult growing season as the industry continues to recover from pandemic-related setbacks, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Michael Cook, AgriLife Extension viticulturist, Denton, said much of 2020 put financial stress on destination wineries and vineyards that relied

Crews will remain on assignment 14-21 days before returning to Texas By Leighton Chachere, More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently deployed to wildfire incidents across multiple western states, including Arizona, California, Idaho and Montana. Texas A&M Forest Service heads west to aid with wildfires (Photo by Matt Ford, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Wildland