Locals among 31 students to graduate from KC Adult Education & Literacy program

  Kilgore College’s Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program will award 31 certificates to graduates at its annual commencement ceremony June 14. The ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Friday in Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore campus. Valedictorian, Alyxandria Deitzel, of Longview, will give the farewell address. Salutatorian, MarJee Beth Caffey, of Gilmer, will give

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Electric Power Technology lineman rodeo, graduation set for June 14

  The Kilgore College Electric Power Technology (KCEPT) program will host a lineman rodeo and graduation Friday for the 24th class to complete the 10-week certificate program. Twelve students will compete at the lineman rodeo beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, June 14, at the KCEPT Training Field – located at 2317 CR 174 East in Kilgore.

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GISD to host ‘Vision 2025’ meeting

  Gladewater ISD will host a community-wide meeting Tuesday, June 11 in the GISD central office board room on the Broadway Campus to share information about the district’s Vision 2025 Plan. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end around 7:30 p.m. GISD Vision 2025 is GISD’s six-year (2019-2025) strategic plan. This plan, according

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82nd Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Wraps Up …

  Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo – June 6-8 All-around cowboy: Tanner Green, $1,049, tie-down roping and team roping. Bareback riding: 1. Taylor Broussard, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter, $1,525; 2. (tie) Paden Hurst and Hunter Carter, 86, $993 each; 4. Trey Moore III, 79, $554; 5. Zach Hibler, 75, $323; 6. Colby Fedor, 72,

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82nd Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Results Update:

EventStandingsGoRoundReport Bareback Riding – Go Round 1 Event Standings As Of 6/6/2019 Place Cont Nbr Name Total Score 1 19 Taylor Broussard 88.0 2 221 Paden Hurst 86.0 3 150 Trey Moore III 79.0 4 92 Zach Hibler 75.0 5 220 Bill Tutor 70.0   Bull Riding – Go Round 1 Place Cont Nbr Name

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We Salute the Brave Soldiers …

By Suzanne Bardwell Seventy-five years have passed since the June 6 D-Day invasion which not only turned the tide of World War II, it changed history. Operation Overlord was launched on June 6 under the orders of commanding Allied general Dwight D. Eisenhower. Hundreds of thousands of American, Canadian, British and other allied troops participated

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TxDOT EMBRACES GOAL TO END DEATHS ON TEXAS ROADS BY 2050

#EndTheStreakTX campaign helps TxDOT with lifesaving effort AUSTIN – How many deaths are acceptable each year on Texas roads? That’s a question TxDOT is addressing through a new ambitious goal, which ultimately states that the answer to the question is zero. Every day for nearly 19 years at least one person has died on Texas

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Texas Game Wardens Wrap Up Busy Memorial Day Weekend Boating Safety Effort

  AUSTIN – Like many Texans, state game wardens spent the Memorial Day weekend out on the water. But, unlike the many thousands who flocked to lakes, rivers and coastal bays to recreate, these wardens were on the job ensuring boaters stayed safe. Between Friday and Monday, game wardens conducted boating safety checks on more

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