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By Phillip Williams A jury in Gilmer sentenced Matthew Callie McCoy to a collective total of 125 years in prison recently after convicting him of eight counts of indecency with a child under the age of 14, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd. McCoy, 48, of Gilmer, was convicted and sentenced Aug. 10 in

Southwestern Electric Power Co. announced today new measures to help residential customers facing high bills due to increased demand and rising fuel costs. All SWEPCO residential customers can get their late fees waived and take advantage of an extended payment plan that gives them up to 12 months to pay their bill in full. In

  AUSTIN – This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program is offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts drawing. In the last 25 years, Big Time Texas Hunt participants have helped

  (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. 5-7. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about

With numerous economic experts predicting that the U.S. is headed toward recession, one of the many concerning signals is a sharp decline in labor productivity. After more than a decade of below-average productivity growth, the COVID-19 pandemic raised the prospect of a productivity boom. Many low-productivity jobs were eliminated early in the pandemic, while major

Woman’s remains discovered off Highway 135 identified as Pamela Darlene Young   Twenty years after her partial skeletal remains were located by construction workers off Highway 135 in Gregg County, Texas, the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project have determined that her name was Pamela Darlene Young.   Pamela Young of Arlington,

  With a heat wave bringing dangerously high temperatures for tens of millions of Americans, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is providing important tips to help families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses keep their loved ones safe. “The dangers of extreme temperatures, which can cause heat stroke in a matter of