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By Phillip Williams In a wild wing-ding which burgeoned with more Big Bangs than a Fourth of July pyrotechnics presentation, the No. 2-ranked Gilmer Buckeyes KO’ed the Kilgore Bulldogs, 40-26, in Gilmer on Friday night.  Observers noted the fray at Jeff Traylor Stadium was unusual in two aspects: Both teams scored a safety, and both

   Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today released totals for fiscal 2022 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August. General Revenue-related revenue for fiscal 2022 totaled $76.47 billion, up 26.4 percent from fiscal 2021. All Funds revenue was $183.34 billion, up 7.5 percent from fiscal 2021. All Funds tax collections were $77.21

Join key U.S. Department of Agriculture leaders in Texas as they host a virtual Urban Agriculture Forum on  Friday, September 2, 9:00-12PM CST via a virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting (with this link). The forum is free, and the public is welcome to attend. USDA is working to support urban agriculture as it plays an important

Interested in working? Today may be your lucky day. The Gladewater Job Expo is going on today at the Gladewater Former Students’ Building located on Hendrix Street, behind the rodeo arena. Among the many businesses scheduled to be on hand taking applications from noon to 6 p.m. will be PMM Products out of Florida, which

A Native East Texan Remembers the Teacher Who Taught Him to Love the Detour

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