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By Phillip Williams ATHENS–‘Twas anything but a sunny day for the Sunnyvale Raiders, both football and weather-wise, in their playoff pratfall against the glistering Gilmer Buckeyes at Bruce Field on a gray Friday afternoon. Gilmer toted up a 22-0 lead, snuffed a momentary Raider revival which pared that to 22-14, and darkened Sunnyvale, 31-14, in

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 45 other States and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million-dollar settlement against retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home

Santa says click on the link below! https://youtu.be/09rH6YTx5rg Let’s face it, this year has been a struggle for so many people in more ways than one. Thoughts of kids, the holidays and wondering how to provide for them may also be weighing heavily on many. But take heart, Santa and the Postal Service are way

In a joint statement from UT Health East Texas and Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System health care officials Monday warned that COVID-19 continues to be a major health risk, and CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System and UT Health East Texas are asking for your help in this ongoing battle to slow the spread of

The Gladewater Chamber of Commerce has canceled the Dec. 8 Christmas Parade, at the suggestion of Mayor JD Shipp, because of COVID-19 concerns. “I have either been made aware or seen notifications of neighboring communities canceling their Christmas parades,” said Mayor Shipp. Chamber directors were polled Sunday night decided to go along with Mayor Shipp’s

By Phillip Williams MESQUITE–Just as their foes were closing in on them like bloodhounds, the Gilmer Buckeyes’ Jayden Griffin staged a stupefying 88-yard return of a kickoff–which a teammate had muffed–for a traumatizing TD as Gilmer gored the Godley Wildcats, 42-20, in a Class 4A Division II area playoff Thursday night at E.H. Hanby Stadium.

Educational opportunity for families, caregivers The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, in partnership with the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, will host a webinar series on the emerging topic of aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities, IDD. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19% of people in the U.S. and more than 5 million Texans have a disability. Older

The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office confirms a shooting incident involving gunfire between a suspect and Law Enforcement in Upshur County. At approximately 1:40 am Law Enforcement personnel from Gilmer P.D. and the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office responded to the CEFCO store at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 271 and State Hwy 300 in Gilmer, Texas.