East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference slated for Feb. 21

The East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference is set for Feb. 21 in Nacogdoches. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. at the Nacogdoches Civic Center, 3805 N.W. Stallings Drive. Sessions will cover topics related to budgeting and financing, new farm operations and site selection, raised

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East Texas Pasture Management workshop Feb. 21 in Overton

An East Texas Pasture Management workshop will be held Feb. 21 in Overton. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program will be held from 1-6 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1710 N. Farm-to-Market Road 3053. Registration cost is $25 if received by Feb. 19 and $40 at the door. Register

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Upshur-Gregg Soil and Water awards in tap

Upshur-Gregg Soil and Water Conservation District No. 417 will hold its 66th annual Conservation Awards Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Gilmer. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative auditorium on Texas 154. Admission is free, but those planning to attend should RSVP by contacting the district at 903-734-8732.

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Oil museum hosting meeting of local chapter of American Chemical Society Feb. 6

The East Texas Oil Museum at Kilgore College will host a meeting of the local chapter of the American Chemical Society on Thursday, Feb. 6. The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m. at the oil museum. Featured speaker will be Pat Nault, President/CEO of East Texas Saltwater

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Harrison County Man Sentenced for Distributing Anabolic Steroids

MARSHALL, Texas – A 31-year-old Hallsville, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Mark McLean Farmer pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2019, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of anabolic steroids and possession

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Annual workshop to assist forest landowners with 2019 tax preparation

  COLLEGE STATION – Tax season is fast approaching and forest landowners may want to refresh their knowledge of timber tax laws. The 2020 Texas Timber Income and Property Tax Workshop will be held Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Civic Center in Diboll, Texas. This workshop is hosted by Texas

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Texas 149 traffic accident victim ID’d

TYLER – On January 22, 2020 at 11:11 AM, Troopers responded to a fatal crash on SH-149, two miles southeast of the city of Lakeport in Gregg County.  The investigators preliminary report indicates that the driver of a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado, Cody Calvin Pairett, 20, of Longview was traveling southeast on SH-149 at an unsafe

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Upshur GOP candidates square off at forum

Such topics as maintenance of county roads and property taxes were among the topics which candidates in the March 3 Upshur County Republican primary discussed Monday night at a forum at the Open Range restaurant in Gilmer. Although candidates for offices ranging from constable to sheriff spoke, the majority of written questions from the audience–read

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