Byrd challenging Shipp for mayor, Owens taking on Alexander
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Local Gladewater City Council races and Gladewater ISD school board races are now set. The May 2 election will feature Place 1 incumbent Mayor .J.D. Shipp being challenged by local businessman Matt Byrd, who is married to city council woman Karla Byrd. Karla Bryd had considered running for mayor after one year on the council.
Read MoreUpshur County Game Room Workshop Set
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The called workshop on game rooms by the Upshur County Commissioners’ Court will be held Wednesday (Feb. 19) at 10 a.m. at the Upshur County Courthouse. Attached are the proposed regulations commissioners will consider to help regulate the operations of the current 14 game rooms in Upshur County. The work to regulate game rooms has
Read MoreGame Warden Field Notes
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports. The Power of Love After a Falls County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed in the line of duty in October 2019, a Falls County game warden began planning a hunting trip to help give members of the Sheriff’s Office an outlet
Read MoreBe Our Valentine! Celebrate Valentine’s Day at a Texas State Park
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AUSTIN— With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Texans are making plans with the special people in their lives. Bring your best two- or four-legged pal to a Texas State Park and experience Valentine’s Day in the outdoors. Texas State Parks are an ideal place to spend the day with the people closest to you. A
Read MoreGame Warden Field Notes
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports. Lawn Enforcement On Jan. 3, a Newton County game warden completed an investigation into a hunting without landowner consent case. The case involved one subject who thought it was OK to mow two 200+ yard lanes into a neighboring
Read MoreTxDOT URGES FOOTBALL FANS TO PLAN AHEAD FOR A SOBER RIDE
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AUSTIN – While you are making big plans for the upcoming Super Bowl weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding football fans to “Plan While You Can” for a sober ride before enjoying game day watch parties and other activities that may include alcohol. “Super Bowl weekend is an especially dangerous time for drunk
Read MoreFlorida Woman Guilty of Trafficking Drugs Through Eastern District of Texas
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BEAUMONT, Texas – A 41-year-old Ft. Lauderdale, Florida woman has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Shenita Denise Peterson pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine before U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale on Jan. 28, 2020. According to information
Read MoreEast Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference slated for Feb. 21
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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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