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The monarchs are headed this way. Their numbers are up, and they’ll need to refuel on nectar when they get here, so now is a good time to water your butterfly-friendly autumn blooms and maybe plant a few more. If you don’t have a butterfly garden, Oct.-Dec. is the best time to plant in most

On September 29, 2019, at approximately 10:40 PM, Gregg County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a burglary of a habitation in progress in the 700 block of West Access Road off of Farm to Market 2087. While in route to the location, deputies received information that the resident had discharged a firearm at the

By Phillip Williams GILMER–‘Tis apropos that Sir Isaac Newton discovered the Law of Gravity for the Gilmer Buckeyes invoked it Friday night, thus ensuring that the Newton Eagles’ 33-game winning streak came crashing with a titanic thud to the terra firma at Jeff Traylor Stadium, 16-0. No. 1-ranked Newton (3-1), which procured the state class

AUSTIN— TxDOT is launching a safety campaign to remind drivers and pedestrians to slow down, be alert and obey traffic laws. Last year, there were 5,694 traffic crashes involving pedestrians in Texas, resulting in 632 deaths and 1,205 serious injuries. The top factors contributing to these crashes were pedestrians failing to yield the right of

By Phillip Williams CARTHAGE–The upstart and underdog Gilmer Buckeyes unsettled the unvanquished No. 2-ranked Carthage Bulldogs with an unexpectedly worrisome wargame Friday night, keeping the outcome uncertain until the final minutes before perennial power Carthage gripped Gilmer, 24-15. When the Bulldogs bounded to a 17-0 lead within the first 2:07 of the second quarter, it

By Phillip Williams GILMER–The Paris Wildcats, laden with stupefying speed that would make Superman resemble a slowpoke, horrified the Gilmer Buckeyes’ homecoming assemblage with a landlubbing offense that procured four of its five TDs by ground, totting up a 37-20 nighttime triumph over previously unvanquished Gilmer on Friday the 13th at Jeff Traylor Stadium. The

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) today voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Harrison Keller to serve as the next commissioner of higher education. Dr. Keller will assume his new post on Oct. 1. “The Search Committee recommended him to the board after a national search, because he stood out from a competitive field