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EDITOR’S NOTE: All candidates running for Upshur County Commissioner Pct. 1 and Pct. 3 were asked to participate in the following questions-and-answers so voters can compare the candidates side-by-side. Some candidates chose not to participate in this free forum.    RICHARD SMITH Precinct 3 Q – Briefly tell us about your educational and/or business background

40 percent grant to underwrite project By Suzanne Bardwell Gladewater ISD Trustees had a 2-hour session at last week’s meeting with multiple reports and discussion. Trustees approved 6-0, with George Glenn absent, a network cabling infrastructure improvement from ETEX for the high school and primary school after a lengthy discussion.  The projects would provide the

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.

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

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

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

  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

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