Officer-involved shooting under investigation

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

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GILMER NAILS NEWTON, 16-0, HALTING 33-GAME WINNING STREAK

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

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TxDOT aims to reduce the number of crashes involving pedestrians

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

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CARTHAGE SLIPS BY UPSTART GILMER, 24-15

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

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PARIS GASHES GILMER, 37-20

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

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Coordinating Board Announces New Commissioner of Higher Education

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

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Bush leads Buckeyes over Vandals, 41-21

By Phillip Williams VAN–The Van Vandals were not just vexed Friday night; a certain hot-footed Gilmer Buckeyes running back exhibited an enfeebling endeavor that ensured the vamoosed Vandals were Bushed. Darrell Bush bounded for three touchdowns as state-ranked Gilmer vanquished Van, 41-21, on Mal Fowler Field at Van Memorial Stadium. Bush’s bravo of an act

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Gregg County Man Sentenced for Federal Financial Crimes

TYLER – A 59-year-old Longview man has been sentenced to federal prison for criminal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno. Timmy Lynn Vaughn pleaded guilty on May 2, 2019, to making false statements to a bank and was sentenced

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