Derrick Floyd to Lead Gladewater High School

  Mr. Derrick Floyd, who is currently serving as Interim Principal at Gladewater Middle School, has been selected as the new Gladewater High School Principal. Floyd has over16 years in education.  He has been a teacher, a coach and has served the past 3.5 years in GISD, all as the assistant principal at GMS. Superintendent

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East Texas prepares for winter weather

(Click link below for National Weather Service radar) https://radar.weather.gov/… TYLER – Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews have pre-treated area roadways and implemented shift work for response to winter storm conditions that could create issues for roads and drivers through at least Monday afternoon. The event could mean slushy snow-covered bridges, overpasses, and primary roadways

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Game Warden Field Notes

  The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Penny Pinching A Shelby County game warden followed up on an ongoing investigation of a local individual who had hunted without a valid hunting license when he shot a buck in 2019. The subject confessed to not buying

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NRCS Announces 2021 Deadline for Conservation Assistance Funding

TEMPLE — The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has established a second funding application deadline of Feb. 12, 2021, for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). “We are encouraging producers to call their NRCS office to discuss conservation planning and financial assistance options,” said Kristy Oates, NRCS state conservationist for Texas. “Applications received

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Vaccine Drive-Thru Clinics for Tier 1A and Tier 1B Eligible Persons 

In collaboration with the University of Texas at Tyler and the UT Health Science Center at Tyler, NET Health will be operating drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Friday and this Saturday, January 8th and January 9th. The drive thru Moderna vaccine clinics will be available for persons recognized as being eligible in Tier 1A and

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UT Health East Texas administers second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to caregivers

Three weeks after receiving the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to reach East Texas, UT Health East Texas caregivers again rolled up their sleeves Tuesday to receive the second dose of the vaccine.   “The second dose went just fine, exactly the same as the first dose,” said Gary Viljoen, director of rehabilitation services at

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Toyota ShareLunker Program Launches 35th Season this Weekend

  AUSTIN – The turning of the calendar to January signals the beginning of the 35th season of the Toyota Sharelunker program. The year-round Toyota Sharelunker program offers four levels of participation for catching bass over 8 pounds or 24 inches in Texas. “We are excited to kick off another ShareLunker season,” said Toyota Sharelunker

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Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Locations

Find a vaccine provider by clicking the limit below. https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=91ac7fb5e5fd47e7ada4acfe4a05920a Who’s getting the vaccine now? If you are a front-line healthcare worker or resident of a long-term care facility, you are eligible now to receive the vaccine, since December 14. This group is considered Phase 1A. If you are in Phase 1B, you are also

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