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By Phillip Williams   ARLINGTON–‘Twas not so very long ago that the Gilmer Buckeyes, afflicted with a tottering defense which yielded points by the megaton, appeared about as probable to procure their fourth state championship as bovines would be to buy stock in Burger King. Perennial power Gilmer lost its first two wargames of the

A state district judge last week set a $5 million bond for Alvin Charles McKnight Jr., charged with capital murder in the Nov. 4 alleged shooting deaths of two Gilmer women. 115th District Judge Dean Fowler set the bond in an arraignment proceeding which was closed to the media. He also appointed Dallas attorney Lalon

The riders behind the Truman Smith Toy Run have been doing it so long they’ve lost track of the years. Is this the 28th time? 29? After a fair bit of polling Saturday, the final answer is 33 years – for more than three decades, the leathered elves from Mom’s Biker Bar and Outlaws Longview

AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking proposals from public or private entities to construct nature-based carbon sequestration or other similar ecosystem services on TPWD properties. HB4018, passed in the 88th Legislative Session and effective Sept. 1, allows TPWD to enter into agreements through an innovative conservation model providing both wetland protection and carbon

A judge in Gilmer last Thursday sentenced a man to prison terms when the defendant pleaded guilty to intoxication assault in connection with a traffic crash which injured relatives of Upshur County Commissioner Michael Ashley, and resulted in his grandchild being prematurely born. Rodney Dean Seahorn, 48, of White Oak, was sentenced by 115th District

During the Gladewater City Council’s regular meeting Nov. 16, interim City Manager Charlie Smith provided a brief update on the current moratorium on burn permits within the city limits. In mid-October, officials finally lifted their weather-related burn ban after conditions finally returned to a safe state. Two weeks later, Gladewater Fire Chief Mike Simmons put

School districts across the state are weighing in on Senate Bill 763 – each has been required by the Texas Legislature to vote on policy outlining whether and, if so, how the school employs chaplains or accepts them as volunteers to provide counseling to students. At Gladewater ISD, board members adopted a basic volunteer option

By Phillip Williams PROSPER–‘Twas a night when Glen Rose wilted, and the Gilmer Buckeyes procured a pass to the state championship conflagration–a feat that only weeks earlier seemed as probable as polar bears perishing from frostbite. Gilmer’s faster-than-Superman running back Will Henderson footed four touchdowns while his team took advantage of some critical turnovers as