SCAM ALERT:

AG Paxton and DOJ Partner to Warn Consumers of Fraudsters Selling Counterfeit, Mislabeled, Non-Existent PPE AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices

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Cornyn Hosts Coronavirus Call with East Texas Chamber Members

Shares Federal Assistance Available for East Texas Workers WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined members of the Pittsburg, Mt. Pleasant, Gilmer, Gladewater, and Mt. Vernon

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DPS Seeks Public’s Help with Finding Hit and Run Suspect

TYLER – DPS Troopers in Upshur County are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of a hit-and-run crash on July 17, 2020, at 11:22 a.m., which resulted in the death of a motorist on US

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East Texas Woman Brings Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against VRBO’s Travel Insurer 

  Despite COVID-19 travel restrictions, quarantine, travel insurance claim denied   MARSHALL – An East Texas woman has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company that serves

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Current COVID-19 cases in Gladewater

The City of Gladewater is providing the latest official Upshur and Gregg county information for the week ending on July 17, 2020 concerning COVID-19 cases. According to Gladewater Mayor JD Shipp,

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NJCAA moves fall sports to spring of 2021 due to COVID-19

The National Junior College Athletic Association voted today that all close-contact fall sports will be moved to the spring, according to Jimmy Rieves, Kilgore College athletic director. The vote

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Gregg County jury duty canceled

According to Trey Hattaway, Gregg County District Clerk, starting June 1, the Supreme Court of Texas and the Office of Court Administration gave the courts permission to resume limited jury

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Texas Denies SWEPCO Wind Proposal; Full Project Will Move Forward

    SHREVEPORT – The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has denied approval of a plan by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company,

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GISD cafeteria employee tests positive for COVID-19

A Gladewater ISD cafeteria employee has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Sedric G. Clark, Superintendent of Schools for the Gladewater Independent School District. The employee worked

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COVID-19 UPDATE:

More than 159,000 cases have been reported in the state, and more than 2,400 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. An estimated 84,818 people have

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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas bars to close again and restaurants to reduce to 50% occupancy as coronavirus spreads

The moves, announced Friday morning, represent Abbott’s most dramatic action yet in response a surge in cases after he allowed businesses to reopen in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott at a press

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