WOISD reports success among biligual students

There’s a healthy array of languages represented in the student body at White Oak ISD, with 19 ‘Emergent Bilingual Students’ included in the school’s annual report on data surrounding English as

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Filings underway for county seats

Several candidates had filed by Sunday to run for either public or party offices in Upshur County’s respective March 5 Republican and Democratic primaries. Nine candidates for public office, one

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Council seeks citizen support for downtown fencing

There’s an estimated $150,000 pricetag on downtown fencing at along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and the City of Gladewater hoping residents will help foot the bill for the chance to put

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Faith-based education outreach meets students ‘where they are’

A new faith-based youth development center is at work on FM 1252 near Kilgore – Restoration of the Spectrum Ministries currently serves select students from Gladewater and White Oak along with a

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Gilmer facing Carthage in Regional Semi-Finals

By Phillip Williams COMMERCE–A trio of purloined passes in the fourth quarter, including one which resulted in a touchdown, wrote finis to a stirring second-half resurgence by the Gilmer

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Taxing entities cast votes for appraisal board reps

Taxing entities across the area are steadily putting their ballots behind nominees to local appraisal district review boards in Gregg County and Upshur County. The districts are responsible for

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Double homicide suspect caught in California

By Phillip Williams Capital murder suspect Alvin Charles McKnight Jr. was captured by police in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday night, 11 days after the double homicide that led to him being

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A food safety guide to Thanksgiving leftovers

The minute your Thanksgiving feast hits your table, the clock starts ticking. No, not the countdown to when the doors swing open for Black Friday shopping — the food safety countdown has begun.

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Friends of a feather give thanks together

Bigger is better when it comes to a Thanksgiving turkey, and White Oak Intermediate School’s students fed theirs plenty of gratitude to bulk it up this month. Each of the turkey’s

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TxDOT urges you to find a sober ride during holidays

AUSTIN – The holiday season gets its official start this week as many Texans gather around the table for Thanksgiving dinner. But for the families of the 1,246 people killed last year in Texas by

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