$477,786 in grant funds available for prescribed burning to Central and East Texas landowners

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting grant applications to offset the cost of prescribed burning on private lands for Central and East Texas landowners through

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GISD closed until Sept. 7 due to COVID, football game canceled

By Suzanne Bardwell GISD Supt. Dr. Sedric Clark announced a district wide school closure Monday afternoon beginning Tuesday, Aug. 31 due to rising numbers of COVID-related absences among both

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Despite Winter Storm Uri, Resilient Texas Dove Populations Point to Favorable Hunting Season

AUSTIN — September marks the start of dove season for almost 300,000 Texas hunters per year. After Winter Storm Uri hit the state in February, many hunters are wondering how the snowfall and

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TEXAS PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST DEATHS CONTINUE TO CLIMB

    AUSTIN ­– Despite a decrease in traffic crashes in 2020, Texas saw a dramatic rise in the number of people killed walking and biking on our roadways. Last year, 731 people died in

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Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15

  AUSTIN – The start of a new hunting season is right around the corner and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding hunters and anglers that current year Texas hunting

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Vaccination clinic set for Aug. 9 in Parks Fitness Center

Kilgore College is hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the community with the next one set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, in the carpeted gym of Parks Fitness Center, 701 Laird St.,

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Upshur deputies probe shooting death

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another wounded around 7 p.m. on July 31 on a private road off of Willow Oak Road in the Union

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Park Rangers Statewide Recognized for World Ranger Day

  AUSTIN— Every year on July 31, World Ranger Day is an opportunity to take a moment to recognize the unwavering commitment towards park stewardship by the many park rangers at the 88 Texas

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Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 6-8

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-8.

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UPSHUR COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT (8) LIFE SENTENCES

An Upshur County Jury has returned a maximum sentence of eight (8) Life sentences with each sentence carrying a$10,000.00 Fine against a 37-year-old man, Thomas Alan Auld (W/M, D.O.B.

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