Traditional service set for Memorial Day
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Steve Dean, well-known Gilmer businessman and aviation veteran, will be keynote speaker  at  this  year’s Memorial Day service on the south lawn of the Upshur County Courthouse at 9 a.m. Monday. ...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday May 25, 2013. Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. (AP Photo/Jim Young, pool)ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan.


Sat May 25 13:15:21 UTC 2013

Civilians search for survivors under rubble after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Qusair town near HomsBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad said additional tanks and artillery had been deployed around opposition-held territory in Qusair, a Syrian town close to the Lebanese border. "I've never seen a day like this since the battle started," said Malek Ammar, an activist speaking from the town by Skype. ...


Sat May 25 13:11:49 UTC 2013
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“PUBLICITY HOUND” Major demonstrates how to use the Wag’N 02 Fur Life™ mask to revive a pet overcome by smoke or other toxic fumes. With Major, a 9-year-old German shepherd, is his handler, Longview Animal Control Officer Jacqui Lynch, and Gilmer firefighter Shelby Henderson.
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Breathing masks give pets chance for survival
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Upshur County’s pets who are rescued from burning homes will now have a better chance of survival, thanks to the generosity of a number of businesses and individuals. Every volunteer fire departme...
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