SAU hosts Arkansas Youth Leadership Summit for rising high school leaders
News from Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, AR (09/16/2026) Southern Arkansas University welcomed 20 rising high school juniors and seniors, along with their parents, to campus this past summer for the Arkansas Youth Leadership Summit (AYLS), sponsored by Arkansas Farm Bureau. The multi-day summit gave students an immersive experience in leadership development, agriculture, career exploration and…
Read MoreTDI presses insurance discounts for Texans who strengthen their homes
Español The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued a bulletin pushing home insurance companies to give premium discounts to homeowners who make their homes more resistant to damage from storms and wildfires. Homes built with stronger materials and methods – like roofs that meet the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety FORTIFIED Home™ standard…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Trailblazer: TSTC graduate always dreamed of business ownership
What do dyslexia, jewelry and an angry mother all have in common? Give up? They all put Mathew on the path to business ownership. Mathew Joseph is a graduate from Texas State Technical College’s Industrial Electrical Technician (now Advanced Manufacturing – Industrial Maintenance) program. He is also the owner and president of C3 Industrial Technologies…
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LEGAL NOTICE Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Retail Dealer’s Off Premise License by Carmelo Bautista San Juan and Maria H. Bautista DBA La Favorita Meat Market LLC to be located at 499 US HWY 259 N, Ore City, Upshur County, Texas 75683. Officers of said corporation are Carmelo…
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PUBLIC NOTICE TO WHOM IT may concern, on AUGUST 4, 2026, Overstreet Wrecker Service towed and impounded a dual axle trailer, Gray LP:none. VIN#None Towing charges: $540.00 Vehicle storage fees $22.85 per day VSF# 0646166: $182.80 Total Storage/Towing Fees: $722.80 as of 8/11/2026 at location 5138 US Hwy 271 N, Gilmer, TX 75644 Phone:903-790-7441. FAILURE…
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PUBLIC NOTICE TO WHOM IT may concern, on AUGUST 26, 2026, Overstreet Wrecker Service towed and impounded a trailer, blue LP:none. VIN#None Towing charges: $528.00 Vehicle storage fees $22.85 per day VSF# 0646166: $365.60 Total Storage/Towing Fees: $893.60 as of 9/10/2026 at location 5138 US Hwy 271 N, Gilmer, TX 75644 Phone:903-790-7441
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of DALE LYNN FAILS, Deceased, were issued on 1st day of September, 2026, in Cause No. 26-230-CCPR-00103, pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to CHRISTINA LYNN FAILS. The residence of the Independent Executor is Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas;…
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Published Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary for the estate of Kennard M. Bibb, Decedent, were issued on September 2, 2026 in Cause No. 26-230-CCPR-00100 pending in the Upshur County Court, Upshur County, Texas to Jamil A. Bibb, Independent Executor. Claims may be presented to the representative’s attorney Kristen J. Ishihara,…
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOSHUA JAMES ARMBRUSTER, Deceased, were issued on September 1, 2026, in Cause No. 26-230-CCPR-00102, pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to DAVID JERRY GUNNELLS. The residence of the Independent Executor is Gladewater, Upshur County, Texas; the post…
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Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) INCREASE Effective October 1, 2026 the amount of the Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) appearing on your Etex bill each month will increase as a result of a increase in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) universal service fund contribution factor from 38.8% to 42% (0.42). The new FUSC amount is…
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