Public Notice
Gifted and Talented Referral Window Open The Gifted and Talented program in Gilmer Schools will open referrals for students in Grades 1-11 on February 2nd, 2026. The Gifted and Talented program offers the opportunity for academic challenges for students who are capable of functioning at advanced levels. If you feel your child would qualify for…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION HEIRSHIP- UNKNOWN HEIRS The State of Texas County of Upshur MATTHEW PATTON, IV, Applicant’s Attorney P.O. BOX 1110 GILMER, TEXAS 75644 TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS IN THE ESTATE OF: SARAH LEA COLLINS, Deceased, 26-230-CCPR-00007 In the County Court of Upshur County, Texas VIRGINIA ANN NALL, Applicant, has filed in the County Court…
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Colossians 3:23 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” By Van Yandell Americans call the game soccer; the rest of the world calls it football. The World Cup Football games will be held in 2026 in the western hemisphere in the countries of Mexico, The United States…
Read MoreDoctors Increasingly See AI Scribes in a Positive Light. But Hiccups Persist.
By Michelle Andrews January 27, 2026 When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor’s full attention. Instead of typing on her computer keyboard during the exam, Urban’s primary care physician at the Penn Internal Medicine practice in Media, Pennsylvania, had an ambient artificial intelligence scribe take notes. At the…
Read MoreWhen Suicidal Calls Come In, Who Answers? Georgia Crisis Line Response Rates Reveal Gaps
By Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat January 28, 2026 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Kaitlin Cooke of Cartersville, Georgia, was contemplating suicide when she started calling a statewide mental health crisis line in 2018.…
Read MoreExecution of Texas man convicted of 1998 double murder scheduled for Wednesday
By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune January 28, 2026 Charles Thompson, who once briefly escaped custody after being sentenced to death, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening for the 1998 double murder of his former girlfriend and her friend. Thompson had gotten into an altercation at his then-girlfriend Dennise Hayslip’s apartment in Houston with…
Read MoreOn the issues: Q&A with the Democrats running for Texas attorney general
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune January 28, 2026 For the first time in more than a decade, Texans will pick their next attorney general from a field of candidates that doesn’t include incumbent Republican Ken Paxton, who is giving up the office to run for the U.S. Senate. On the Democratic side, three candidates…
Read MoreTXDPS – NORTH TEXAS CLOSURE AND DELAYED OPENING 01/28/26
North Texas – Texas Department of Public Safety will have a delayed office opening at 12:00 PM for some offices, and some offices will remain closed on 1/28/26. If you had a scheduled appointment on 1/28/26 before 12:00 PM at an office with a delayed open time, you will be contacted by the email you…
Read MoreSWEPCO: Ice Damage Makes Restoration Hazardous; Crews Are Moving Carefully to Keep Everyone Safe
Crews Face Icy Roads and Road Closures Enroute to Damaged Areas What You Need to Know Travel continues to be slow and slick due to icy road conditions. Hazardous travel conditions are impacting how crews navigate the area, but restoration work continues wherever it’s safe to do so. SWEPCO has shifted major resources…
Read MoreWhat Linemen Are Seeing: SWEPCO Releases On Camera Accounts and Storm Footage from Across the Region
January 27, 2026 CLICK HERE FOR BROLL B‑ROLL DESCRIPTION Available raw footage includes: Linemen sharing reports from the field & their motivation to brave these dangerous conditions Linemen featured include the following in order of appearance: Ben Shaw, Lineman A, Haughton Cody Jones, Lineman A, Haughton Eli Furqueron, Lineman B, Shreveport William Cherry,…
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