Video: Gilmer🥇- 2025 UIL State Military Marching Band Championships Prelims
Gilmer High School Has the Best Military Marching Band in Class 4A in the State of Texas!
Bringing home the🥇 ! Congratulations to our STATE CHAMPION BUCKEYE BAND! pic.twitter.com/o74nTC04MT — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) October 30, 2025 Winners! East Texas has great talent! Congratulations to all of the bands! pic.twitter.com/SafZ3NDEtb — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) October 30, 2025 Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/nTYbsgN6CX — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) October 30, 2025 Headed to the finals at 9:30pm!!! Go…
Read MoreGary Smith receives 2025 industry achievement award
Renowned meat scientist honored at Certified Angus Beef’s Feeding Quality Forum Gary Smith, Ph.D., retired professor and former dean of the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, earned the 2025 Certified Angus Beef, CAB, Industry Achievement Award at the Feeding Quality Forum in Rochester, Minnesota, for the indelible mark he left on the meat science and beef industries. Gary…
Read MorePine Tree High School’s Caity Rutledge Named TASC District 4 High School Advisor of the Year
Caity Rutledge, Leadership and Student Council Advisor at Pine Tree High School, has been named the 2025–2026 High School Advisor of the Year by District 4 of the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC). Rutledge, now in her 20th year of teaching, is also a nominee for the TASC Eddie G. Bull State Advisor of…
Read MoreCHRISTUS Health offers safety tips to keep families safe this HalloweenÂ
(EAST TEXAS) – As families across East Texas prepare for a night of costumes, candy and spooky fun, CHRISTUS Health is reminding parents and children alike to keep safety top of mind this Halloween. “Halloween is such a great time to make memories for children and adults,” said Shelby Ivey, trauma program manager at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. “We want everyone to enjoy the night, but to do so safely, avoiding…
Read MoreTexas SNAP benefit pause: Here’s how to receive and give help
By Lindsey Byman, The Texas Tribune October 28, 2025 Millions of Texans will lose federal food assistance in November, raising questions of where to get free meals and groceries. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will stop paying qualifying Texans for food due to insufficient funding, affecting the 3.2 million Texans who get these…
Read MoreMajority of Texans oppose National Guard deployment to cities out of state, poll finds
By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune October 29, 2025 A small majority of Texans oppose the deployment of the Texas National Guard for law enforcement in cities out of state, according to a recent statewide survey. President Donald Trump has called upon the National Guard, a military force, to act as law enforcement and to…
Read MoreDallas residents sue city, testing Texas law aimed at ending progressive policies
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune October 29, 2025 DALLAS — Two years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law may finally get its first major test. Three Dallas residents sued the city in Denton County District Court Wednesday to strike down dozens of…
Read MoreThe federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know. Â
By Terri Langford, Gabby Birenbaum and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune October 28, 2025 Federal food assistance payments to the nation’s poorest citizens will come to a halt on Saturday, the result of the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. It will be the first time the benefit has been interrupted since it began more…
Read MoreAARON WATSON TO MAKE TOUR STOP AT THE STAGE AT SILVER STAR, IN BOSSIER CITY, LA, DURING HIS BUY THE WORLD A ROUND TOUR ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025
OCTOBER 29, 2025 Nashville, TN — Following the release of his newest single, “Pontiac,” and in anticipation of the release of his most abitious alubum yet, “Horse Named Texas,” country’s ultimate underdog troubadour, Aaron Watson, is set to perform at The Stage at Silver Star in Bossier City, LA, on Thursday, November 13th, 2025, with special guest Dax Davis…
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