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PUBLISHED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that Letters of Independent Administration for the Estate of PEGGY DOLORES WAGNER, Deceased, was issued on the 18th day of August, 2025 in Docket Number 25-230-CCPR-00060 in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to STACY L. SMITH. The residence of the Independent Administrator is in Gregg…
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of GERALDINE T. SCHAEFFER, Deceased, were issued on August 18, 2025, in No. 25-230-CCPR-00066, pending in the County Court of Upshur County, Texas, to ROBERT S. SCHAEFFER. The residence of the Independent Executor is in Elko County, Nevada. The post office…
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Small Taxing Unit Notice The City of East Mountain will hold a meeting at 6:00 PM on September 8, 2025 at 103 Municipal Drive, Gilmer, TX to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025. The proposed tax rate is $0.132353 per $100 of value. The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes…
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION- CIVIL SUITS CAUSE NO. 25-230-DCCV-00234 The State of Texas UPSHUR COUNTY PLAINTIFF’s Attorney OR PLAINTIFF BRENT GOUDARZI P.O. DRAWER 910 GILMER, TEXAS 75644 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this…
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Small Taxing Unit Notice The City of Big Sandy will hold a meeting at 6:00 pm on September 2, 2025 at City of Big Sandy Heritage Center, 162 E Gilmer St, Big Sandy, TX 75755 to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2025. The proposed tax rate is $0.460000 per $100 of…
Read MoreCOMMISSIONER MILLER PROMOTES RESOURCES TO HELP NEW FARMERS SUCCEED IN TEXAS AGRICULTURE
USDA programs equip new farmers to grow Texas agriculture’s future AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is reminding Texans about valuable resources for new farmers. The USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Direct Farm Ownership Down Payment Loan allows beginning farmers and ranchers to fund up to 45 percent of a farm’s purchase price with just…
Read MoreRains, mild temperatures set the stage for strong fall hunting outlook
Texas Crop and Weather Report Thanks to timely spring rains and relatively mild summer temperatures, hunters have reason to be optimistic as they take to the field this fall, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Timely spring rains and relatively mild summer temperatures set the stage for abundant forage and vegetative cover supporting multiple…
Read MoreTHE HUMAN INCLINATION TO SET BOUNDARIES
1 Kings 6: 2 “And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.” By Van Yandell God gave King Solomon a detailed set of directions for the building of the Jerusalem Temple (also called King Solomon’s Temple…
Read MoreOp-Ed: LACK OF WILL
By Paul F. Petrick The August 15th Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage would have been perfect for Will Rogers. The cowboy comedian got miles of material out of the post-World War I peace and disarmament conferences during his heyday, which tragically ended along with his life in an Alaskan plane crash exactly 90 years before the Trump-Putin…
Read MoreHouston man sentenced to federal prison for Denton-area violent crime spree
SHERMAN, Texas – A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for a violent crime spree in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Victor Guardado Zepeda, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery; conspiracy to carry a firearm during a crime of…
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