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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update
July 6, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 33.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 61.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreGilmer’s Ismael Camara commits to the Texas Longhorns
# Texas Lands a ‘French Trench Monster’: Five-Star OT Ismael Camara Commits to the Longhorns The Texas Longhorns’ 2027 recruiting class just got significantly bigger—and we mean that literally. In a massive Fourth of July recruiting win, five-star offensive tackle **Ismael Camara** announced his commitment to Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns . Camara, a…
Read MoreThe East Texas Yamboree Drone & Fireworks Show
The East Texas Yamboree Fireworks Show is Friday, July 3rd at the Yamboree Event Center! Yamboree Raffle Drawings at 8:45 pm, Fireworks & Drone Show 9:15 pm. Tune in to 99.1 during the event. Sponsored by Goudarzi & Young, Attorneys at Law, Gilmer National Bank, First National Bank and various other sponsors.
Read MoreCUTX Back to School Bash
Join us for a Back to School Bash at Credit Union of Texas on July 22nd from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. It will be an afternoon of food, fun, and giveaways! The first 75 kids will receive a backpack, and everyone can enjoy a hot dog bar, Lone Star Water Ice, giveaways, and complimentary vision screenings provided…
Read MoreEast Texas Passing Academy
The 20th annual East Texas Passing Academy will be held at Jeff Traylor Stadium in Gilmer on July 6th – 7th from 5:30-8:30p.m. The camp is for athletes entering grades 6-12. Each camper will receive personal training from the coaches as well as in-depth training in fundamentals. The cost of the camp is $100,…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
June 29, 2026 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 14.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.23/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 59.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 51.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreTexas Republicans have a data center problem
By Taylor Goldenstein, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2026 This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. The Republican Party has felt like home to Rena Schroeder since her teenage years when she joined a high school club for conservative Latinos. She cast her first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan. And she’s lost friends over her…
Read MoreDanica Jo Vestal to reign as 89th East Texas Yamboree Queen
Big Brothers Giving Back mentoring group hosting fundraiser fish fry June 26-27
By Phillip Williams The Big Brothers Giving Back organization, a volunteer group of men who mentor boys, will hold a fund-raising fish fry June 26-27. The event is set from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. both days at the organization’s facility at 1002 Texas 154 West, near Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative. For a $15 donation, the menu…
Read MoreApology from the Publisher
By Russ Greene First of all, Jim “Pappy” Moore is unapologetic about what he wrote in his column last week. In retrospect, The Mirror shouldn’t have published it, especially during Juneteenth week but really there is never a good time for such reckless rhetoric. I have always been a strong advocate of the First Amendment.…
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