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Gilmer 40, Kilgore 26

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Momentum changer in Kilgore-Gilmer game: Rohan Fluellen’s 83-yard kickoff return for a touchdown https://t.co/N5tZYbYIf4 via @YouTube #gilmerbuckeyes #txhsfb #warready pic.twitter.com/9KPBpZRN4B — The Gilmer Mirror (@TheGilmerMirror) September 3, 2022 Will Henderson sprints 42 yards to the end zone for Gilmer’s 4th TD in the 40-26 win over Kilgore tonight. https://t.co/rHwQJ8EMSF via @YouTube #gilmerbuckeyes #txhsfb #warready pic.twitter.com/inofUVATL6…

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal

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Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2             Number of Injured: 2                    Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 8/30/2022   12:00 noon County: Smith Location: Toll 49 approximately one and a half miles west of Lindale Posted Speed Limit: 75 mph Vehicle 1: 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Driver Vehicle 1: (Deceased) Laina Wanttie, 51, of Mineola Pronounced by: Judge Mitch Shamburger Transported to: Lighthouse…

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Camp Gilmont concludes fun-filled summer

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Nestled in the pineywoods of Upshur County, Camp Gilmont is a place for children, youth, and adults to step back from their day-to-day lives and experience something new. Each year, Gilmont programs several weeks of summer camp filled with fun, challenges, and community building.  Over 300 campers ages 6-17 attended Gilmont overnight camp this past…

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal

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Crash Information Number of involved vehicles:   4       Number of Injured: 2            Number of fatalities: 1 Date and Time: 8/29/2022              9:38 a.m. County and Location: Smith County. SH 110 approximately one-half mile south of Tyler Posted Speed Limit:  55 Weather Conditions:    Clear                                             Road Conditions: Dry   Vehicle 1: 2017 Honda Civic Driver 1: (Deceased) Charles Calahan, 94, of Tyler Pronounced by: Justice of the Peace James…

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UT Tyler to Launch Computer Engineering Program 

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New bachelor’s degree will contribute to highly specialized workforce in region, state  TYLER, Texas (August 30, 2022) – The University of Texas at Tyler announced that it will offer  a new Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree. Housed within the UT Tyler  College of Engineering, programming was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges …

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

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Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 6.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 36.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 55.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price…

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JIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: It Isn’t What It Isn’t

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By Jim “Pappy” Moore  It isn’t what it isn’t.  I offer this simple sentence as the rebuttal to the ever present “it is what it is” in modern usage.  Of all the sayings I hear used in major media by all manner of individuals, professional and otherwise, none currently exceeds “it is what it is”…

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