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Tractor Supply, City of Gilmer, Carter BloodCare team up for Gilmer drives
Texans live when Texans give to avoid seasonal slump in blood donations GILMER, April 28, 2022 – Summer marks a difficult season for the community blood supply, as focus turns to family vacations and time off from school. However, the need for blood never takes a break. Carter BloodCare notes up to 800 patients –…
Read MoreLady Buckeyes are Bi-District Champions Defeating Kilgore!!
Lady Buckeyes are Bi-District Champions Defeating Kilgore!! 🥎🔥We will start round two of the playoffs next week, details are to come!#SixOne — Gilmer Lady Buckeye Softball (@SoftballBuckeye) April 29, 2022
Read MoreVideo: Draw the Line Interviews (Ep. #2 w/ Alan Metzel, Olan Johnson, and Reagan Roy Young)
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Read MoreTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Gregg County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 1 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 4/27/2022 9:31 AM County: Gregg Location: US 259, approximately one and a half miles north of Kilgore, TX. Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph Vehicle 1: 2001 Ford Mustang Vehicle 2: 2004 Mack dump truck Driver 1: Deceased David L. Fuller IV, male, 19…
Read MoreKilgore College Police Academy will hold ceremony April 29 to unveil AEP Foundation Emergency Response Training Facility
The Kilgore College East Texas Police Academy (ETPA) will host an open house for the newly renovated classroom facilities made possible by a $190,000 grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation. AEP presented the grant to KC in March of 2021 to fund the classroom renovations and to purchase two new sport utility vehicles…
Read MoreFederal judge plans to temporarily force Biden administration to keep rule that turns migrants away at the U.S.-Mexico border
By Emily Hernandez, The Texas Tribune April 25, 2022 “Federal judge plans to temporarily force Biden administration to keep rule that turns migrants away at the U.S.-Mexico border” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…
Read MoreLas Vegas Legend Returns To Gilmer Civic Center
The Gilmer Civic Center will be rockin’ and rollin’ July 16th when Sting Ray Anthony brings his “Jukebox Rocks” Rock ‘n’ Roll Extravaganza show to Gilmer Texas. The show will include music from the 1950s and ‘60s and also will feature special guest Shake, Rattle and Roll, a tribute show group. Anthony, known for performing…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
(April 25, 2022) – Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 6.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.76/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.16/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Wind & Solar: the 1950s & 1960s
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Long before anyone started talking about wind power and solar power we had both. It was called the Family Clothesline. Out in the backyard stood the structure which everyone used at their home. Two cross-bars stood at each end. The cross-bars were twenty to thirty feet apart. Attached to them were…
Read MoreOnly a few tickets remain for Bellamy Brothers concert
The Bellamy Brothers will perform at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast Texas on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are very limited, so get yours today at www.whatleycenter.com or by calling the box office at 903-434-8181. Seats are $30 for adults and $10 for students. The concert is sponsored…
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