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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Geriatric Jeopardy!
By JIM “PAPPY” MOORE While writing this weekly column I have gone from my mid-fifties to my early seventies. In our fifties we can still kid ourselves as memories of our recent fitness linger. By the early seventies we are experiencing the vicissitudes of aging. Many of us have watched Jeopardy for many years. We…
Read MoreJIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Don Henley – America’s Poet Laureate
By Jim “Pappy” Moore While Don Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas, he lived his entire boyhood in nearby Linden, Texas, where he graduated from Linden-Kildare High School in the mid-1960s. Within ten years of graduating, everyone in America knew who Don Henley was. Henley and Glenn Frey created the one and only…
Read MorePets Fur People Pet of the Week – Beau
This is Beau – he is available for adoption at the Humane Society’s Pets Fur People in Tyler. Beau looks like a yellow Labrador retriever. He is 7 years old and weighs about 90 pounds. Beau has been neutered, is current on starting vaccinations including rabies and has been microchipped for identification purposes. Beau is…
Read MoreOmicron is surging, but most Texas schools are resuming classes next week
By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Dec. 30, 2021 “Omicron is surging, but most Texas schools are resuming classes next week” 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 statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,…
Read MoreTips for Happy Holiday Returns
The holiday season is coming to an end and many may be heading back to stores for refunds or exchanges. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) Retail Security Survey, the retail industry will lose an estimated $3.5 billion to retail fraud during the 2021 holiday season. Better Business Bureau serving Central East Texas (BBB)…
Read MoreTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Upshur County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number of Injured: 1 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 12/29/2021 3:00 PM County: Upshur Location: US 271, north of Gilmer, TX near the community of Midway. Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph Vehicle 1: 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, grey in color Vehicle 2: Described as a brown Kia Sportage type vehicle, possibly…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
(December 27, 2021) – Texas gas prices have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.83/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Gas prices in Texas are 10.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 90.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.…
Read MoreTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Rusk County Fatal
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number of Injured: 0 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 12/25/2021 6:35 PM County: Rusk Location: US 259, approximately five miles south of Henderson, TX. Posted Speed Limit: 70 mph Vehicle 1: 2017 Ford, F-150 Driver 1: Alex Clayton Coursey, male, 21 YOA of New Caney, TX Pedestrian: Deceased Edmon Lynard Howard,…
Read MoreThe Gilmer Mirror – December 23, 2021
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Read MoreHome prices soared during the pandemic. Here’s what that looks like in one East Texas city.
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Dec. 21, 2021 “Home prices soared during the pandemic. Here’s what that looks like in one East Texas city.” 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 statewide issues. Sign…
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