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By Jim “Pappy” Moore I do not recall a time when so many teachers were unhappy with teaching. Or so many parents were unhappy with schools. Or students behaved so badly in schools. Allow me to suggest a few major changes. Rule One: children do not have access to their cellphones for the entire school…

  KETK NBC Feb 8, 2025 East Texas State Rep. Jay Dean hosted a town hall at 10 a.m. on Saturday in order to discuss water issues in his district and across East Texas. KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories, weather, sports and lifestyle coverage from the Piney Woods.

“JUNETEENTH,” AN EXHIBITION BY HUMANITIES TEXAS, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HISTORIC UPSHUR MUSEUM FROM FEBRUARY 6- MARCH 2025. The 10-panel exhibition explores the context and lasting effects of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved Black Americans they had been freed under the…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is President Donald Trump. He’s kicking asses and taking names. He doesn’t care about the pathetic whining of leftists and the activists posing as news people. There was an election on November 5th, and Americans spoke. We are sick and tired of…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune Jan. 30, 2025 “An East Texas town debates where to place EV charging stations as Trump threatens subsidies” 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. Subscribe to…

January 27, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.67/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 7.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 7.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore It has been a long time since I made a real move. I learned one big thing this time. A-G-E matters. When I was younger, my body could do anything I wanted it to do. Not any more. Thus my Number One Rule: “Jim, don’t hurt yourself.” As I have gotten…

January 20, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas are unchanged  in the last week, averaging $2.66/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 1.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 2.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of…

Company continues monitoring the evolving weather situation over the MLK Jr Holiday weekend and is activating nearly 1,200 additional mutual aid workers to help execute potential restoration work   ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 20-23 due to extreme cold weather across its region, meaning higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower…