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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: 20/20 Vision Re-Visited
By Jim “Pappy” Moore The first column I published in 2020 is this one. I spoke in the first week of that new decade about my vision for the future of America in the new decade. Little did I know that Covid 19 would collapse the economy and send America into chaos which pitted Americans…
Read MoreVideo: Gilmer Buckeyes Media Day – Aug 10, 2024
New bridge on FM 993 in Upshur County now open
August 10, 2024 ATLANTA – The new bridge at West Greasy Creek on FM 993 in Upshur County is now open, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Motorists have been detoured around the area for the past few months while crews were at work. THK Construction, LLC of Longview was awarded the contract in April 2024 with…
Read MoreVideo: Gilmer Buckeyes looking forward to fall 2024 season as football practice begins
CBS19 Coach Alan Metzel wants the team to put last year’s state championship win behind them and focus on this upcoming year only.
Read MoreVideo: Moms of Gilmer HS football team decorate players’ lockers ahead of season
CBS19 Aug 4, 2024 The Gilmer High School Football team welcomed players’ moms to come by and decorate their kids lockers before the beginning of the season.
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
August 5, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 10.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.00/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 46.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Early Bird Catches the Worm
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I can confirm that the early bird catches the worm. I see them do it. When I take my walk at daybreak through the Piney Woods, birds sit perched above, looking intently for their breakfast. When they see a worm or something bigger, they swoop down, grab the unwilling breakfast participant,…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Golden Years or Downhill Slide?
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I was in my mid-fifties when I started writing this weekly column. Now I’m in my mid-seventies. Whoa! How did that happen?! Age tends to creep up on you, one uncomfortable truth at a time. In your fifties you still have some reason for delusion. You’re still pretty healthy. No serious,…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
July 22, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 8.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 1.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 20.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Assassination and Democrats’ Threat to Democracy
By Jim “Pappy” Moore The drumbeat by Democrats and their captive media agents attacking Donald Trump viciously came to a head on Saturday, July 13, 2024 when an assassination attempt was made on Trump at a rally where there was an insufficient Secret Service detail provided by Biden’s woke chief of that service. Eight years…
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