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Ticket info for Pleasant Grove game

Ticket info for PG game ➡️https://t.co/9g0PELgJdq. All tickets will be sold on-line. No cash sales at the gate. Orange cards and district passes will be accepted and kickoff is at at 7pm. All visitor parking is located at 5406 McKnight Road at the front of the school. — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) October 21, 2024

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Texas Secretary Nelson reminds voters to check their ballots before finalizing their vote 

AUSTIN — As Texans go to the polls for early voting ahead of the November 5 election, Secretary Nelson encourages voters to double-check their precinct numbers and candidate selections before casting a ballot. “Texas has more than 18 million registered voters, and we want to make sure every eligible vote counts. All voting systems in Texas are designed to…

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

October 21, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.70/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 3.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 30.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: How I Helped Daddy Get a Job

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Jump in the way-back machine with me to fall of 1954. October to be exact. I was five years old and some would say I was hyperactive. There were five of us in the family. My Dad, my Mama, my older sister Judy, who was seven, and my younger sister Debra,…

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Gilmer 31, Van 23

By Elwyn Henderson     The Gilmer Buckeyes returned home to the friendly confines of Jeff Traylor Stadium in Gilmer Friday night as they entertained the Van Vandals in a key District 7-4A DII matchup.  Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine had Gilmer picked to win the district with Pleasant Grove coming in second and Van…

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

October 14, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 4.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 31.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Let’s Eat Grandma

By Jim “Pappy” Moore My mother had certain regular aspects of her sense of humor. She passed away ten years ago at the ripe old age of eighty-five. She kept her good humor to the very end. Mama loved puns. Back in the day, we as a family had dinner together every evening. At the…

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