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SOMERVELL COUNTY, TX – On December 13, 2023, at approximately 6:45 A.M., Texas State Troopers were notified of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 144, 4 miles south of Glen Rose. Upon arrival, Troopers learned that one of the vehicles was a Somervell County Sheriff Investigator’s truck operated by Sheriff Investigator Stephen Gibson. Investigator Gibson…

By Betty Bivins Cook Once upon a time, there was a Christmas in which nothing went wrong. The tree didn’t try to fall down, the turkey got done on time, the dressing didn’t burn, no one was sick, everyone got along, and the weather was perfect. Nope! Just kidding! There may occasionally be perfect years,…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2          Number of   Injured: 0              Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 12/8/2023 & 12:13 A.M. County: Panola Location: US Highway 59, 1 mile north of Carthage, Texas. Posted Speed Limit: 65 mph Vehicle 1: 2021 Kenworth Truck Tractor towing double trailers Driver 1: Arnold R. Ruiz, male, 34 YOA of Houston, Texas. Seatbelt: Yes Not injured     Vehicle 2: 2009 Nissan…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 3            Number of Injured: 6                    Number Killed: 2 Date & Time: December 08, 2023, at 4:08 pm. County: Cherokee Location: US Highway 175, 8 miles north of Jacksonville, TX. Posted Speed Limit: 70 MPH. Road Condition: Dry.   Vehicle 1: 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. Driver 1: Deceased David Blakeney, 69 YOA, from Jacksonville, TX. Seatbelt: No Pronounced by: J.P. Rodney Wallace…

December 11, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 14.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.56/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 20.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 10.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore It has been ten years since Mama passed away. Occasionally, she pays me a visit in my dreams. This most recent one was compelling. It was a Saturday afternoon a week after Thanksgiving. During Thanksgiving I had remarked to others that my memories of Thanksgiving as a child brought back two…