Area Breaking News
Upshur County lifts burn ban
The burn ban in Upshur County has been lifted as of September 15, 202312. You can find more information about the termination of the burn ban in Upshur County on the official website3. Please note that burn bans are enacted at the county level based on local drought, wind, and other conditions, and the threat of wildfire. When enacted, they…
Read MoreGilmer 59, Lindale 56
By Elwyn Henderson The Gilmer Buckeyes returned home to the friendly confines of Jeff Traylor Stadium Friday night and bested the Lindale Eagles by the score of 59-56 in a nail-biter that wasn’t decided until an untimed down at the end of the game to even their season record to 2-2. …
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Fall Convocation of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation; Saturday September 16th at 11am
Professor Bill O’Neal, noted author of over 40 books, retired college professor, and former Texas State Historian, will be the speaker at the annual fall meeting of the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation held at the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel in the pine-clad woods near Harleton, a part of one of the most unique events in…
Read MoreVideo: Coach’s Show | Episode 3 2023
Texas Weekly Gas Price Update
September 11, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 7.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 24.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Pride Goes Before a Fall
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I wrote a poem in the 1990s. It contains the following verse: If you speak for God you’d better be certain that’s pride’s not the power with which you are flirtin’ When I was writing those words, I was specifically thinking about the television evangelists who became millionaires and lived high…
Read MoreRoadrunners defeat Bobcats, 20-13
By Elwyn Henderson In a very unusual happening, former Gilmer Buckeye and current UTSA Head Coach Jeff Traylor matched up against former 2006 Gilmer Buckeye quarterback and current Texas State Head Coach GJ Kinne at the Alamodome in San Antonio Saturday afternoon. A week earlier Kinne and the Bobcats shocked the College Football…
Read MoreGilmer 43, Paris 40
By Elwyn Henderson The Gilmer Buckeyes made their second road trip in a row Friday night as they traveled 80 miles north on Highway 271 to take on the Paris Wildcats. The Buckeyes went into the contest at an unfamiliar 0-2 on the season, but with a lot of confidence in what this season has…
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Official Gilmer Buckeyes Game 3 – 2023 | Gilmer vs Paris
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