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Kilgore 24, Gilmer 23

By Elwyn Henderson The Gilmer Buckeyes traveled to R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore Friday night for their matchup against the Kilgore Bulldogs. Kilgore was hoping to rebound from their close 30-27 loss to the Carthage Bulldogs a week earlier in Kilgore, while the Buckeyes were hoping to bounce back from their 71-53 loss…

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Buy tickets for Gilmer Buckeyes @ Kilgore Bulldogs

ALL tickets for the Freshman, JV and Varsity football games in Kilgore this week will be sold online only. The link is listed below:https://t.co/hlaDc9hnlR Go Buckeyes!https://t.co/hlaDc9hnlR — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) August 29, 2023

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Judge declares new Texas law that would erode cities’ power to enact local rules unconstitutional

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2023 “Judge declares new Texas law that would erode cities’ power to enact local rules unconstitutional” 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. Sign up…

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ORDER OF DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN

THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GILMER ORDER OF DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN STAGE 4 WHEREAS, THE City of Gilmer Mayor finds under present circumstances in all or part of the unincorporated areas of the City of Gilmer recognized that the amount of water available to the City and its water utility customers is limited and…

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

August 28, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.36/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 2.4 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…

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JIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Try That in a Small Town

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Jason Aldean has created quite a stir with his new hit song Try That in a Small Town. It is amusing the extent to which people living in large cities find time to hate a tune which extols the virtues of small-town America.  People who willingly live in large cities and…

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