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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County One Vehicle Fatal Crash – 4/26/23

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1         Number of   Injured:0   Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 4/26/2023 & 5:30 P.M. County: Smith Location: County Road 285, 5 miles south of Tyler, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 50 mph Vehicle 1: 1995 Chevrolet Corvette Driver 1: Deceased Thomas A. Fuller, male, 17 YOA of Tyler, Texas. Seatbelt: No Pronounced By: JP James Meredith, on scene     Description: Preliminary investigation…

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY – Smith County Fatal Crash – 4/25/23

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2          Number of   Injured: 1                 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 04/25/2023 & 7:55 A.M. County: Smith Location: State Highway 64 at the intersection of County Road 212, 2 miles east of Tyler, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph Vehicle 1: 2009 Crane Carrier (Garbage Truck) Driver 1: Thomas E. Graham, male, 47 YOA of Tyler, Texas. Seatbelt: No Not injured Passenger:…

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

April 24, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 19.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 49.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

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JIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Young Airman Leaks Top Secret Material

By Jim “Pappy” Moore I am amused by talking heads on television who pontificate regarding things they know nothing about. Their current drivel is that “no E-3 has access to this kind of Top Secret material.”  Nonsense. The military tests all who join, and they determine where they believe they can best use you. If…

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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update

April 17, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 12.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.35/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 33.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 33.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

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JIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Revolution

By Jim “Pappy” Moore The Beatles emerged as a worldwide influence in the 1960s. I was barely out of boot camp in 1968 when they launched a key song setting out their views on Maoist revolutions like the one taking place in America today. John Lennon and Paul McCartney took on the dogma of the…

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Buckeye AND Lady Buckeye District Track Champions!!

Buckeye AND Lady Buckeye District Track Champions!! pic.twitter.com/vSREUblLnB — Gilmer ISD (@GilmerISDProud) April 14, 2023 Gilmer Buckeyes take first in the sprint Relay at panther stadium, and win District pic.twitter.com/n1JKrzruZX — Shaneika (@Shaneik64896095) April 14, 2023  

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Texas House passes $12 billion property tax relief package, setting up fight over appraisal cap with Senate

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2023 “Texas House passes $12 billion property tax relief package, setting up fight over appraisal cap with Senate” 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.…

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