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Longview – On March 12, 2023 around 4:00AM a Trooper with the  Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) assisted a White Oak police  officer with a pursuit. The pursuit ended and there was an exchange of  gunfire between the suspect and the officers on scene. The suspect was transported to a local hospital where he…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore My first experience with smoking cigarettes happened at age five, shortly after my family moved from West Texas to East Texas. I quickly became friends with Mike Capps, whose immediate and extended family attended the church where my father preached. Mike was seven and therefore older and wiser. His sister Ileene…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1         Number of   Injured:0   Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 3/6/2023 & 3:40 P.M. County: Wood Location: U.S. Highway 69, 4 miles south of Alba, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 35 mph Vehicle 1: 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (Convertible) Driver 1: Ronald K. Vinson, male, 55 YOA of Richardson, Texas. Seatbelt: No No injuries reported Passenger: Deceased Kristie A. Maxwell, female,…

March 6, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.93/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 77.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2          Number of   Injured: 3                 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 3/4/2023 & 5:55 P.M. County: Gregg Location: FM 3053 @ Goforth Road, 1.5 miles west of Kilgore, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph Vehicle 1: 2008 Honda Accord Vehicle 2: 2020 GMC Sierra Driver 1: Marcus L. McKnight, male, 47 YOA of Cedar Hill, Texas. Seatbelt: No Non-incapacitating injuries: transported to Christus Mother…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore THERE IS an ad campaign on television which shows fathers having fun times with their child. It ends with the admonition “take time to be a dad today.” That’s great advice, and a worthy topic for any day. America needs more men to spend more time being dads. Kids need their…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2023 “Texas legislative leaders — Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan — jab each other’s priorities in dueling speeches” 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…

February 27, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 10.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.86/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 24.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore With the end of February just around the corner, we in East Texas are fortunate to see another winter coming to a close.  We have had a really, really cold spell, but we have also had those balmy days in the eighties in February.  Those warm, sunny days sure take the…

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1         Number of   Injured:0       Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 2/26/2023 & 12:55 A.M. County: Rusk Location: State Highway 42, 4 miles south of Kilgore, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 mph Vehicle 1: 2010 Ford F-150 Driver 1: Deceased Fernando Baldazo, male, 22 YOA of Kilgore, Texas. Seatbelt: Yes Pronounced By: Steven French, a paramedic with Christus Mother Frances, on scene…