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Tickets go on sale Monday, March 15 for Gilmer Buckeyes Ring Ceremony
The Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Gilmer Buckeyes Ring Ceremony presented by Brookshires tickets will go on sale Monday, March 15 at First National Bank, Gilmer National Bank and the Gilmer High Sch...
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Free dumping offered to residents
Upshur County is offering free dumping to county residents at the City of Gilmer’s landfill March 22, 24 and 27, reminded Pct. 1 County Comm. James Crittenden. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the si...
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The Piggy Bank
New iPhone App explains Easy Four Step Plan to Start Generating Wealth and Prosperity NORCROSS , Georgia – Being wealthy is a system. Being poor is a system. Which would you prefer? If you ...
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Jazz artists Sandra Kaye, Shelley Carroll coming to Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon – Jazz lovers take note: Mount Vernon Music is hosting world-class jazz artist Sandra Kaye on March 28 at 3 p.m. in MVM Hall, together with hot saxophonist Shelley Carroll and his...
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Texas Weekly Gas Price Update and Outlook
Texas, TX, March 15- Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.63/g today. This compares with the national average that has increased 3...
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Do Deceased Loved Ones Visit Us in Our Dreams?
HAVE YOU ever had a dream that seemed like a message from someone who has passed away? I have. They occur only very rarely, and the skeptic would say it may have simply been happenstance. In t...
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A story waiting to be heard
by ANNETTE BRIDGES
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ARE YOU a good listener? I’ve always been told that good communication begins with good listening. And I’ve often wondered how many misunderstandings and conflicts could have been avoided by bette...
BOTH Provides the Way for Baby Boomers to Re-enter the Workforce
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An employment agreement no longer is the instrument of choice to connect the supply and demand in Baby Boomer talent, skills or competencies. SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida — (PR.com) BOTH, an acron...
First National Bank preparing for Corporate Spelling Bee on March 27
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Library Plant Sale coming up
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The Friends of the Upshur County Library will hold their annual plant sale at the library Wednesday, March 24, through Saturday, March 27. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and ...
Small Business Course starts soon
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The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) , a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), has teamed-up with Austin Bank, BancorpSouth, Citizens Natio...
ETMC Gilmer 'here to stay'
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East Texas Medical Center Gilmer is doing good things, adding doctors and services, and is “here to stay.” That was the message brought to the Gilmer Rotary Club Tuesday in a program presented by...
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Wavering Dems in Obama's sights on health vote (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves a Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.


Tue Mar 16 05:38:51 -0500 2010
Thai protesters give blood then pour it on streets (AP)

An unidentified Thai Buddhist monk shows his blood after making a blood donation Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders say they will collect '1 million cubic centimeters' of protestors' blood or about 264 gallons (1,000 liters), to spill at Government House in the Thai capital by Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.


Tue Mar 16 05:38:46 -0500 2010