Avinger News

David Simpson, the former mayor of Avinger, has announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination for Texas State Representative, District 7. The seat is currently held by Tommy Merritt, 61, who is also a Republican.

QUESTION: There are large areas of beautiful glossy green water plants floating in the north end of Lake O' the Pines that I would like to put in E. L. Lake outside Avinger.

One of the most dangerous places to be in Upshur County on Friday, Oct. 30, was at the intersection of Hwy.

Former Gladewater Independent School District Superintendent Mike Morrison is serving as the interim chief of Avinger schools, Morrison said Tuesday.

Three Gilmer firefighters dramatically saved a woman's life by rescuing her from her car after it plunged into flood waters on FM Road 2263 northeast of Gilmer Sunday afternoon.

A series of circumstances combined to save a woman's life Sunday beside a northeastern Upshur County road.

Showers and storms were much more numerous on Tuesday with very heavy rainfall in some areas and some brief gusty winds.

An Avinger woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to hindering apprehension in a case connected to the 2008 shooting death of DPS Trooper James Scott Burns.

An Avinger woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to hindering apprehension in a case connected to the 2008 shooting death of DPS Trooper James Scott Burns.

A Gregg County Grand Jury has returned 43 indictments, including 20 that are sealed, and one for a Longview man charged with continuous sexual abuse and indecency with a child.

A committee of five directors of Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. has awarded $42,000 as part of the 2009 URECC scholarship program.