Upshur County News

Upshur County's pets who are rescued from burning homes will now have a better chance of survival, thanks to the generosity of a number of businesses and individuals.

A former Harmony High School substitute teacher was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy, Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd said.

Armed staff is now a reality at one East Texas school district. Union Grove Independent School District in Upshur County decided to allow staff members to carry weapons on campus.

If you haven't shopped at Gilmer's premiere thrift store the Clothes Closet you have missed a real treat.

Gilmer High School honored their top students in the junior and senior classes Monday with the annual Academic Awards Banquet where the top 10 percent of each class is recognized.

The Upshur County Library's Storytime will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. and at 4:15 p.m. This week attendees may hear With All My Heart by Brian Rock and Because Your Mommy Loves You by Andrew Clements.

A Gilmer man was sentenced to life in prison by a Wood County judge on Monday for sexual assault and indecency charges.

BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS Special Correspondent GILMER -- A state appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and 60-year prison sentence assessed a Big Sandy man in Upshur County last year in connection with the 2011 shooting of his sister.

A 39-year-old Gilmer man was killed when the pickup he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer on Texas Highway 155 near Gilmer early Friday night, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

St. John Baptist Church will celebrate its Annual Homecoming Service on Sunday, May 5, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Bro.

The Upshur County Grand Jury on Thursday indicted a Gilmer man on one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the Feb.

Upshur County Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator Paul Steelman resigned effective May 6 to become a deputy state fire marshal effective that day.

Upshur County Commissioners came under some criticism from three of the county's four Constables during a presentation to the Cherokee Rose Republican Women here Monday.

If you have never shopped at Gilmer's premiere thrift store the Clothes Closet you have missed a real treat.

BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS Special Correspondent GILMER -- A Gilmer man was indicted Thursday by an Upshur County grand jury on one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the February 6 stabbings of three people, according to District Attorney Billy Byrd's office.