A recent study originally published by U.S. News & World Report cited Gilmer, Carlisle, White Oak, Union Grove, Union Hill, Mount Pleasant, Canton, & Jacksonville high schools as some of the best in Texas and the entire country.
It appears as if this weekend is going to be a perfect weekend weather wise to enjoy an outdoor festival in East Texas! There's no shortage of festivals this weekend, there are events celebrating the yam, the hot pepper and feral hog! Find your niche and enjoy it this weekend...
After a week of speculation, longtime Gilmer athletic director and head football coach Jeff Traylor was officially hired as the new tight ends and special teams coach at the University of Texas.
The practices began in the middle of August when it was one hundred degrees preparing for games with one goal in mind - the state championship title game! A couple of East Texas teams have reached that goal and are one win away from gaining that title. The Daingerfield Tigers and Gilmer Buckeyes are playing in their final games today at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
If you're looking to have some fun with your family this weekend and looking for carnival rides, parades, livestock shows and a place where they celebrate the yam - you need to head to Gilmer! The 75th annual East Texas Yamboree runs through Saturday and concludes with the barn dance Saturday evening on the square in downtown Gilmer.
With Halloween slowly sneaking up on us, we have come up with a list of great places to get pumpkins. For those of you who enjoy making the Jack-O-Lanterns with the kids to making real homemade pumpkin pies, we have five places to help you find the perfect one...