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The family members of murder victim Suzanne Harrison say they’re opposed to Upshur County leaders’ plans to preserve the killer’s jail cell as a memorial to his victims.

Commissioners agreed that existing gun laws would suffice to “control people being reckless with guns,” Tefteller said.

Upshur County commissioners on Friday approved the county’s 2023-24 budget, which allocates funding for the county’s courthouse restoration project, internet database upgrades and employee pay raises.

Upshur County commissioners heard updates Thursday on a project to renovate the courthouse. The county will use 5.2 million dollars from a grant from the Texas Historical Commission for the project and pay another five million dollars out of its contingency fund. County Judge Todd Tefteller said the

Upshur County might not receive as much money to restore its courthouse as state officials previously said.

GILMER — Upshur County’s 90-year-old courthouse is almost ready to go back in time.

The document further states that the burn ban does not prohibit outdoor burning activities that are related to public health and safety that are authorized by the Te