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GILMER, Texas (KETK) – The Gilmer Police Department said they seized guns, drugs and cash while executing a search warrant on Thursday. Officials said they executed a search warrant at a residence which allegedly housed two known drug dealers in Upshur County at around 6 a.m. on Thursday. While searching the home Gilmer PD officers […]
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A traffic stop near Gladewater led to the arrest of a Kilgore man who allegedly was transporting 163 grams of methamphetamine. According to a release, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit were conducting drug interdiction, where officers prevent illicit drugs from reaching their destination, on US 80 west […]
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A Diana man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his longtime friend with an ax. Jeffrey David Swanner, 34 of Diana, was convicted on Wednesday for an April 2021 murder. According to the Upshur County Criminal District Attorney, Swanner and Kenneth Burcalow, 60 of […]
Two people, including a convicted felon, have been charged after Upshur County Sheriff's deputies found nine firearms as well as marijuana plants while executing a search warrant concerning a wanton endangerment involving a firearm incident.
During her time serving in Upshur County, Alisa Lively has shown herself to be the type of person who likes to stay behind the scenes, but also wants to make sure that everyone feels special.
Local firefighters have been deployed to the Texas Panhandle to assist with the Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest blaze in state history. As of Thursday at noon, the Texas