Texas DPS Sex Offender Listing Updated For Upshur
Upshur County has 79 registered sex offenders living here. Find out who they are, and where they are.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Upshur Vote Tally's In Statewide And Federal Races
How did Upshur vote in relation to the rest of the state?
| President of the United States | Party | Upshur Votes | Upshur % | Statewide % |
| John McCain | REP | 5871 | 73.10% | 55.0% |
| Barack Obama | DEM | 2106 | 26.22% | 43.80% |
| US Senate | ||||
| John Cornyn | REP | 5602 | 70.79% | 54.80% |
| Rick Noriega | DEM | 2180 | 27.54% | 42.90% |
| Yvonne Schick | LIB | 131 | 1.65% | 2.90% |
| US Representative District 1 | ||||
| Louie Gohmert | REP | 6120 | 86.72% | 87.70% |
| Roger Owen | IND | 937 | 13.27% | 12.3% |
| Railroad Commissioner | ||||
| Michael Williams | REP | 4811 | 62.86% | 52.10% |
| Mark Thompson | DEM | 2559 | 33.43% | 44.40% |
| David Floyd | LIB | 283 | 3.69%% | 3.50% |
| Chief Justice, Supreme Court | ||||
| Wallace Jefferson | REP | 4810 | 63.22% | 53.07% |
| Jim Jordan | DEM | 2593 | 34.08% | 43.83% |
| Tim Oxford | LIB | 205 | 2.69% | 3.10% |
| Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7 | ||||
| Dale Wainwright | REP | 4653 | 61.21% | 51.08% |
| Sam Houston | DEM | 2715 | 35.71% | 45.90% |
| David Smith | LIB | 233 | 3.06% | 3.02% |
| Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 | ||||
| Phil Johnson | REP | 5030 | 66.49% | 52.29% |
| Linda Yanez | DEM | 2281 | 30.15% | 44.67% |
| Drew Shirley | LIB | 254 | 3.35% | 3.04% |
| Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 | ||||
| Tom Price | REP | 4801 | 63.51% | 51.63% |
| Susan Strawn | DEM | 2565 | 33.93% | 45.5% |
| Matthew Eilers | LIB | 193 | 2.55% | 2.82% |
| Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 | ||||
| Paul Womack | REP | 4981 | 65.96% | 52.94% |
| J.R. Molina | DEM | 2328 | 30.83% | 43.78% |
| Dave Howard | LIB | 242 | 3.20% | 3.28% |
| Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 | ||||
| Cathy Cochran | REP | 55.16 | 85.38% | 81.89% |
| William Strange | LIB | 944 | 14.61% | 14.11% |
Louie Gohmert Trounces Owen 87-12%
Louie Gohmert easily defeated Roger Owen, but his biggest fight will be next year in Washington.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Obama Elected 44th President of the United States
World watches as U.S. makes history
"Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many of those differences remain.These are difficult times for our country. And I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face."
McCain thanked his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, his campaign staff, and all of his supporters. The Arizona senator said his campaign had been the great honor of his life, and called for all Americans to work together to solve the problems we face:
I wish Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president. And I call on all Americans, as I have often in this campaign, to not despair of our present difficulties, but to believe, always, in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here.
Soon after, President-Elect Obama took the stage at a huge victory party in Chicago. His speech was complimentary to McCain and palin, and conciliatory to the country, at on point pledging to those who did not vote for him:
"I hear your voice, I need your help, and I will be your President, too".
In soaring rhetoric rivaling that of Ronald Reagan, Obama acknowledged the challenge of solving two wars, the economic crisis and difficulties around the globe, saying:
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.
There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.
This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.
It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.
Time and again, he reiterated his campaign chant of "Yes, we can" calling it a time honored American creed. The jubilant crowd chanted it back to him at every occurrence.
As he concluded his speech, he was joined on stage by his wife, Michelle Obama, and running mate Joe Biden and his wife.
Meanwhile in the nation's capital, a crowd of about two hundred Georgetown University students gathered outside the White House, waving Obama campaign signs, also chanting the familiar "Yes, we can"!
Their mood was less conciliatory, however, as there were a few anti-Bush signs, one reading 'Why wait, evict Bush now'.
Gilmer City Council Meeting Cancelled
Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 11th cancelled. No rescheduled date posted.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
New Diana Takes Second In NAMMB Competition
Hemphill takes first, Eagles place second among a crowded field of military bands
- 5A - Atascocita High School
- 4A - Vidor High School
- 3A - Carthage High School,Center High School,Cleveland High School,Fairfield High School, Garrison High School,Gilmer High School,Hardin-Jefferson High School, New Boston High School, Pittsburgh High School, Spring Hill High School
- 2A - Hemphill High School,Hughes Springs High School, New Diana High School
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