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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author. On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Big Sandy, Texas (pop. 1,343) became the 75th city in the nation to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion. The “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Big Sandy a Safe Haven for the Unborn” was passed by a unanimous 4-0 vote. The vote also made the Big Sandy the 58th city in Texas, and the third city in Upshur County, to pass a SCFTU ordinance. After the vote, Mayor Linda Baggett shared, “I am blessed to serve with a City Council that is brave...

A substance that prompted a possible anthrax scare at the Strategic Fulfillment Group in Upshur County was not dangerous, Big Sandy Police Chief Tim Scott said Monday. The report about an unknown substance came around 11 a.m. Sunday from the mail service business on Texas 155, Scott said. "A worker found a very small amount of some kind of white powder in the mail," Scott said. The hazardous materials team from the Longview Fire Department responded with "most of my guys," Scott said. An Upshur County emergency management coordinator and a federal U.S. Postal Service investigator also responded. During the...