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In an effort to help drive the growth of small businesses, local web-hosting company 1-grid.com is offering a free complete online setup package to three local entrepreneurs who register a .co.za domain during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and the month of November.

GEW started on November 8 and ends tomorrow (Sunday).

According to the company, the business-in-a-box package includes company registration, a professional email address, domain hosting and a do-it-yourself e-commerce website builder, the cost of which will be covered for a year.

Head of 1-grid, Thomas Vollrath said: “Using an integrated online setup package ensures entrepreneurs can focus on what they know – running their business – without spending too much time or energy on setting up their online presence,” he…

Continued high COVID-19 spread in the area has forced the cancelation of Kilgore’s National Night Out parties.

“Many of our dedicated hosts and attendees to the National Night Out parties are in the high risk category for COVID exposure,” the Kilgore Police Department said in a Facebook post. “We felt it was the best choice to not move forward in hosting the NNO parties (being we use the format where we have individual neighborhood parties at a host’s home, and not a larger community gathering).”

National Night Out aims to unite communities and local law enforcement through annual parties.

Longview’s National Night Out events are still scheduled Oct. 5. For…

By SUZIE WALTON

If you are looking for a way to feel patriotic this Memorial Day and give a little something back to an organization that supports veterans, then there is an event in Jasper planned for you.

Saturday, May 22 members from the Alabama National Guard and Fitness 205 (formerly CrossFit 205) are hosting a hero WOD (workout of the day) to benefit Team RWB, an organization dedicated to reintegrating military veterans back into civilian life. Hero WODS honor the memory of military members killed in action. 

“The military is very important to us and we even have active members of National Guard at our gym,” Fitness 205 co-owner Chad Waldrop said. “We picked RWB because of their mission to enrich veteran’s lives. Sometimes…

Although Valheim can be played entirely solo, it’s much more fun to load the game up with a couple of friends to play with.

To this end, there are two main ways of connecting with friends in Valheim. Players can either set up a dedicated server, or they can simply run with a local host, both of which have their own drawbacks and advantages.

Choosing between a dedicated Valheim server or playing with a local host

There are two main things to account for when choosing between setting up a dedicated server and just playing with a local host. The first is when/how often players will be playing together, and second is how many players will be playing.

To play with just a few friends who only want to play together, and are willing to wait for everyone to be available to play, local hosting…