89th annual Gladewater Round-Up runs June 10-13

Breakaway roping. Calf roping. Team roping. Steer wrestling. Barrel racing. Bull riding. It’s all on tap once again this June, and in 2026 the fun stretches across not four but five evenings of the Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo next week. Tuesday night ‘Slack’ opens this year’s activities before the main events June 10-13. Gates open at

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AG affirms release of Lake Gladewater dam assessment

The City of Gladewater stalled the release of its 2025 dam assessment earlier this Spring but ultimately did not justify withholding the engineer’s report in whole or in part. In response to a Gladewater Mirror documents request in mid-February, the city paid its legal counsel to challenge whether the document was a public record. While

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Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Insert – 2026

It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 89th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 10-13 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with many of the biggest rodeo stars in the PRCA and WPRA competing for top dollars and a trip to the National Finals....

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Slack moves back under the lights

Slack’s back for a Tuesday night spotlight when the 89th annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo returns next week. “We used to do it years ago that way,” says Kyle Moore, one of the rodeo’s volunteer directors. “I’ve been trying to change it back to the way it used to be, in the evening instead of in

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Free Fishing Day in Texas is Set for June 6

    AUSTIN – The annual Texas tradition of Free Fishing Day arrives at public waterways throughout the state on Saturday, June 7. Texans and out-of-state visitors can cast their lines without a fishing license on a public waterway each year on the first Saturday in June. “Free Fishing Day is an annual event that

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State sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in May

(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.5 billion in May, 6.6 percent more than in May 2025. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on sales made in April and remitted to the agency in May. “State sales tax collections showed solid growth well above the rate of

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Family’s revitalized art deco building showcases classic cars, vintage stock

Each car’s a page in Jerry’s Rice’s life, hundreds of them over a lifetime. Each one’s a story, and he’s excited to share the tale with Gladewater through East Texas Speed. By day, it’s hard to miss at 222 S. Main St. with its recently refreshed art deco façade, towering picture windows and gleaming rows

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Congratulations Class of 2026 – Gladewater, Union Grove and White Oak

Congratulations, Class of 2026! Today we proudly celebrate the graduates of Gladewater High School, White Oak High School, and Union Grove High School. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have led you to this important milestone. Whether your next step is college, trade school, military service, the workforce, or a path uniquely your own, we

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