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“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” will remain in the stacks at the White Oak School Community Library, but it will be ‘relocated’ following a challenge to its content. The coming-of-age novel by Stephen Chbosky has seen the same, along with bans, nationwide since its publication in 1999. Sexual and LGBTQ+ themes along with drug

White Oak ISD’s Library Challenge Committee will meet at 2 p.m. today in the district’s board room, scheduled to hear a challenge to the 1999 coming-of-age novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. During their evening meeting in early January, a majority of the committee members voted to remove from White Oak’s

The camera’s lens notes each plate it passes, but only suspect vehicles get noticed. Gladewater Police Department’s fleet is now rolling out with license plate readers (LPR) following a broad equipment and software upgrade to keep up with the times. The system’s linked directly to the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) along with the National

No animals have been sent to the local shelter since Shelly Godwin came on board as Gladewater’s Animal Control Officer. That’s zero surrenders since late-September, says Gladewater Police Chief Kyle Ready. “She has taken none,” he said proudly. Godwin’s relying on other destinations instead. Earlier this month, she entrusted five mixed puppies to the North

  AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 26 for the following proposed changes to the 2026-27 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: Migratory Game Bird Regulations  Change the South Zone dove hunting season structure during the first segment to include an earlier regular season opening date (September 1 – October

Two current Gladewater Fire Department standouts are in line to become fire chief in the weeks ahead. “Both of them are good candidates for the position,” Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith reported last week. “I’ve got some information that I’m awaiting from the fire commission. Once I get that, we’ll be moving forward.” There’s been

White Oak ISD, too, won’t be changing its approach to religious freedom in light of Senate Bill 11. Adopted by the 89th Texas Legislature last year, the law requires Texas school districts, as well as open-enrollment charter schools, to take action on SB 11 by March 1. Like Gladewater ISD, the Roughnecks’ Board of Trustees

This year marks the United States Semiquincentennial – it made things quite a bit easier in picking the theme for the 95th annual Gladewater Chamber of Commerce Banquet. “We’re celebrating America’s 250th, obviously,” Lois Reed said on President’s Day. The event’s set for 6:15 p.m. to 8 on Thursday, March 26, in the Former Students