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Like jazz itself, Jack Foltyn’s upcoming celebration of the free-flowing, ever-evolving art form is finding new energy every day as opening night approaches at Jackson’s Cozy Theatre. Foltyn’s steadily turning his dreams into reality downtown. Gladewater Jazz Fest, too, began with the kernel of an idea that popped into the mind of the local entrepreneur

Gladewater City Council challenger William Blackmon will take Place 4 on the dais later this month as incumbent Sonny Anderson holds onto Place 5, according to unofficial Election Day results released Saturday evening. Milton Anderson will also join the council in mid-May, succeeding outgoing council member Rocky Hawkins in the Place 6 seat. Kevin Clark

“We all go through a lot of stuff. We all face a lot of things in this journey of life. Through it all, we don’t have to face it all alone.” That’s a key takeaway from spending time with John Berry. Through his music, his journey, his songs and stories, the Grammy and Emmy award-winning

Unsurprisingly, Wednesday night’s glut of rainfall had an immediate impact on the local level of the Sabine River. As of 9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 1, the observed level near Gladewater was at 19.8 feet after climbing about 9.5 feet from the previous afternoon. As run-off continues to collect in the waterway, the forecast anticipates a

The 74th annual National Day of Prayer is set for Thursday, May 1, and Gladewater Chamber of Commerce is putting together the local commemoration. The event is set for noon that day at the downtown Veterans Memorial Plaza at 119 E. Pacific. “Everybody needs to come and help us pray,” says organizer Lois Reed. Per

Reminder: There will be a flurry of emergency responder activity in and around Gladewater Saturday – it’s only a drill. The weekend exercise is a joint effort between multiple agencies, spearheaded by Gladewater Fire Department and the Gregg County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. In two search-and-rescue scenarios, local first responders and other

Gladewater Mayor Brandy Flanagan welcomed two directors of the Women’s Center of East Texas to City Hall April 17 to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month – White Oak Mayor Kyle Kutch issued a similar proclamation April 15. Women’s Center Director of Operations Casey Tolbert and Nell Spencer, Director of Programs, joined Flanagan on

An adult male and two children were treated for reportedly minor burns after escaping a burning boat on the Sabine River east of the Hwy. 271 bridge Monday afternoon. A group of Gladewater firefighters was on the water and en route to the abandoned boat shortly before 4 p.m. April 21. According to a witness