Blog Layout 1 Template

Saturday marked year three for the Brock’s Blessings Baseball Tournament, and it hit another major milestone as well – the effort has officially outgrown the Gladewater ballfields. “Last year we had 58 teams registered. This year it’s 75,” says Paige Gumm. “We’re definitely growing.” The fundraiser stayed true to its roots, of course, first packing

TxDOT offers free car seat safety checks to help parents protect their most precious cargo Why this matters Across the nation, 46% of child car seats are misused or are the wrong seat for a child’s size. To help keep kids safe, TxDOT offers free car seat safety checks and hands-on education for parents and

There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the City of Gladewater’s contentious 2026-2027 budget cycle. The season kicked off July 30, took a hard turn Aug. 25, ramped up once more Sept. 3 and hits the home stretch following a special session tonight. The final measures are tentatively set for another called meeting

Press Release Kilgore College will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with “Remembering9/11: Reflection & Conversation,” a public event featuring 9/11 survivor and author Michael Hingson at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in Dodson Auditorium. Hingson, who is blind, will share his firsthand account of escaping the World Trade Center

Recent flare-ups during the City of Gladewater’s budget season have drastically delayed the development of a final financial plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 – city officials will meet twice next week to meet key deadlines. As of last week, the general consensus among city council members is to dial back the proposed 14.5 percent tax

Last week brought another tough and tumultuous night to Gladewater City Hall, leaving tempers frayed and egos bruised with no clear resolution at the end of the night. Landing days after the city’s Aug. 31 Town Hall and its #TeamGladewater mantra, city attorney Ronald Stutes was in attendance Sept. 3 and served as an occasional

One of White Oak’s local legends is heading back to town this week – WOISD alum, National Football League veteran and Texas High School Football Hall of Famer Mike Barber’s warming up his autograph hand for Sept. 11. The Friday evening meet-and-greet begins at 6 p.m. during an ‘Ultimate Roughneck Tailgate’ hosted by the school

The City of Gladewater’s going back to square one on the budget with less than a month until Fiscal Year 2027. It’s a hard turn that follows on the heels of heated exchanges last week between the mayor and city treasurer. Almost a month passed between council members’ first budget workshop July 30 and the