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Gladewater Police Department is making progress, Chief Kyle Ready says simply. By the numbers, the agency saw a 60 percent increase in traffic stops last year compared to 2024. They’ve more than doubled since 2023. “We’ve seen a substantial increase in proactive patrolling engagement,” he told Gladewater City Council members last month, sharing the department’s

A downtown RV park is back in consideration Thursday evening. The site of the former Boom Town RV Park is up for a Specific Use Permit to allow six RVs in the paved parking area behind 301 W. Commerce Ave. The proposal drew a letter of opposition from a nearby property owner, citing past problems

Early voting began Monday in the 2026 May Primary Runoff, and those polls are open through Friday ahead of Election Day May 26. Whether Gregg, Upshur or Smith County, voters in the Republican Primary Runoff will cast decisions in the following races: • U.S. Senator: John Cornyn or Ken Paxton • Attorney General – Mayes

Youngsters will be reading more than books at Lee-Bardwell Public Library this year – sheet music’s on the score for summer 2026. It’s coming in a partnership between the Pacific Avenue facility and the Suzanne Bardwell Music Foundation, hosting area musicians Andrew & Kate Kirby to bring music lessons for interested kiddoes. Owners of Big

Don’t buy into the ‘Big Mac Meteorology’ of mainstream media too much – there’s not much weather science underlying a ‘Mega’ or ‘Super’ label for El Niño. It’s just another way of saying ‘Strong,’ according to Brandon Thorne, a meteorologist out of the National Weather Service’s Shreveport office. It will have an effect, Thorne added,

BY JAMES DRAPER There’s a long chain of custody between the ice house and the consumer’s kitchen – somewhere along the line, 24 thumbtacks ended up in a Gladewater family’s frozen fare. It’s sparked an investigation at the source as the purveyors Tyler’s Super Quality Ice do their due diligence following local digital creator and

A 38-year-old Gladewater man was shot in the wee hours of April 16 when he reportedly dropped by his cousin’s house and ended up in an argument with a lodger on the same property. The man, who has not been named while Gladewater Police Department case remains open, was apparently hit by buckshot from a

AUSTIN — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.7 billion in April, 9.8 percent more than in April 2025. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April. “Overall state sales tax collections grew by nearly 10