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A middle-aged man died at Lake Gladewater Thursday afternoon – an official cause of death has not yet been determined. An autopsy is pending, according to Gladewater Police Chief Kyle Ready. Witnesses reported the local man (in his mid- to late-50s) collapsed while on an outing with family members at the beach. “He was in

Soon-to-be sixth grader Kinsleigh Gordon will proudly wear the Miss Juneteenth sash Saturday morning. She’s the first honoree for the local MLK/Juneteenth Committee, celebrating 20 years when their Gladewater Juneteenth Car Parade rolls out through downtown at 10 a.m. June 13. Cierra Mayes is the runner-up for inaugural title. The 2026 Juneteenth parade’s Grand Marshals

Rodeo’s rough. The cowboys know it. The cowgirls know it. The horses and bulls know it, too. For Don Gay, that’s not a drawback. It’s part of the draw. “It’s the man-versus-beast synopsis,” according to Gay, an eight-time PRCA World Champion bull rider and one of the sport’s most familiar figures. “You can watch rodeo

Iesha Fluellen wants to help local youngsters beat the weekday doldrums during summer vacation, and she’s kicking off the effort in White Oak Friday morning. ‘Painting in the Park’ begins at 7 a.m. June 12 and continues through 11 a.m. at White Oak City Park, complete with donuts and juice from nearby Adan Donuts. It’s

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

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

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....

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