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Grab those running (or walking) shoes, the annual 5K at Lake Gladewater gets in motion at 8:15 a.m. Saturday. Co-organized by Sheila Faggans and Courtney Earles with Gym 101, registration for the cancer awareness event begins at 7:30 a.m. All ages (and speeds) are welcome – it’s just $20 to participate and receive a commemorative

Three weeks into Fiscal Year 2027, Gladewater City Council still have unanswered questions about the municipality’s finances – they’re paying outside auditors for additional clarity. “This is cleaning up some of the stuff in the budget,” Mayor Brandy Flanagan-Shipp said last week, seeking council support for $1,000 for a line-item audit by Vail & Park,

State marks historic legacy of Gladewater’s Weldon School It’s been a long time coming with a lot of work behind the effort, but Weldon Elementary School will soon receive a prized historic marker from the State of Texas. “We’ve been working on this three years,” Susie Scott said, “and we just got it.” She’s chair

The Weldon Bumblebees bi-annual get-together is going to mark another major milestone this year. Rather, it’s the marker that matters – the Bumblebees’ legacy lives on in the culmination of a years-long effort to install an official Texas Historical Commission plaque at the school. This year’s Weldon Alumni Game includes a salute to the Weldon

The arrival of fall brings more than a break in the heat for the City of Gladewater – hopefully, it’s also a turning point in the strain on the Water Treatment Plant. Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith spotlighted ongoing efforts there during the city council’s September meeting, noting the particular challenge Water Treatment Plant Manager

Spooky Season has officially arrived, and there’s a hint of sugar sweetness in the air. It means Gladewater’s Emergency Services Fall Fest is right around the corner, and it’ll be back downtown from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 Saturday, Oct. 31 – aka Halloween. Past years saw costumed kiddoes pulling parents across the Broadway School playground.

  Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is investing more than $10 million to secure 650 acres on Lake Palestine in Henderson County for a future Texas state park. The property, one of the largest contiguous landholdings with frontage on the lake, was acquired by TPWF on Oct. 1, 2026. TPWF will make additional investments

There was a $38 million difference (for the better) between April’s Preliminary Tax Values for Gladewater ISD and the eventual $757.9 million in Certified Values in July. In the interim, the budget adopted by trustees in June was based on $753 million – the change led to a 1.54 percent decrease between last year’s tax