Gladewater City council to meet Thursday at 6

The Gladewater City Council will meet Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the following agenda items: • Investment report for quarter ending September 30, 2023 • Engagement Letter from Mays & Associates for financial audit for FY 2022-2023 • Agreement Between the City of Gladewater and Gladewater Independent School District

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A little grace goes a long way for GMS students

May be it’s an extra fist-bump in the hallway. Maybe it’s a little side hug. On the surface, it’s not a big deal, but behind-the-scenes it’s an extra effort by Gladewater Middle School faculty to show students a little extra grace and empathy when it helps. It’s called ‘Handle with Care’ at GMS, one of

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Free concert on tap at FBC

A free, outdoor community concert featuring entertainment by the artist Covie will take place this Saturday, October 21, as part of the celebration of Gladewater’s 150th anniversary. In addition to the two-hour concert, food vendors including Chad’s, Mana Mexi Food, and Wheeler’s Homemade Ice Cream will be available to serve those who like to mix

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Buckeyes defeat Leopards, 56-12

By Phillip Williams TEXARKANA–Were you to inquire of both the Gilmer Buckeyes and the Liberty-Eylau Leopards whether there is any validity to the long-held superstition that Friday the Thirteenth is a Day of Dread, the two teams would give confoundingly contradictory responses. The Buckeyes would assure you it was a day that is luckier than

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Bears claim win over Sabine

The Gladewater Bears made the very short trip to Sabine Friday night to take on the Sabine Cardinals as they continued district play looking for the first taste of victory on the season. The Bears came out swinging on offense as Gladewater scored first when after a couple of explosive runs, Kyron Wilson took it

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Join the fight against breast cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time when the disease affecting hundreds of thousands of American women each year gets renewed attention. American women have a one in eight chance (12.9%) of developing breast cancer during their lifetimes, while American men have a one in 800 chance (0.13%), according to the National Institutes

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UPSHUR COUNTY JURY SENTENCES MAN FOR CAPITAL MURDER

An Upshur County  jury sentenced Carlton Grant to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder of Rachel Rhoads. Judge Dean Fowler presided and the State was represented by its elected Criminal District Attorney, Billy W. Byrd and Assistant District Attorney Khriztyn Krininger. The defense was represented by Longview attorneys, Kevin Settle and

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Game Warden Field Notes 

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Images of individual field notes are available upon request from the TPWD press office. Investi-gators at the Ready  While responding to an anonymous call about alligator poaching on the Neches River, game wardens from Anderson, Henderson and Smith counties

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