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By Phillip Williams Monday’s meeting of Upshur County Commissioners Court turned up two major pieces of welcome news for local taxpayers–that the court may lower its property tax rate by about 10 cents, and that the state has awarded an additional $2.3 million to the county for the forthcoming courthouse renovation project. Upshur County Judge

By James Draper According to online data, the average annual pay for a registered Sanitarian in Texas is about $41,500 – an ‘environmental health officer’ salary isn’t in the budget for the City of Gladewater right now, so Al Harrison continues doing what he can to keep a watchful eye on local commercial kitchens. Officially,

By James Draper The first draft of the City of Gladewater’s proposed $7.7 million budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 initially cuts about 10 cents off the tax rate – with a broad increase in appraised values, though, City Hall will still pull in about $50,000 more this year. Even cutting a dime off the rate,

By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court recently approved changing to a different firm to print and mail property tax statements for the county’s taxing entities. Commissioners approved County Tax Assessor-Collector Luana Howell’s request to switch from Peregrine Services to Master’s Touch, which she said believed it could save the county several thousand dollars. She

By Phillip Williams The advisor to Upshur County Commissioners Court on the forthcoming major restoration of the 86-year-old county courthouse in Gilmer said last week that courthouse offices will probably begin re-locating within 30 days. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur also told The Mirrror on July 18 that he will continue being “the adviser to

A 73-year-old man died Wednesday after he was reportedly crushed to death when the tractor he was driving apparently fell off a retaining wall on the eastern side of Lake Devernia. According to Gregg County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Tim Bryan, David Cates was taking care of his yard in the 900 block

There are more than 400 veterans’ graves in Gladewater cemeteries – come Dec. 16, each will be honored with a memorial marker during Wreaths Across America. It’s a simultaneous ceremony held nationwide in mid-December. On the East Coast, the honors for America’s deceased veterans begin at noon in Washington D.C. which puts it at 11

As Gladewater firefighters focused on rescue and damage control the night of the mid-June storm that wrecked the community and surrounding area, the emergency responders were blocked in both directions on Hwy. 80. Large trees had been downed on the roadway, and clearing them was going to be a major undertaking at that time of