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White Oak trustees wrapped up their annual financial planning Thursday with the adoption of a decreased tax rate and a balanced budget for the coming year, and they finished with plenty of time to spare before the junior varsity football game against the Harmony Eagles. After requisite public notice and a public hearing that drew

GISD super chamber guest speaker Dr. Sedric Clark will be spotlighting local schools Sept. 12 during Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Business Meeting. The Gladewater ISD superintendent’s presentation is set for noon that Tuesday in the chamber’s meeting room at 215 N. Main St. Lunch will be catered by Aunt Sandra’s Boudain & More

  Gladewater High School Homecoming 2023 will be held Friday night prior to the kickoff between the Bears and Spring Hill. The GHS Senior Homecoming Court includes Hadassah Balcorta, Emma Langford, Jaiden Eeds, and A’mya Belcher. The court’s juniors are Melanie Perez and Gracie Sumner along with sophomores Ally Albright and Ella Williams as well

White Oak’s tax rate and water charges will be increasing in coming weeks as city leaders strive to close the gap toward sustainable numbers after years of relatively low figures. Council members have spent recent weeks and months discussing the city’s budget as well as the property taxes and water revenues that support it. On

  AUSTIN— The Great Texas Birding Classic, the biggest, longest, wildest birdwatching tournament in the country, raised $47,000 for projects benefitting native Texas habitats and species. Celebrating its 27th year, the tournament has raised $1.16 million for on-the-ground conservation work to acquire, restore and enhance wildlife habitat. Across the state, 1,100 birders flocked to fields

Two books will be read to small children at both of the Upshur County Library’s two weekly “Storytime” sessions in Gilmer on Thursday, Sept. 7. To be presented at the 10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. events are “I’m Going to Grandma’s” by Mary Ann Hoberman, and “My Grandparents Love Me” by Claire Freedman and Judi

By Phillip Williams KILGORE–After what has beset them in their initial two outings this season, should the Gilmer Buckeyes be paired against yet another battalion of Bulldogs any time in the near future, it appears it would behoove the Gilmer lads to visit a veterinarian for vaccination against rabies. A week after the Chapel Hill

The Gladewater Bears fell in their home opener at Jack V. Murphy Stadium, 42-26, to the Mount Vernon Tigers. The loss leaves the Bears at 0-2. Next week the Bears will host the Spring Hill Panthers for Homecoming.