CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General Ken Paxton is Warning Texans to be Aware of Scammers Amid the Catastrophic Flooding in Texas

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a consumer alert to protect Texans against bad actors looking to take advantage of the devastating flooding in Texas by perpetrating scams “There are no words for how wrong it is that morally bankrupt people are trying to take advantage of Texans by using this tragedy to scam

Read More

White Oak primes new ordinance to curtail errors on easements

[Above: CenterPoint Energy personnel assist a work crew that hit a gas line Tuesday, July 1, in the public right-of-way at First Assembly of God Church in White Oak.] A rash of response calls to fix fiber installers’ issues has bled dry the overtime hours for Public Works in the City of White’s budget for

Read More

Dual investigations underway at Union Grove ISD following alleged ‘invasive recording’ by student

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has two ongoing investigations at Union Grove ISD after a student was accused of “Invasive Visual Recording” following an outcry in mid-June. According to a July 2 release from Sheriff Larry Webb, the department’s initial felony inquiry prompted a second misdemeanor case focusing on UGISD Superintendent Kelly Moore, alleging a “Failure

Read More

Wet year dispels typical drought concerns – for now

Gladewater and its neighbors are sitting at about 14 percent above the norm for rainfall this year. Longview’s the center of monitoring by the National Weather Service’s Shreveport Office, and Senior Service Hydrologist Emilie Nipper says the local total’s sitting at 26.92 inches of precipitation almost seven months into 2025. “That is a little bit

Read More

Applications due today to fill KC board vacancy

Press Release Kilgore College is currently accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees following the passing of longtime board member Jon Rowe in April. Rowe represented the North Zone, which includes the Gladewater, White Oak and Sabine independent school districts. The individual appointed to this position will serve through the next

Read More

Streets data drives new effort targeting roads infrastructure

Download the City of Gladewater Street Index Download the City of Gladewater Street and Drainage Infrastructure Assessment There are 230 streets on the City of Gladewater’s new roads inventory. One, Hendricks, is in the ‘Excellent’ category after undergoing extensive maintenance. There’s a decent number of good roads, and the largest portion, about 110 roads, are

Read More

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Grand Re-Opening Slated for July 1

  ATHENS – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will welcome the public back July 1 for its grand re-opening following major renovations. Renovations commenced in August 2023, updating nearly 300,000 gallons of aquariums, adding new large aquariums, renovating the Toyota Fishes of Texas theater and other existing exhibits and

Read More

 Gov. Abbott Signed SB 4, SB 23, & HB 9 into Law as Part of $10B Property Tax Relief Package 

  Saves 5.7M Texas Homeowners $484/yr, 2.08M Seniors $907/yr, & all Business BPP 2.5k/yr!  DENTON, TX – Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), Senate Bill 23 (SB 23), and House Bill 9 (HB 9), a key part of the 89h Legislature’s $10 billion property tax relief package, into law at the

Read More