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By Phillip Williams Five men, including three potential candidates for sheriff, have filed papers appointing campaign treasurers in their bids for Upshur County offices in the 2024 election, county Election Administrator Lory Harle said Monday. Filing for sheriff were incumbent Larry Webb, a Republican seeking re-election to a third four-year term, Mark Case and Brandon

The clock is ticking on Gladewater’s application for Safe Streets & Roads For All grant funds – it should take just a few months’ to get notice, according to the city’s code enforcement officer. Seeking federal funding to help cover the development of an ‘safe streets’ program for Gladewater, Maria Tidwell says the community may

By James Draper A series of live tests on the calculations for White Oak’s inevitability-increasing water rates found no happy medium last week – a large portion of the community may see their water costs double on utility bills as early as November. “Thirty-one percent of the people are fixin’ to take a hit,” council

But appraisals may negate lower rate By Jim Bardwell Two public hearings will be held Thursday by the Gladewater City Council – one regarding the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and the other regarding the proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2024. The council is also expected to vote on both items Thursday after

  What happens when 4,000 water balloons meet a fire truck full of water? Well, kids at the Lee-Bardwell Public Library in Gladewater found out last Wednesday, August 9, as they celebrated the end of summer and Summer Reading Program. The following reading program awards were handed out: Delano Brown and Cooper Waddle, Cameras; Coral

A 21-year-old man with special needs was struck by a vehicle on Hwy. 80 near Lake Devernia Tuesday morning. Critically-injured, the man was air-flighted to an area hospital for treatment. Details are limited as officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety continue to work the incident, assisted by Gladewater emergency personnel and others. According