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By Jim Bardwell It was like an early Christmas for the City of Gladewater last week when city officials found out they will no longer have to pay $90,000 annually for ambulance service. According to Gladewater City Manager Ricky Tow, CHRISTUS EMS – formerly Champion EMS – will no longer require cities in its coverage area to

LOCAL TAX OFFICE TEMPORARILY CLOSING Gregg County Precinct 3 taxpayers were advised last week the Justice of the Peace office in Gladewater would be closing soon and people having business with the JP will need to drive to Kilgore. Now the tax office is closing – but just temporarily. The last day the JP Pct.

PORTLAND, Oregon – A convicted killer born in Haskell County who was executed in Texas in 1999 has been identified as the person responsible for a 40-year-old murder. Cold case detectives in Portland, Oregon have identified Jerry “Animal” McFadden as the killer of 20-year-old Anna Marie Hlavka, who was found dead in July 1979 in her

Gladewater Fire Department today made a donation of cut and prepared fire hose for the safety of Gladewater ISD campuses. The fire hose, which is expired and unusable at the department, will now be used in the GISD campuses as a deterrent during a possible intrusion. This hose is used to slip over door closures and add

Gladewater, Regular City Council Meeting Gladewater, Regular City Council Meeting for January, 2019 Posted by Gladewater Mirror on Thursday, January 17, 2019

  How will the Texas Legislature address school shootings? Likely not with gun control. By Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune Jan. 17, 2019 “How will the Texas Legislature address school shootings? Likely not with gun control.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with

Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune Jan. 16, 2019 “Trump administration opposes a return to federal oversight for Texas redistricting, reversing Obama-era stance” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages