Gilmer captures win

By Phillip Williams PARIS–The Gilmer Buckeyes had forsaken the East Texas Yamboree carnival back home, but it was their adversary, the North Lamar Panthers, who went south and got taken for a ride as unvanquished Gilmer nettled North Lamar, 42-6, in their slightly strange District 7-4A Division II dustup Friday night. Gilmer tripped to a

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Gladewater takes a 22-13 win over Sabine while honoring the Weldon Bumblebees. The Gladewater Bears paid tribute to the former Weldon Bumblebees by wearing their green and white colors. Weldon was the African-American school in Gladewater prior to integration in the 1960s. The Bears (Bumblebees) are not 1-1 in district action. Read about the game

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Buckeyes beat Leopards, 59-20

By Phillip Williams For a few moments Friday night, it appeared that the favored Gilmer Buckeyes might have a dismaying debacle on their hands as the flabbergasting first play from scrimmage left them saying “We’re playing the Liberty-Eylau…I mean the Liberty Uh-Oh.”  L-E lofted a stupefying 72-yard scoring sling on the game’s first play from

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Texas State Parks Invites Texans to Join in Celebrating 100 Years of State Parks in 2023

  H-E-B Supports Centennial Celebration with $1 Million Donation AUSTIN— The Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks is right around the corner, and park lovers are invited to get outside and join celebrations across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) will celebrate 100 years

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Bears fall in district opener

The Tatum Eagles opened district play on Friday night with a home win over the Gladewater Bears. The final score was: 28-22. Next week, Tatum will host White Oak, while Gladewater will host Sabine. Gladewater will pay tribute to the Weldon Bumblees by wearing green and white jerseys for the game. Read about the Weldon

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Gilmer pops Hawks, 35-14

By Phillip Williams TEXARKANA– Deploying a daunting defense which did not even cede a first down until the third quarter, the unvanquished No. 2-ranked Gilmer Buckeyes paralyzed the No. 3-rated Pleasant Grove Hawks, 35-14, in the squads’ opening district dustup Friday night. Gilmer, likely known mainly for its prowess on offense, reaped one touchdown from

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KATHRYN HASLER RHODES MITCHELL

   Kathryn Hasler Rhodes Mitchell, on the morning of Oct 3, 2022, passed away peacefully. She was born February 7, 1950, to John A. Hasler and Georgia H. Warner in Houston. At 6 months old the family moved to Marshall where they reared 11 children.  In 1982, Kathy married the love of her life, Billy

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 UPSHUR COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD

On Tuesday in Upshur County, Jonathan Blake Parker (W/M; DOB: 02/17/1984), from Gladewater, Texas, pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child, who was under the age of 14. He was sentenced to Life in prison as part of a plea bargain agreement with the State. The State dismissed other counts for the same

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