New fire engine, long-term plans among items on lengthy council agenda Thursday

Gladewater City Council members have an extensive agenda ahead Nov. 20, touching on everything from sewer improvements to Gladewater ISD traffic issues and leases at Lake Gladewater. In addition to weighing the funding and purchase of a new fire engine, the council’s scheduled to discuss-and-consider (i.e. vote on) the city’s acquisition of railroad property west

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Chamber collects contributions for Wreaths Across America ’25

Contributions are coming in for the community’s annual Wreaths Across America remembrance, but there’s still a ways to go to hit the goal to place 600 wreaths for service members graves at Gladewater Memorial Park come Dec. 13. It’s a simultaneous commemoration nationwide, set for 11 a.m. that Saturday morning. Per Gladewater Chamber of Commerce

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Gladewater, White Oak stay in the black on sales tax

Sales tax revenues were up-and-down across the area this month despite the addition of quarterly returns in the November mix. Statewide, revenues showed a year-to-year increase of more than 6 percent. In Gladewater, the municipality reaped a $175,733 payment from the state comptroller’s office. It’s a 4.63 percent increase on November 2024’s check. White Oak’s

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LAKE GLADEWATER DAM | Genasys alerts help city keep residents aware in emergencies

In a perfect world, Gladewater’s dam will never merit a mention via the Genasys alert system. A set of pre-scripted notifications have already been uploaded to the platform, though, just in case. From the perspective of ‘Better safe than sorry’ or ‘An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure,’ it takes just a

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‘PEOPLE NEED THIS FOOD’ | Manna House surges as government help slows

Gladewater’s Manna House food charity is tracking about three times its average client traffic as struggling locals turn to the longtime outreach for help in the midst of the latest government shutdown. Fortunately, Tony Handy says, big-hearted donors are stepping into the gap. “We’re getting a lot of donations right now because there’s a lot

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Aging dams become common problem for U.S. communities

This is the SEVENTH and final installment of a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam inspections show ongoing deterioration Part 3: Gladewater dam creates community’s sole water source Part

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What can you do?

This is the SIXTH in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam inspections show ongoing deterioration Part 3: Gladewater dam creates community’s sole water source Part 4: Plan for

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…Work for the Best

This is the FIFTH in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam inspections show ongoing deterioration Part 3: Gladewater dam creates community’s sole water source Part 4: Plan for

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