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Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement on ICE Task Force operations. Through participation in the 287G Program, agencies receive training and funding in exchange for accepting ICE delegation of immigration enforcement actions. According to program documentation, local personnel act on ICE orders here and can be assigned to task

Local liquor stores are back on the agenda for Gladewater City Council members as they seek to regulate future developments through zoning, distance requirements and other policies. The group’s final meeting of 2025 begins at 6 p.m. Thursday evening at City Hall, with major equipment purchases in the works alongside a new option for interment

[Image from East Texas Council of Governments] There’s a fresh call for local ‘Brownfields’ with $1 million in grant funding available to mitigate problem spots across the area. East Texas Council of Governments is actively seeking applicants to submit their polluted properties (but public- and privately-held) for possible assistance, whether it’s old industrial land, asbestos-tainted

There are big dreams in the Gladewater Parks & Rec board’s master plan – a big effort is taking shape to find public money to cover the costs. “There’s a lot of grant projects out there, a lot of grant availability that’s taking place across the country to revitalize the parks that are out there,”

Christmas parades will soon be rolling throughout East Texas communities, and White Oak’s festivities are set early next week. The annual event gets moving at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Dec. 8, but the fun starts a bit earlier as Santa Claus visits City Hall for pictures and cookies (for the kids, too!) from 5 p.m.