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No animals have been sent to the local shelter since Shelly Godwin came on board as Gladewater’s Animal Control Officer. That’s zero surrenders since late-September, says Gladewater Police Chief Kyle Ready. “She has taken none,” he said proudly. Godwin’s relying on other destinations instead. Earlier this month, she entrusted five mixed puppies to the North

  AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 26 for the following proposed changes to the 2026-27 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: Migratory Game Bird Regulations  Change the South Zone dove hunting season structure during the first segment to include an earlier regular season opening date (September 1 – October

Two current Gladewater Fire Department standouts are in line to become fire chief in the weeks ahead. “Both of them are good candidates for the position,” Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith reported last week. “I’ve got some information that I’m awaiting from the fire commission. Once I get that, we’ll be moving forward.” There’s been

White Oak ISD, too, won’t be changing its approach to religious freedom in light of Senate Bill 11. Adopted by the 89th Texas Legislature last year, the law requires Texas school districts, as well as open-enrollment charter schools, to take action on SB 11 by March 1. Like Gladewater ISD, the Roughnecks’ Board of Trustees

This year marks the United States Semiquincentennial – it made things quite a bit easier in picking the theme for the 95th annual Gladewater Chamber of Commerce Banquet. “We’re celebrating America’s 250th, obviously,” Lois Reed said on President’s Day. The event’s set for 6:15 p.m. to 8 on Thursday, March 26, in the Former Students

The record-setting demand for school choice in Texas hit a new milestone this weekend. More than 100,000 students have applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) in less than two weeks. This marks the largest launch of a new school choice program in the nation’s history, and parents still have more than a month to

  AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges Texans to take steps to help prevent the introduction and spread of harmful non-native, invasive species that negatively impact the state’s natural resources and economy.  National Invasive Species Awareness Week, slated for Feb. 23 – 27, is an initiative to raise awareness of the

Gladewater ISD has joined numerous schools across the area, state and country in putting a hard pause on photography services from Lifetouch following recent allegations related to the Epstein files. From reporting by the Associated Press, “The disruption to school picture plans in Texas and elsewhere began after online posts linked Lifetouch, which photographs millions