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The City of Gladewater is providing the latest official Upshur and Gregg county information for the week ending on July 17, 2020 concerning COVID-19 cases. According to Gladewater Mayor JD Shipp, the information provided is based on cases found only within the city limits of Gladewater.  “Please continue to practice social distancing and follow CDC guidelines.  Most importantly,

The National Junior College Athletic Association voted today that all close-contact fall sports will be moved to the spring, according to Jimmy Rieves, Kilgore College athletic director. The vote means that football, volleyball, soccer and the start of basketball will move to 2021 due to precautions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the NJCAA Presidential

According to Trey Hattaway, Gregg County District Clerk, starting June 1, the Supreme Court of Texas and the Office of Court Administration gave the courts permission to resume limited jury trials as long as the trial plan that included safety and health measures for the parties and potential jurors including proper social distancing. Gregg County Courts prepared

    SHREVEPORT – The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has denied approval of a plan by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, to add 810 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. While the PUCT rejected the proposal, the full project will proceed to serve SWEPCO’s customers in Arkansas

A Gladewater ISD cafeteria employee has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Sedric G. Clark, Superintendent of Schools for the Gladewater Independent School District. The employee worked the summer feeding program at GHS on Monday but had no interaction with students or parents.  The employee exhibited no symptoms and had no fever while at work,

More than 159,000 cases have been reported in the state, and more than 2,400 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. An estimated 84,818 people have recovered. See the latest East Texas numbers in the graphic provided.  

The moves, announced Friday morning, represent Abbott’s most dramatic action yet in response a surge in cases after he allowed businesses to reopen in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference at the state Capitol in Austin on Monday, June 22,2020. Photo credit:  Ricardo B. Brazziell/Pool/American-Statesman Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took his

Gladewater Fire Department had their Driver/Engineer promotion this evening at City Hall. The 3 officers (John McNevin, Luis Villalpando, and Justin Reneau) were presented with their new badge and helmets by Chief Cory Crowell. They were actually promoted back in October of 2019 and due to various delays, are just now receiving their recognition and