No jury duty Monday, Nov. 16

Prospective jurors, who had received a summons for Monday, November 16, are no longer required to appear. “Due to the increase in COVID cases in Gregg County and throughout East Texas, our judges, with guidance from the Gregg County Health Department, have decided to postpone the jury trials scheduled for next week,” Gregg County District

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Playoff Time!

The (8-2, 6-0) Gladewater Bears will face the (8-2, 5-2) Mt Vernon Tigers,  Friday night,  November 13th in Emory Rains “Wildcat “ Stadium,  in the 1st round of the Texas High School, 3A D1 playoffs. Gametime is 7pm. It will be the 4th meeting between the two schools with Gladewater leading the series 2-1. 

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Gilmer beats Pleasant Grove for district title

By Phillip Williams Jose Hernandez airlifted a 19-yard field goal on the wargame’s final volley, writing finis to a strong-armed second-half comeback as the Gilmer Buckeyes were propelled to pluck the defending state champion Pleasant Grove Hawks, 31-28, in a dramatic dustup for the District 8-4A Division II blue ribbon Friday night at Jeff Traylor

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Owens regains council seat, defeats Alexander

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Buckeyes shutout Panthers, 54-0

By Phillip Williams PARIS–The Gilmer Buckeyes toted up 41 points before twirling time in wringing the woefully winless North Lamar Panthers, 54-0–the hosts’ fifth straight shutout succumbing–in a District 8-4A Division II dustup Friday night at R.L. Maddox Stadium. First-year Head Coach Alan Metzel’s Buckeyes (8-1, 4-0 in loop encounters) now enter into a home

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Bears win District Crown

By Elizabeth McKamy t wasn’t perfect and it sure wasn’t easy but the Gladewater Bears claimed the District 6 3A D1 crown with a 63– victory over the Cardinals of Sabine Friday night at James Bamburg Stadium in Liberty City. Spotting the Cardinals 10 early points,  QB Tristan Holmes got Gladewater rolling,  throwing for 296

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Having A Pet-Safe Halloween

Trick or treating can be a fun time for kids, but pet owners may need to take some extra precautions for their animals. Holidays are enjoyable occasions for animals and owners alike, but they do provide a disruption in routine that introduces new variables into a pet’s environment. Rather than be haunted by the potential

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Gladewater among 22 Public Safety Grants Approved for East Texas

The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) announces $2.5 million in grants from the Office of the Governor’s (OOG) Homeland Security Grants Division awarded to East Texas jurisdictions to prevent terrorism and improve security. This funding from the OOG assists Texas jurisdictions in building, sustaining, and delivering core capabilities to further the National Preparedness Goal

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