Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Football Class 3A

BRYAN – Canadian quarterback Camren Cavalier and Brock linebacker Cooper Massey were named the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A players of the year. Cavalier passed for 3,951 yards with 59 touchdowns only three interceptions to grab offensive player of the year. He added 1,494 yards rushing with 24 more touchdowns for the 14-1

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Local candidates count down to filing deadline Feb. 16

Would-be office-seekers have just one more week to toss their hat in the ring for the Spring 2024 Election. Early voting runs April 22-30 before Election Day polling Saturday, May 4. With a slew of city and school seats up-for-grabs this cycle, candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 to toss their hat in

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GISD survey favors shorter school week

A sizable portion of Gladewater ISD’s students, parents and staffers are, at the very least, warm to the idea of a four-day school week. GISD Superintendent Dr. Sedric Clark updated the district’s trustees on the still-developing data about the scheduling option during the elected officials’ first monthly meeting of the new year Jan. 22. “As

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Recently uncovered roofing issues delay repairs to Weldon Auditorium

After a strong start, the roofers working on Weldon Auditorium soon hit a snag, and Gladewater ISD’s engineering consultants are at work on a solution. The aging and deteriorating decking of the building’s roof adds another complication to the storm damage repair project. GISD trustees got an update on the work last week not long

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Roughneck grad checks off ‘very cold’ bucket list item

Robert Early can cross ‘The Polar Plunge’ off his bucket list. In fact, that particular Antarctic activity gets its own new category: “Most fun to never have again.” It’s a new core memory for the White Oak High School alum turned explorer alongside 35 other Texas A&M student-researchers and faculty members recently returned from the

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TxDOT pauses city’s water main repair on 271

The Texas Department of Transportation has weighed in on Gladewater’s line break on Hwy. 271 and put the repair project on hold for two weeks. City crews were at work on the messed up water main Wednesday and today with plans to finish the repair by Friday – according to the directive from the state

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City working on multiple water issues throughout the community

After enduring the recent freeze without a flood of problems, Gladewater’s Public Works Department is knee-deep in leaks today. Anybody who can hold a wrench is out in the field this afternoon, attending to multiple, simultaneous problems with the city’s water infrastructure. “Seems like there’s a heck of a lot of them right now,” Gladewater

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Widespread illness forces GISD to close Thursday and Friday

All Gladewater ISD campuses are closed for the rest of the week due to widespread illness throughout the district. GISD Superintendent Dr. Sedric Clark confirmed the school shutdown for Thursday and Friday as students, faculty and staff members fight the flu and other issues. “We have been well below our normal attendance rate overall this

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