Gilmer sends Waco Connally home, heads on in playoffs

By Phillip Williams ALLEN–It appears that the script for the Gilmer-Waco Connally playoff pairing here Friday night was drafted to resemble a confounding combination of an episode of The Twilight Zone and a Marx Brothers comedy. The Gilmer Buckeyes ditched a 19-0 lead, fell behind 20-19, and, abetted hugely by a stupefyingly strange series of

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Boil notice ordered

Due to contractor tie-in work on a water line being done on E. Lake Drive the water tower level dropped below the allowed amount causing a BOIL WATER NOTICE to be issued.  

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Gladewater faces Winnsboro Friday at 2 p.m. in Mount Pleasant

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Buckeyes advance in playoffs with 56-35 win

By Phillip Williams MESQUITE–To those who aver the aged adage that “the third time is the charm,” the Gilmer Buckeyes reply the rejoinder, “Give me a second.” The Buckeyes detonated the dam for 33 second-quarter points en route to flabbergasting the Fairfield Eagles, 56-35, in an area class 4A Division II dustup Friday night at

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Bears advance in playoffs

Gladewater Bears take the Class 3A Region II DI Area Champions! Bears defeat Van Alystine Panthers 72-43. The Bears are expected to face off against Winnsboro Friday at 2 p.m. in Mt. Pleasant. Congratulations to our Friday Night Heroes! Photos Courtesy of the Gladewater Mirror. See next week’s paper for coverage.

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SWEPCO participates in the Fourth Annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Nov. 20

SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 19, 2019 – Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fourth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day is part of the week-long National Scam Awareness Week, an advocacy and awareness

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State Bar of Texas Jury Service Committee seeks juror feedback

AUSTIN — The State Bar of Texas Jury Service Committee is seeking feedback from people summoned to jury duty about their experiences.The committee has created an online survey designed to elicit a more thorough understanding of the juror experience regardless of court or county or whether the individual ended up serving on a jury. The

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Man killed in Gladewater fire

  A fire inside a travel trailer left a 63-year-old Gladewater man dead Sunday evening. The fire occurred off Pear Road just after 6 p.m.. The state fire marshal’s office is reportedly investigating the fire. The name of the victim was not released at presstime.  Photo by Jim Bardwell

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