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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Buckeyes blank Farmers, 57-0

By Phillip Williams TYLER–Gilmer Buckeyes quarterback Mason Hurt heaved two TDs while teammates D.J. Shead and Darrell Bush tallied two apiece, and their defensive teammates staged their second straight shutout as Gilmer flummoxed the Farmersville Farmers, 57-0, last Thursday night in a Class 4A Division II bi-district dustup at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.

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Secretary Hughs Joins NASS In #TrustedInfo2020 Education Effort

AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs today announced ahead of the 2020 primary and general elections that the Office of the Secretary of State will join fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in the #TrustedInfo2020 education effort to prevent misinformation and to encourage Texans to look to their

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Free “Keeping You in Motion” Orthopedics Seminar Set for November 14

CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System will present a free community seminar, “Keeping You in Motion,” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, at the CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living, located at 3133 Good Shepherd Way in Longview.. Whether you’re taking a brisk walk, having a rousing three-on-three basketball matchup with friends or exercising

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Buckeyes playoff bound after 44-0 win

By Phillip Williams TEXARKANA–Gilmer Buckeyes quarterback Mason Hurt heaved four touchdown tosses while Gilmer’s “Black Flag Defense” dealt its second shutout of the season as playoff-bound Gilmer lacerated the winless Liberty-Eylau Leopards, 44-0, in the teams’ District 6-4A Division II regular season closeout on a cold Friday night at Harris Field. Officials ran the clock

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