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Two developers hope to find a way forward for their proposed ‘package stores’ after council members voted against the projects last month. It’s been several weeks since the elected officials unanimously denied separate Specific Use Permits for Gokarna KC and Sam Patel’s ventures. According to the general consensus July 17, the current five liquor stores

City leaders don’t anticipate significant changes between the municipality’s current budget for Fiscal Year 2025 and the still-developing financial plan for FY2026. “My opinion is that we have caught up to the point that we can be more proactive now than we were in the past, instead of just reactive,” Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith

“I would like for our library to have the largest collection of Texas indie authors around.” It’s a big goal for Lee-Bardwell Public Library, and it starts with some significant restructuring of the stacks at 312 W. Pacific Ave. That began this week. According to library director Brandy Winn, from Aug. 4-9, “We will be

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters to combat wildfires. The project is intended to revolutionize how Texas responds to the wildfires that ravage the state every year. The Defense Advanced

A fresh pair of ‘package store’ requests was two too many for Gladewater City Council members earlier this month – the elected officials set the local cut-off at five liquor stores inside the city limits. Vape products were also part of the discussion during the council’s monthly session July 17. With six of seven members

[Portions of this article were published July 22. It has been updated with new information and corrects an error in the July 31st print edition – notably, a handgun recovered at the scene was not flagged as stolen.] Gladewater Police Department investigators say they’re steadily closing in on the organizers of an unauthorized, underground, underage

The 2025-2026 school year arrives next week, long before official guidance reaches schools on how to comply with House Bill 1481. From the day it was signed into law, districts had 90 days to come up with a plan to for the legislature’s still-new prohibition on student cell phones. Gladewater ISD’s ready with a practical,

Weeks after devastating flash flooding in Central Texas, recovery efforts are ongoing – with more than 130 people dead and scores missing, closure is the best hope for many families. Following the historic weather event on the July Fourth weekend, a massive search-and-rescue operation quickly grew beyond 1,000 first responders – local, state, federal and