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Today’s the official start to many a Fiscal Year, including for the City of Gladewater. It wasn’t an easy budget season, but city employees and elected officials put in the hours, crunched the numbers and made it to the other side with a total tax rate of $0.567207 per $100 valuation. That’s the so-called ‘No

‘Tis the season to clean those closets and crawl spaces so there’s plenty of room to hide presents in a couple of months. The year’s second Citywide Clean-up Day is set for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10, with Public Works no-cost collection site once again situated east of Broadway Avenue on Commerce. The

Volatile fuel stays put after wreckIt could’ve been really bad, Tim Basham says. Gladewater’s fire chief rushed to join first responders Sunday night after an 18-wheeler tanker overturned on Hwy. 271 at the Loop 485 intersection. The tanker was hauling 5,500 gallons of a UN 1992 flammable liquid with a Class 3 primary hazard and

There’s some new e-graffiti downtown in front of the Gladewater Museum – fret not, it’s painted with a purpose (and with permission). The new quick response box – aka a QR code to most everyone who has a smartphone in reach – points users to GladewaterChamber.org and the latest ‘Passport‘ to the community core. Scannable

“Our property rate actually went down.” It’s just a tenth of a percent, Kristine Toon allows, but a decrease is something the White Oak city secretary and finance director can get behind. Granted, she said, homeowners may see their tax bills climb anyway following increased appraisals outside City Hall’s sphere. “The budget will raise revenue

Get Registered votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/The Voter Registration Deadline for November’s midterm polling is fast-approaching: Texans have until Oct. 5 to ensure they’re good to cast a ballot come the first Tuesday in November. At the moment, it doesn’t hurt to check – numbers from earlier this year estimated more than a million Texans have been placed on

It’s easy to guess the wish Menchita Dy Rice made over her birthday candles earlier this month. It came true, threefold – the freshly-turned 50-year-old returned home to Gladewater with a trio of tiaras in tow and matching satin sashes, especially the big one: Mrs. Classic Universe. Needless to say, they put off plenty of

The current Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Gladewater and Gladewater ISD on School Resource Officers was nearing its expiration date – the district proposed a revamped version Monday night. Unanimously approved by the board with no discussion Sept. 21, the expanded agreement now heads to City of Gladewater officials for revisions, consideration and