GISD voters approve $8.1 million bond, choose Arevalo for second term in Place 5

It was ‘Aye’ for Gladewater ISD’s $8.1 million bond according to 351 out of 479 total Prop A voters in the Spring 2026 election cycle. Meanwhile, incumbent Cori Arevalo received 59.01 percent of 466 votes in the GISD Place 5 trustee race. This is according to unofficial results released by Gregg County Saturday evening following

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Trest wins re-election to WOISD Place 4

Voters in White Oak ISD have returned Place 4 incumbent David Trest for another term according to unofficial results released Saturday evening. Facing a challenge from school board newcomer Mason Stone, Trest netted 85.21 percent of 142 votes cast in the Spring 2026 election, including a combined 74 early voting decisions, 18 absentee and another

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WOISD school board newcomer arrested on alleged assault

A challenger for a spot on White Oak ISD School Board was arrested and released from Gregg County Jail last week, facing allegations of family violence. According to various judicial records, Mason Glenn Stone was booked into the jail April 22 and released the following day on a $10,000 bond set by the judge. Stone

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Nat’l Day of Prayer set for noon, May 7

This year’s National Day of Prayer ceremony will ‘Pray for America’ beginning at noon Thursday, May 7, at downtown Veterans’ Memorial Plaza. Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s Lois Reed is organizing the event once again, reminding visitors “”In his name the nations will put their hope.” (Matthew 12:21) The open-to-the-public lunchtime gathering runs about an hour,

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White Oak FFA crew hosts Mother’s Day plant sale

More than just pretty flowers, White Oak High School’s FFA students will have a wide array of flora on-hand May 7-9 during the organization’s Mother’s Day Plant Sale. The group is promising house plants, succulents, hanging baskets, color pots, ferns and more to treat local mom’s this year. Everything will be on hand at the

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Spring 2026 election season wraps up with Saturday polls

More than 260 early voters weighed in on Gladewater ISD’s $8.1 million bond issue and one contested school board race in the past week. “We had 97 voters go out and vote today on the first day of early voting,” GISD Supt. Rae Ann Patty told board members after polls closed April 20. With early

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Investigators arrest Gladewater man after discovery of tranche of child abuse images

A 62-year-old Gladewater man was arrested in March after a multi-agency investigation tied him to more than 300 sexually explicit photos and videos depicting children. According to an arrest warrant affidavit filed March 25 in Gregg County’s 124th District Court, David Lee Blalock Jr. possessed a variety of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in online

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Foltyns General Store opens April 25 on Main Street

A one-of-a-kind gathering place built on community, family, and the kind of experience Gladewater has never seen before PRESS RELEASE Opening Details Grand Opening Date: April 25, 2026 Location: 104 Main Street, Gladewater, Texas Founded by: Jackson Foltyn & Lana Niemann Foltyns General Store, a first-of-its-kind community destination, will officially open its doors on April

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