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More projects are taking shape at Gladewater ISD as monies from this year’s $8.1 million bond election get put to work at various campuses. GISD Supt. Rae Ann Patty included a bond report in the Aug. 17 school board meeting, leading off with plans for a pole barn for Ag students. After meeting with architects

Fall sports are here, and our 2026 Fall Sports Special Edition is packed with the teams, athletes, coaches, and spirit squads representing Gladewater, Union Grove, and White Oak! Take a look through this year’s insert, join us in celebrating these hardworking students, and help us thank the local businesses and organizations whose support made this special edition possible. Good luck to all our area teams this season!

Burn bans are in effect across a growing swathe of Texas with drought conditions trending deeper and deeper into the red. There’s little blue to be seen on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) as the measure of forest fire potential continues to increase. East Texas is averaging within the lowest KBDI Value ranges of 600-700-800,

Dove Season Opens Statewide September 1 for the First Time in History AUSTIN – For a third year in a row, Texas received significant rain in the spring across most of the state, bolstering the previous year’s healthy dove populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologist’s estimate both mourning and white-winged doves are near

Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced today he will launch a detailed review of select school districts to ensure they are spending taxpayer funds responsibly following a formal request from Gov. Greg Abbott. The Huffines Performance Review will examine whether district spending complies with the law and reaches students, classrooms and teachers — rather than fueling

Thursday night’s agenda for Gladewater City Council features the requisite public hearings on the municipality’s proposed budget and tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 – granted, there are changes incoming for the draft released in late-July. As City Hall isn’t looking to exceed the tax rate limit that would require voter approval, only one public

“We don’t just have half-a-million dollars laying around.” That’s the rough estimate to get all of Union Grove ISD’s buses equipped with state-mandated seatbelts, according to Dr. Greg Bower. There are 17 vehicles in the fleet for the rural Class 2A district, the superintendent said. “It would cost our district about half-a-million dollars and that’s

While districts across the state face the legislature’s unfunded mandate to get seatbelts in all school buses by 2029, White Oak ISD and its nine transports are already close to compliance. Per Supt. Jack Parker, six of nine buses are already equipped with the requisite safety gear. The clock’s ticking, but there’s plenty of time