Spring 2026 election season wraps up with Saturday polls
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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
Read MoreInvestigators arrest Gladewater man after discovery of tranche of child abuse images
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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
Read MoreFoltyns General Store opens April 25 on Main Street
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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
Read MoreNew zoning for annexed land could spark new development
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A dozen years after 200 acres were brought into the south end of Gladewater, the land’s freshly zoned and poised for future ‘Light Industrial’ development. Just in time, too: Major road projects from Texas Department of Transportation are already underway in the midst of the area and nearby. Development’s also picking up at the municipal
Read MoreCapital Highlights | State’s water costs could reach $174 billion
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Cost for future water needs could reach $174B Texas will need to invest $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep up with water demand, according to a draft 2027 state water plan approved last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. That is more than twice the projected cost in the previous state water plan
Read MoreLocal voters weigh in on school bond, P5 trustee
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Early voting gets underway today with one contested Gladewater ISD School Board race on the ballot alongside a Yes/No for the school’s $8.1 million bond issue. Simply put, voter approval of Prop A enables GISD to issue 15-year bonds to fund a variety of capital projects (building and safety upgrades, school bus purchases and improvements,
Read MoreSales tax holiday set April 25-27 for emergency supplies
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AUSTIN — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 27. “From hailstorms to hurricanes, Texans know the importance of being prepared when bad weather hits,”
Read MoreKC board to name presidential finalist at April 20 meeting
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The Kilgore College Board of Trustees will meet Monday, April 20, to name the sole finalist for the position of president of Kilgore College as part of the college’s ongoing presidential search process. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Stewart McLaurin Administration Building, 895 Ross Ave.,
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