Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good ride!

Truman Smith Toy Run rolls again, bigger and happier with each year The ride was most definitely good, once again, as a two-wheeled caravan of big-hearted bikers roared into Gladewater to drop off a sleigh-full of gifts at the Truman W. Smith Children’s Care Center. Unsurprisingly, the annual gesture by the men and women of

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Upshur County Sheriff welcomes ICE training with new ‘Task Force’

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement on ICE Task Force operations. Through participation in the 287G Program, agencies receive training and funding in exchange for accepting ICE delegation of immigration enforcement actions. According to program documentation, local personnel act on ICE orders here and can be assigned to task

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Union Grove Santa Letters 2025

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White Oak Santa Letters 2025

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Gladewater Santa Letters 2025

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Council poised to write rules for liquor stores, short-term rentals

Local liquor stores are back on the agenda for Gladewater City Council members as they seek to regulate future developments through zoning, distance requirements and other policies. The group’s final meeting of 2025 begins at 6 p.m. Thursday evening at City Hall, with major equipment purchases in the works alongside a new option for interment

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Brownfield Site Reuse & Revitalization Program

[Image from East Texas Council of Governments] There’s a fresh call for local ‘Brownfields’ with $1 million in grant funding available to mitigate problem spots across the area. East Texas Council of Governments is actively seeking applicants to submit their polluted properties (but public- and privately-held) for possible assistance, whether it’s old industrial land, asbestos-tainted

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Gladewater aims big in Parks & Rec plan, prepares broad grant outreach

There are big dreams in the Gladewater Parks & Rec board’s master plan – a big effort is taking shape to find public money to cover the costs. “There’s a lot of grant projects out there, a lot of grant availability that’s taking place across the country to revitalize the parks that are out there,”

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