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A bit more than six months since Mayor Brandy Flanagan’s first Town Hall Meeting alongside Gladewater council members and municipal personnel, the next is set later this month. After collecting residents’ input on a wide range of community issues July 25 (and acting on many of those points in the following months) the city’s Jan.

Scores of Gladewater community members gathered for the annual MLK Day Celebration Brunch Monday morning, hosted by the Gladewater MLK/Juneteenth Committee in the Wilson Royalty Event Center to encourage the community to support ‘Generation Next’ and continue the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2025 observance featured Youth Minister Justin Sutphen of Rising

David Varnado’s played fiddle across the United States alongside top country stars, and he’s also performed for an extraplanetary audience in a live broadcast from Mission Control to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. With plenty of accolades under his belt already, the Port Arthur native’s excited to add to the list his induction

Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and

Thieves escaped with an undisclosed amount of money after they circumvented security cameras in a dawn burglary at a local gas station Monday. Officers were dispatched to 1708 N. Main St. about 5:45 a.m. Jan. 13 after a store clerk arrived to open AJ’s Fast Stop and found the burglary in progress, Gladewater Police Chief

AUSTIN – TxDOT is raising awareness about the tragic reality of human trafficking and empowering employees and travelers across the state to watch out for the signs to help stop this horrific crime. During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, TxDOT is sharing important safety messages across the state, including new posters at Travel Information Centers.

Gladewater’s MLK/Juneteenth Committee is focused on the future, adopting a theme of ‘Generation Next’ for this year’s MLK Day Celebration Brunch. This year’s Jan. 20 event is centered on ‘continuing the legacy and work’ of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The brunch begins at 10 a.m. that Monday morning, this year at

Bids & BBQ is back March 1 at White Oak High School. It’s the fifth annual live auction event benefiting White Oak Future Farmers of America. Boasting free barbecue and hot dogs and hosted by the organization’s alumni and supporters, the ‘family friendly fun for all’ event is set in the White Oak High School