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By Mayor Brandy J. Flanagan As we conclude 2024 and prepare for 2025, I want to highlight how far Gladewater has come and share the strategies guiding us forward. While previous leaders have also pursued improved infrastructure, thriving businesses, public safety, and a higher quality of life, our team is placing special emphasis on unified

Gladewater, White Oak, Union Grove ISDs plan delayed openings Friday. EAST TEXAS AREA DELAYED OR CANCELED CLASSES: All Saints Episcopal School – Classes canceled Thursday Atlanta ISD – Classes canceled Thursday Avinger ISD – Classes canceled Thursday Big Sandy ISD – Classes canceled Friday Brownsboro ISD – Classes canceled Thursday Canton ISD – Classes canceled

Frigid weather makes outdoor painting pretty frustrating, but Hillie Shirley bundled up and kept on working this week, focused on bringing a new mural to life in the center of downtown Gladewater. “He’s doing a fantastic job,” City Manager Charlie Smith praised. “It blows my mind with how he does it.” The most recent canvas

If the weather outside isn’t frightful yet, stay tuned. As area forecasts predicted temperatures in the 20s and precipitation incoming, the City of Gladewater spooled up it’s cold weather prep this week while local districts, freshly back in class, touched based with staff and parents ahead of potential bad weather days. As of press time

“Flu A and B are on a rampage and so is strep.” Gladewater ISD posted a plea to parents and pupils Jan. 4, asking everyone to wash backpacks, hoodies and jackets before classes resumed this week. “Lysol it if you can’t wash it.” There are only so many options available for schools to curtail the

With the Christmas season and New Year all wrapped up, the Gladewater Museum and its volunteers are turning their attention to their upcoming 2025 Night at the Museum. This year’s come-and-go Saturday night event, set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. January 18, will feature All-American Fiddle Player David Varnado performing live. Night at the

For the past 10 years, Gladewater High School’s Kevin Clark has been serving up a course fit for a king. Four courses, actually, ensuring the young lords and ladies of his Senior Advanced English class feed body and mind with a medieval flare. The veteran educator (and serving City of Gladewater councilman) is quick to

  ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will host a two-day training event conducted by Toyota ShareLunker program partner Bass University. The in-person event takes place Jan. 11-12 in the Hart-Morris Conference Center at TFFC. “We’re excited to have our Toyota ShareLunker Program partner Bass University back at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center