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By Jimmy Purcell White Oak City Coordinator In 2024, White Oak faced several challenges and opportunities that tested our resilience and showcased our community’s dedication to progress. One of the most significant hurdles was the necessary increase in water and sewer rates. This adjustment was driven by the dual pressures of inflation and addressing our

By Charlie Smith Gladewater City Manager As we rush into the new year, I reminisce about 2024 and what has occurred over the past 365 days that has impacted our community. The city is moving forward in a positive direction with all departments working as a team to make the wheel turn. Current supervisors have

The eyes are the windows to the soul, but David Coleman puts his heart and soul into windows for the sake of everyone’s eyes. “I’m just trying to give people a brighter outlook,” he quips, “let them see who’s looking in. Sometimes that leads to interesting stories.” As a high school senior in Iowa back

I’m starting my 51st year in this journalism business and a lot has changed over that time. I started in “hot type,” where words were pounded out on manual typewriters and then formed by molten lead typed out by gruff old men in a smoke-filled corner of the pressroom. Then we moved to “cold type,”

Every year is full of change and excitement, but 2024 had more than its share of changes and excitement. Gladewater voters elected their first female mayor as Brandy Flanagan took the oath in May. “I’m excited that we’ve crossed that barrier in Gladewater. It’s something that we needed to do,” Flanagan said. “I’m honored to

Vehicle inspections no longer required Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard reported. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most populous counties will still be required to get an emissions test in order to register their vehicles. While mandatory vehicle inspections are going the way

  ATHENS – New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will visit the world class fisheries across the state and cast their lines in hopes of landing a Legacy Class largemouth bass of 13 pounds

Several Upshur County officials who were returned to office in the 2024 general election will be sworn in for new four-year terms at 11 a.m. New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1) at the Upshur County Justice Center in Gilmer. The ceremony, usually held at the 87-year-old county courthouse, will be conducted instead at the nearby