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Christmas is coming, and Lee-Bardwell Public Library is giving Gladewater’s littlest elves a workshop to sell their homemade stock. Candles, cookies, sugar scrubs, hand-carved crafts, woodburned décor and more will be in the mix from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at 312 W. Pacific Ave. before the community’s annual Christmas parade downtown. “We

8“Oh my goodness, look at these quilts.” Becky Davis wasn’t the only guest stunned by the handiwork inside First Methodist Church’s sanctuary Nov. 23. The draping of almost three dozen quilts made for a warm and cozy scene at the Patchwork in the Pews quilt show. “Absolutely beautiful,” said Jacque Wilson, a crafter herself. “I

‘Tis the season for a cramped Christmas calendar with a handful of holiday events rapidly-approaching. First up, the annual City of White Oak Christmas Parade is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday. Pre-parade Festivities kick-off at 5 p.m. Dec. 9 with cookies and pictures with Santa at City Hall. Float lineup for the event begins at

A new master plan for Gladewater Municipal Airport will soon be unveiled following a recent meeting between city leaders and representatives from Texas Department of Transportation. It was TxDOT that funded the newly-installed security fence at the airport through the state agency’s Routine Airport Maintenance Program – a RAMP Grant covered 90 percent of the

City of Gladewater personnel are shifting course a bit on plans to refurbish and relocate the community’s animal control facilities. The current pens at Gladewater Police Department are neither fully-secure nor large enough. During budget talks earlier this fall, city leaders allocated up to $5,000 to craft a new setup using some materials on hand

Thousands of Texas families are devastated by drunk driving crashes every year, and the problem gets worse during the holidays. In fact, one in four traffic deaths across the state are caused by drunk drivers, and that ratio increases to 28% during the holiday period. When asked in a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) survey,

Follow-through will be essential for the City of Gladewater’s updated vacant building ordinance to have an impact. “That will be picked up under policies and procedures for staff,” Mayor Brandy Flanagan noted, and execution of the new ordinance will be in conjunction with the courts along with enforcement of related fees. After months of review

More food. More help. More guidance. For years, Dean Hanssen has focused on more – not for himself but for the children and families who rely on the Gladewater Backpack Program, for the men and women who rely on the support of Celebrate Recovery. A conversation with the First Methodist Church lay leader turns quickly