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Gladewater Economic Development Corporation is ready to celebrate another ribbon cutting after selling some of its local acreage to a hometown developer. The organization’s board of directors last week green-lit the $40,000 sale of 5.5 acres to Jeff Simpson and his Outdoor Management Services, LLC. “They’re a herbicide treatment company,” GEDCO Director Anna Conlan confirmed

The J. Frank Dobie Library Trust is honored to announce that the Lee-Bardwell Public Library has been selected to receive a grant in the amount of $7804.83 to purchase books for the library’s collection. J. Frank Dobie was a legendary folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for his many books depicting the richness and

After a string of fruitful months last Fall, the City of Gladewater’s monthly sales tax allocations are three-for-three in declining revenues for 2025. It’s not a substantial sum – about $25,500 less than the $422,700 collected during the same three-month period last year – but it’s certainly a trend local leaders hope will reverse itself.

Gladewater City Council’s still-developing ‘Parks & Rec’ board is up for discussion again Thursday night. It’s the final item on the local elected officials’ monthly agenda March 20 and is likely to be an in-depth discussion topic as the group reviews first draft regulations to establish the panel. Doing so would open up new public

Longtime Gladewater ISD educator and coach Jermaine Lewis became the school’s athletic director and head football coach Monday night – ready to hit the ground running Tuesday morning. GISD trustees unanimously-approved Lewis’ promotion March 17 following their second round of closed door interviews and deliberations. “He was approved tonight, so he will start officially tomorrow,”

Cavender’s brings 80-plus jobs to town… Scores of new jobs will soon two-step into Gladewater with Cavender’s primed to occupy a ready-made facility that once housed the community’s number two employer. An estimated 65-80 jobs (or more) are in the mix, meaning the former Texas Die Casting complex on Loop 485 could once again be

Military Appreciation Events Planned for East Texas Veterans, Community TYLER  – The University of Texas at Tyler Military and Veterans Success Center will hold multiple events on campus for the community to recognize Vietnam War veterans and the 50th anniversary since the war ended. These events are hosted in partnership with the UT Tyler history

There’s lots of discussion but little concrete detail surrounding the Trump administration’s aim to ‘dismantle’ the Department of Education. Ostensibly, those top-level tasks and the federal funds tied to them will be turned back to the states or, perhaps, allocated among other agencies. That’s if the president pursues an executive order and if the action