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The City of Gladewater’s Sept. 15 budget workshop began $37,328 in the red – the deficit was closer to $297,000 by the end of the night. Pounding away at the numbers throughout the following days, city leaders aimed to have Budget Version 7 in balance ahead of another special session set for tonight. At the

The position of City Treasurer / Human Resources Director has been a sticking point this budget season, and the topic flared again during the City of Gladewater’s budget workshop last week. “I would like to see the finances and human resources split apart,” councilman Milton Anderson said. “There’s no doubt she needs some help,” council

One of the flashpoints at the City of Gladewater’s Sept. 15 workshop’s flash points was the proposed tax rate. The city cannot exceed the Voter Approval Rate as it’s too late to put the issue before residents, but elected officials can adopt a figure up to that rate through Sept. 30. The bulk of the

Saturday marked year three for the Brock’s Blessings Baseball Tournament, and it hit another major milestone as well – the effort has officially outgrown the Gladewater ballfields. “Last year we had 58 teams registered. This year it’s 75,” says Paige Gumm. “We’re definitely growing.” The fundraiser stayed true to its roots, of course, first packing

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There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the City of Gladewater’s contentious 2026-2027 budget cycle. The season kicked off July 30, took a hard turn Aug. 25, ramped up once more Sept. 3 and hits the home stretch following a special session tonight. The final measures are tentatively set for another called meeting

Press ReleaseKilgore College will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with “Remembering9/11: Reflection & Conversation,” a public event featuring 9/11 survivor and author Michael Hingson at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, in Dodson Auditorium. Hingson, who is blind, will share his firsthand account of escaping the World Trade Center with

Recent flare-ups during the City of Gladewater’s budget season have drastically delayed the development of a final financial plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 – city officials will meet twice next week to meet key deadlines. As of last week, the general consensus among city council members is to dial back the proposed 14.5 percent tax