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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

“To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen. To be forgotten is the worst.” Several dozen locals braved the rain Saturday morning to ensure Gladewater’s sons and daughters who served would not be forgotten. It was the second year the community

White Oak’s council members officially signed off on the Gregg County Hazard Mitigation Plan last week during the final monthly meeting of 2024. “Us participating in this allows us to receive grants,” City Coordinator Jimmy Purcell noted, “like we did for the generator we’re about to put in at Big Sandy Creek.” An updated plan

Santa and his elves raised a clatter in Gladewater Saturday afternoon, rolling into town with a trailer full of toys in tow. It’s the 34th year a sprawling caravan of two- and three-wheeled riders has roared down Hwy. 80 to spread some Christmas cheer to the medically-fragile folks at Truman W. Smith Children’s Care Center,