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The back-to-school countdown’s shifted to White Oak, and the Roughnecks’ annual Meet the Teacher event is fast-approaching. This year’s campus tours are set for Monday, Aug. 10, running from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. overall. The various campuses have staggered start times for the hour-long events with White Oak’s primary school students set for 4:30

‘Food truck court’ doesn’t quite capture the vision for Scott Staerker and the developing Dine and Pines venue on the corner of South Main and Loop 485. “It’s a destination,” Staerker told board members at Gladewater Economic Development Corporation last week. “It’s a year-round community gathering spot.” GEDCO’s gathering support for the project. Last week’s

Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-9. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on

Every gallon of treated water costs the community, and every gallon that’s not ‘sold’ is literally money down the drain. The City of Gladewater’s teams in the Water Treatment Plant and Public Works Department have been tightening the flow, plugging the leaks and putting in extra hours to cut losses and keep the local operation

Gladewater’s Manna House food pantry is in dire need of a quick injection of items after assisting a steady stream of families Monday. The stock’s running low, according to Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s Lois Reed, wearing out her shoe leather to help spread the word Aug. 3. “They gave away 18 boxes today,” she said,

Tonight’s public session outlines plans for FY27 The City of Gladewater’s coming budget is officially on the drawing board, awaiting feedback from mayor and council Thursday evening. It’s their first workshop of Summer 2026, and there’ll be plenty on the plate to chew on beginning at 6 p.m. July 30. “It’s all preliminary right now,”

There are just days to go until the 2026-2027 school year with Friday’s districtwide activities kick-starting the final countdown. Gladewater ISD’s annual Meet the Teacher events run simultaneously on all campuses beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 31. The concurrent festivities will wrap up at 7 p.m. so community members can make their way to

There won’t be a local option liquor election on White Oak ballots come November, but a signature drive is still underway for a May 2027 decision. Petition circulator Linda Perdue is collecting the necessary names for a client, a developer who aims to establish a retail business in town if voters agree. Right now, Perdue’s