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Press Release The Gladewater Independent School District (GISD) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Rae Ann Patty as the new Superintendent, effective December 2, 2024. The Board unanimously voted to bring Mrs. Patty to Gladewater, recognizing her extensive experience and leadership in education. She currently serves as the Superintendent of

Gladewater volleyball continued their season this week as they had a pair of matches. Starting with a road game at Tatum where they fell 3-0 ( 25-10, 25-6 . 25-14 ). That was followed up with a home game against Troup where the Lady Bears also fell 3-0. Gladewater is now 5-18 on the season

TYLER, Texas – A Big Sandy woman has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Tamarisk Trejo Mathews, 52, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge

The Gladewater Bears had a tough task this week as they hosted one of the top teams in the district in the Liberty Eylau Leopards on homecoming night at Jack V. Murphy stadium. And despite a valiant effort from the Bears, they fell 49-34. Gladewater won the toss and deferred to the second half so

  AUSTIN — One of the many things Texas is known for is the abundance of beautiful wildflowers that line hills and highways every spring. What many wildflower admirers may not know is that fall is the ideal time to plant wildflower seeds in preparation for those spring blooms. Many native wildflowers, including the famed

Union Grove got the local teams going first this week as they hosted the Ore City Rebels as part of the KYKX Game of the Week and came away with a dominating 45-14 victory for coach Kyle Adam’s club against his former school. Jace Roberts had another great night going 10-13 for 251 yards and

On October 15, Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt, joined neighboring county judges in officially signing a disaster declaration due to ongoing dry conditions and the increased potential for wildfires. The declaration includes an immediate burn ban across all areas of Gregg County to help protect the community and its natural resources from the threat of

It was clearly metal. Heavy. About the size of a chess board’s king, albeit swollen in a clump of dirt. As Steve Smith rolled the obscure object over in his hand, bits of the compacted grime flaked off. “I thought, maybe a piece of a car or truck,” but, no, “It just didn’t look right.”