White Oak trashes open invite for garbage collection

Residents will still enjoy unlimited access to White Oak’s Trash Off containers in September, but the service is now explicitly limited to community members. In an online update Monday afternoon, the municipality alerted residents to a new ID restriction for the quarterly service – officials blamed the change on an increasing number of non-citizens taking

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Nine arrested on drug-related charges

Upshur County Sheriff Larry Webb’s Special Investigations Unit arrested nine suspects on drug-related charges in June, Webb announced recently. Details of the cases, which resulted from traffic stops unless otherwise noted, were as follows, and all suspects were transported to the county jail in Gilmer, the sheriff said July 17: Christy L. Burris, 51, of

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City sets hearings on budget, tax rate for coming fiscal year

It’s budget season for a slew of local governmental agencies, and the City of Gladewater’s reminding locals of their opportunities to weigh in on how the municipality puts tax dollars to use. Laws stipulate a minimum number of public hearings taxing entities must hold and, to some degree, when they must be set. The Gladewater

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Upshur County grand jury hands down 17 indictments

The Upshur County Grand Jury returned 17 indictments July 18, including three against a Gilmer woman, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd. Corah Aislynn Paige Anderson, 18, was separately indicted on charges of “escape while arrested/confined” last Sept. 27, assault on public servant on May 20, and “continuous violence against the family” on May

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Jobless figures rise slightly in East Texas

Unemployment figures for the East Texas area rose by half a percentage point in June compared to May, according to figures released by the Texas Employment Commission recently. June’s unemployment rate was 4.2 percent compared to 3.7 percent for May, according to the TEC. There were 111,980 people employed out of a job force of

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Gladewater’s ready to get things movin’

“If we all work together as a team, there’s absolutely nothing that Gladewater cannot do and accomplish. I can promise you that.” Gladewater’s Brandy Flanagan was keen to welcome the 60 citizens and 30 city officials and staffers in attendance for her first ‘Mayor’s Town Hall’ July 25, and the evening boasted a fairly affable

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Texas drawn hunt program opens for the 2024-25 season applications

AUSTIN – Hunters will have new opportunities and scenery this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. The program, which issues permits for drawn hunts on both public and private lands throughout Texas, is now accepting applications for a shot at nearly 9,400 permits in more than 60 high-quality

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Council charges group with vacant building code update

Angling to get empty commercial properties occupied and contributing to the local economy again, Gladewater City Council members last week tasked a newly-formed committee with a code update. This month’s action sprang from the group’s June meeting, when Mayor Brandy Flanagan took aim at absentee and apathetic building owners. After that initial discussion about updating

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