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A violation of local burning prohibitions – county or city – is a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. It’s a far cry from the worst consequences of a forest fire, and officials are putting it to use to ensure compliance. Weather conditions have them on edge locally and statewide,

Seven days, six records broken – by the time polls closed Sunday evening, almost one-third of 76,440 registered voters in Gregg County had cast early votes in the 2024 election. Another 1,000 had weighed in by early afternoon Monday. “That’s 33.7 percent,” says Gregg County Elections Administrator Jennifer Briggs. “That’s just early voting check-ins; we

Workforce Solutions East Texas will host its largest hiring event of the year – celebrating Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) 13th annual Hiring Red, White & You! with 75+ employers on Wednesday, November 6. This statewide event connects employers with veterans, transitioning military members, and military spouses. East Texas’ event will be held at the Rose Garden

Texas high school students can now see which of the state’s public universities would accept them based on their academic information, using a new tool called Direct Admissions, according to the Texas Standard. The tool is meant to streamline the college application process and let students quickly know which participating Texas public universities will accept

Kilgore Police Chief Todd Hunter, a member of the Texas Police Chiefs Accreditation Committee, presents a Certificate of Reaccreditation to White Oak Police Department Lt. Brannon Robertson Oct. 15. “The program has become the new gold standard in professional law enforcement,” Hunter said, recognizing agencies that meet or exceed 173 difficult standards, and WOPD has

The City of Gladewater recently took the bulk of its mowing back under Public Works’ purview, and the move is showing progress. “We’ve been getting so many compliments on the mowing that’s going on since we’ve taken it in-house,” Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith told council members during their monthly meeting Oct. 17. Alongside the

Gladewater Primary 1st Nine Weeks First Grade A Honor Roll Criss Alvarado Aguilar, Kinslee Beck, Gianni Carraway, Zoey Ceballos, Wyatt Cherry, Noah Crawford, Lauren Dixon-Miller, Amya Eddington, Cole Ellis, Mason Fiallos, Killian Fowler, Tinslee Gunn, Casey Hathcoat, Izayah Jackson, Rylee Jones, Dade Keys, Kamri Marshall, Kayson Matlock, Nola McCarty, Maxton McDowell, Kathryn Meals, Amere Minter,

Popcorn. Hot dogs. Cotton candy. Sugary snacks. Everyone’s invited to get hyped for Halloween at the city’s annual trick-or-treat event Oct. 26 – just don’t snitch to any dentists. Gladewater Chamber of Commerce is helping spread the word about the annual celebration of the spooky, set for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. the last Saturday