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A Gladewater woman was killed Saturday in a fatal shooting on Ferry Street, and a 74-year-old man is charged with murder. According to a Sunday morning press release from Gladewater Police Department, at approximately 11:16 p.m. July 20, GPD’s emergency dispatch received a 911 call reporting a shooting at 220 S. Ferry St. Officers responding

Gladewater’s Brandy Flanagan has set her first ‘Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting’ for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 – it’s a “pivotal” kick-off alongside other city council members, a new outreach “dedicated to the progress and unity of our community.” Billed as #MovingForwardTogether, the event in the Gladewater Former Students Association Building aims to be an

Upshur County Commissioners Court on Monday finalized a $1,200 pay raise for most elected county officials, but two commissioners said they won’t accept their respective salary increases. Although the court voted 5-0 for the raises, Precinct 2 Commissioner Dustin Nicholson and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jay W. Miller said they opposed commissioners receiving a raise, and

A homeowner’s car repair turned disastrous Tuesday evening – fortunately, no one was injured. Gladewater first responders were dispatched to Mary Street about 8:25 p.m. on an initial report of an explosion in the 1200 block of Mary Street. According to Gladewater Fire Chief Mike Simmons, the incident was initially reported as a home explosion

Gladewater ISD Superintendent Dr. Sedric Clark resigned Monday night, effective Dec. 31. Few details were immediately available following trustees’ regularly-scheduled monthly meeting July 15. There was no public discussion by the board members and little comment after the group’s unanimous approval of Clark’s voluntary resignation agreement. The development did not come as a surprise to

Church’s ‘Boot Camp’ set July 27 Sit ‘Em Down Cowboy Church’s annual Kids for Christ B.O.O.T. Camp returns July 27 at 231 PR 3487 in Big Sandy. The ‘Biblical Outlook & Outreach Training’ is crafted for children who have completed Pre-K (4 years-old) through those who have finished 5th grade. The camp begins with registration

Gladewater High School incoming junior Kingston Sheffield, right, has collected a pile of metal so far and is angling for more when he heads to the 2024 Junior Olympics in Greensboro, North Carolina, later this month alongside track and field coach Eric Hawkins. Kingston Sheffield says he doesn’t burn much energy on visualization or mental

Funeral services for Kellie Nichol Shipp, 29, of Gladewater, Texas are scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in the Chapel of McWhorter Funeral Home with Michael Sparks officiating. Interment to follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday. Kellie was born November 29, 1994, in Longview, Texas,