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The White Oak ISD School Board isn’t ready yet to discuss or act on the status of the school’s leadership. With Superintendent Dr. William Paul on an indefinite personal leave since mid-May, trustees met for their second, special called meeting in as many weeks Monday evening. The district’s elected officials spent almost two-and-a-half hours in

In fiscal year 2023, the US government collected about $4.7 trillion in total revenue, with roughly half ($2.35 trillion) derived from the much-maligned personal income tax. We don’t have a detailed breakout yet, but the Tax Foundation recently released an analysis of individual income return statistics from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 2021. Given

Some local boaters’ late night river run ultimately became the first real life test for Gladewater Swift Water Rescue crew in the wee hours May 24. According to Gladewater Fire Chief Mike Simmons, Gladewater Fire Station received a call about 3 a.m. that Friday morning reporting a boat on the Sabine River was stranded, engine

GPD: Boys, 16 and 14, may be behind other recent incidents near East Lake Drive |  Photo illustration from Unsplash.com  | Some Gladewater homeowners got an early morning wake-up call Thursday as a multiagency police pursuit raced down residential roadways, ultimately ending with two local teenagers in custody and facing felony charges. “He was making

White Oak’s Piney Woods TimberHogs are set for their Home Opener at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 30. They’ll be facing off against the Fort Smith Marshalls at Roughnecks Baseball Stadium. It’s the inaugural season for the local summer collegiate ballteam, newly-christened in February and part of the Mid-America League established this year. “The name TimberHogs

C.A.S.T. for Kids is ready to net some new anglers June 1 at Lake Gladewater. Tailored for children ages 6-18 with special needs, the ‘Catch A Special Thrill’ event aims to give the youngsters a quality outdoor recreational experience centered on fishing. Saturday’s inaugural excursion runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., centered on the

Each summer, Americans across the United States celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the day – June 19, 1865 – when Gen. Gordon Granger reached Galveston Bay with 2,000 Union troops and decreed the emancipation of slaves. The announcement arrived more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Another 150 years later and the date was ultimately commemorated

“Each carries within us the memories of that time – the scorching heat, the endless sand, the thunder of artillery and the bonds forged in the crucible of combat.” There are countless stories of men and women serving their nation in war, Kevin Clark recalled Monday, Memorial Day. A Gunnery Sergeant in the United States