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While the budget’s still in flux, the City of Gladewater has proposed a 14 percent increase to the total tax rate to cover costs in the coming year. At $0.637580 per $100 valuation, the numbers for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 include $0.538887 for Maintenance & Operations plus $0.098693 for Interest & Sinking (i.e. debt service). The

A handful of Mondays are back in the calendar for Gladewater ISD, part of an exchange that adds state grant funds in exchange for more study time. District leadership opted for an ‘expanded’ schedule moving forward in order to bump instructional days with students from 154 days last year to 159 in 2026-2027 and, eventually,

Nothing’s set in stone for the City of Gladewater’s upcoming budget, and local leaders are currently chipping away at the bulk in the financial plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. “Overall, it’s probably going to be a tough budget,” Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith told council members last week, “but we’ll do what we can do.”

The back-to-school countdown’s shifted to White Oak, and the Roughnecks’ annual Meet the Teacher event is fast-approaching. This year’s campus tours are set for Monday, Aug. 10, running from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. overall. The various campuses have staggered start times for the hour-long events with White Oak’s primary school students set for 4:30

‘Food truck court’ doesn’t quite capture the vision for Scott Staerker and the developing Dine and Pines venue on the corner of South Main and Loop 485. “It’s a destination,” Staerker told board members at Gladewater Economic Development Corporation last week. “It’s a year-round community gathering spot.” GEDCO’s gathering support for the project. Last week’s

Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-9. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on

Every gallon of treated water costs the community, and every gallon that’s not ‘sold’ is literally money down the drain. The City of Gladewater’s teams in the Water Treatment Plant and Public Works Department have been tightening the flow, plugging the leaks and putting in extra hours to cut losses and keep the local operation

Gladewater’s Manna House food pantry is in dire need of a quick injection of items after assisting a steady stream of families Monday. The stock’s running low, according to Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s Lois Reed, wearing out her shoe leather to help spread the word Aug. 3. “They gave away 18 boxes today,” she said,