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By Phillip Williams A traffic stop near Gladewater last week resulted in the arrest of a Kilgore man who was found possessing 163 grams of suspected methamphetamine, said Upshur County sheriff’s Chief Deputy David Hazel. Gerald Hosea Gibson, 47, remained in county jail at Gilmer on Friday under $100,000 bond on a charge of manufacture/delivery

A group of Gladewater Middle Schoolers got a bite-sized lesson in wildlife management Tuesday afternoon thanks to a pit-stop by Game Warden Todd Long and a scaly denizen of the local river bottoms. The American Alligator recently strayed onto a piece of property off Hwy. 271, and Long was all too happy to retrieve it

[Above: Gladewater Mayor-elect Brandy Flanagan (left) visits with Sandra Smith Saturday afternoon outside Gladewater City Hall. Flanagan netted 229 votes to secure the seat in her May 4 contest with Jim Valentine (206 votes), according to unofficial results released Saturday evening.] The Fourth was with Brandy Flanagan Saturday – Gladewater voters selected the six-year city

Local election results expected by 9 p.m. Saturday Gladewater’s ballots are getting the maximum security treatment this Election Day. In past years, local officials would collect, verify and tally votes before posting the results for the public. Legislation in recent years, however, created new standard operating procedures to ensure ballot fidelity – adopted by Texas

(Pictured: This shipping container home of 2,000-plus square-feet is similar to plans developed by custom home builder Jamie Sanchez for her shorefront property on Lake Gladewater. Following resistance from the Gladewater City Council, Sanchez says she’s shelved that vision for her lot, but she hopes local elected leaders won’t quash the shipping container home option

Early voting in Gladewater’s Spring 2024 Election drew 252 residents to the polls at City Hall between April 22 and Tuesday afternoon – with no polling in ’23, the number’s a fair bit more than all votes cast in 2022 (210) and the combined total for 2021 as well, 202. With two contested races on

Local liturgical leaders are poised to ‘Lift Up the Word – Light up the World’ during the 2024 National Day of Prayer observation Thursday. The noontime observance May 2 coincides with similar events across the country, crafted “to mobilize unified public prayer for America,” according to nationaldayofprayer.org. This year is the 73rd annual event since

Pickleball, the country’s fastest-growing pastime, is poised to put down roots at Lake Gladewater, and city council members seem ready to pick up a paddle. No action was taken during their monthly meeting April 18, but the group gave an unofficial nod to pending renovation of the tennis courts at Garland P. Ferguson Park following