Crime takes bite out of officer

Fortunately, it didn’t break the skin. One of Gladewater Police Department’s ‘frequent flyers’ was arrested after allegedly shoplifting and creating a disturbance at Dollar General. Before the incident was wrapped up, however, 35-year-old suspect Angela Baird allegedly added Assault on a Public Servant to the list of allegations against her. According to a GPD report,

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Remembering D-Day

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France in a massive offensive to liberate Western Europe from the occupation of Nazi Germany. With 176,000 troops arriving by landing craft and ships, as well as nearly 14,000 aircraft, the Allied forces were able to secure Northern

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IT’S RODEO TIME!

Find out everything you need to know about the 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo here! 2024 Rodeo Special Section  

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Girl found safe after being swept away in drainage ditch

(Photo: A vehicle drives through floodwaters on Shell Camp Road Tuesday afternoon following days of rough, wet weather.) A 13-year-old Gladewater girl fell into a drainage ditch during Sunday’s severe storm, prompting a rescue effort that, fortunately, turned out to be unnecessary. According to a GPD release, emergency personnel were called out to Bumblebee Park

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WOISD board’s meeting yields no developments, details

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

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The Economist | Who pays…

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

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Stranded Sabine River revelers put swift water rescuers to first test

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

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Two teen suspects facing felonies after police pursuit

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

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