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Gladewater Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Michelle Palmer is moving on to her next posting, accepting a larger, similar opportunity in the Gulf Coast community of Port Arthur. GEDCO Board Members accepted Palmer’s resignation April 10 “with regrets,” according to John Paul Tallent. Palmer joined the local EDC in early 2022 and steered the organization

Barring any unforeseen complications, the city’s water plant personnel were poised to put Gladewater’s principle pumps back in position Tuesday. The repair of the essential water system equipment was scheduled after the Mirror’s publication deadline, but City Manager Charlie Smith was confident the maintenance would go ahead as soon and efficiently as possible under Plant

(Union Grove Lions are the 21AA District Track Champions) The baseball and softball seasons continue to chug along for our local teams this week as everyone was in action for multiple games. Gladewater baseball opened up their week with the first of a home and home district series with the Daingerfield Tigers as they won

The Gregg County District Courts have been able to clear their dockets of all trials for the week of April 15th. Therefore, the District Clerk’s Office is cancelling jury duty for the week. “Anyone with a summons dated Monday, April 15, 2024 is no longer required to report for jury duty. We appreciate our citizens

A judge in Gilmer sentenced Jeffrey David Swanner to 30 years in prison for murder last week after the defendant pleaded guilty on the third anniversary of the crime, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd. Swanner, a 34-year-old Upshur Countian, was sentenced by 115th District Judge Dean Fowler for the April 3, 2021 ax

With two contested races on the Gladewater City Council ballot, Gladewater Mirror Publisher Jim Bardwell was glad to see a healthy turnout for the paper’s candidates forum Thursday evening. “We’ve had several years where we didn’t have anybody seeking office but the incumbent.” Welcoming almost 40 people to Gladewater Chamber of Commerce, Bardwell thanked the

County library hosts storytime Two books will be read to small children Thursday (April 11) at both of the Upshur County Library’s “Storytime” sessions in Gilmer. “The Girl Who Wouldn’t Brush Her Hair” by Kate Bernheimer and Jake Parker, and “Blue Bison Needs a Haircut” by Scott Rothman, will be presented at the 10 a.m.

Gladewater ISD’s inching closer to a belated payout to teachers through the TAP System, but there’s still no set date for when the allocations of Department of Education funding will be dispersed. Formerly the Teacher Advancement Program and now known just by its acronym, TAP is funded by a grant written by the National Institute