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Robert Early was out of the country for Turkey Day, but he spent a ‘Friendsgiving’ closer to the South Pole with a parcel of new pals as a penguin posse welcomed the White Oak alum to Antarctica this month. The 19-year-old Aggie and 35 other Texas A&M students are currently on ‘The Ice’ and out

Recommendations to improve Gladewater community The Lee-Bardwell Public Library and Texas State University researchers will hold a community event to discuss a pilot project planning for the resiliency of the Gladewater community. The event will be held at the Lee-Bardwell Public Library located at 312 W Pacific Ave, Gladewater on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at

ETCOG is proud to announce its Executive Committee approved the renewal of purchasing the Smart911 mass notification system as a part of its public safety program for the thirteenth consecutive year. This system allows ETCOG to partner with East Texas’ city and county emergency management coordinators to send messages quickly notifying citizens about emergencies such

There’s a healthy array of languages represented in the student body at White Oak ISD, with 19 ‘Emergent Bilingual Students’ included in the school’s annual report on data surrounding English as a Second Language (ESL). “Interestingly enough, we have Spanish, Japanese, Cambodian,” Superintendent Dr. William Paul reported to board members, along with Cebuano, one of

Several candidates had filed by Sunday to run for either public or party offices in Upshur County’s respective March 5 Republican and Democratic primaries. Nine candidates for public office, one for county Republican chairman, and several for precinct chairmanships on the county’s Republican executive committee had filed, said county GOP Chairman Carl Byers. In the

There’s an estimated $150,000 pricetag on downtown fencing at along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and the City of Gladewater hoping residents will help foot the bill for the chance to put their stamp on the project. The fence is a requirement of the city’s agreement with UP to acquire right-of-way in the core of

A new faith-based youth development center is at work on FM 1252 near Kilgore – Restoration of the Spectrum Ministries currently serves select students from Gladewater and White Oak along with a handful of other nearby communities. “Our mission is to provide education and support to underserved individuals,” Josh Hunt said, specifically “special needs children

By Phillip Williams COMMERCE–A trio of purloined passes in the fourth quarter, including one which resulted in a touchdown, wrote finis to a stirring second-half resurgence by the Gilmer Buckeyes as they abrogated the Aubrey Chaparrals, 34-21, in a Class 4A Division II regional semi-finals rumble on Friday. The triumph dispatches Gilmer (10-3) into a