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Shining light on our government through public information helps us ask questions of elected officials – and hold them accountable. Sunshine Week, taking place March 10-16, recognizes the importance of open government and educates Americans about their right to public information. It’s not an abstract notion. It’s about what’s happening in the real world. You

Upshur County Commissioners Court, faced with a protest over plans to preserve the onetime jail cell from which the notorious convicted murderer Jerry (Animal) McFadden escaped in 1986, voted 5-0 Friday to demolish it instead. McFadden’s July 9, 1986 escape and his abduction of a female dispatcher from the jail, then located on the county

Another month, another sales tax boost for the City of Gladewater – it makes for more than two years’ worth of consecutive gains at this point. Interim City Manager Charlie Smith’s been digging into the numbers. They’re encouraging, but they’re also a bit of a mystery after so much good news month-after-month… after month. “I

AUSTIN – State Park day pass reservations for April 8 will open 8 a.m. March 8 (CST). Those hoping to view the total eclipse from a state park location can call the Texas State Parks Reservations Center at 512-389-8900 or go online for all parks except Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Reservations for Enchanted Rock

There’s sound logic behind Gladewater’s double-redundancy at the water treatment plant, and precautions are currently being put to the test by a pair of malfunctioning pumps. It puts the city in a precarious position for at least another week, maybe two, possibly more as the last of three pumps toils away to keep water flowing

AUSTIN — Texas recorded a new all-time low number of hunting-related accidents across the state, according to the 2023 Texas Hunting Accident Report.   A new record low of 10 non-fatal hunting-related accidents and one fatality were reported in 2023. Texas’ highest record to date occurred in 1972 when the state saw 30 fatal hunting-related

The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) announced $93,500 in grants from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) awarded to East Texas jurisdictions, special districts, and regional initiatives to support waste minimization efforts in ETCOG’s fourteen-county region. The City of Gladewater will receive $2,500 to assist in a tire collection event. Upshur County will

The ‘Leaning Tower of White Oak’ is actually located a good distance upstream on Big Sandy Creek, and officials are eager to get it righted as soon as possible. The nickname’s the only bit of levity surrounding the 60-year-old ‘can’ tied to the primary water intake for the community’s flow. The can has dislodged and