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A 64-year-old White Oak man pleaded quilty last week to killing his wife and he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. James Alexander was charged with the murder of his wife Kimberly Alexander in 2023. Her body was discovered by her son July 10, 2023 at Kimberly Alexander’s White Oak home. She had been

21 AA ALL DISTRICT AWARDS were announced Wednesday. UNION GROVE OFFENSIVE MVP- Ava Wightman SR NEWCOMER- Jamie Webb JR 1st TEAM Sarah Prince JR and Jenna Scott SR 2nd TEAM Keira Taylor and JR Mallorie Cannon SO HONORABLE MENTION Allie Calhoun SR, Rachel Potter FR and Danica Vestal FR ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT Rachel Potter, Ava

New database of contact information aims to streamline investigations – Nowadays, the word ‘surveillance’ quickly conjures up dystopian visions of totalitarian regimes, that “Big Brother is watching” – or, at least, of hours of bad neighbor clips on social media. Pump the brakes a bit, though, when it comes to White Oak Police Department’s new

Early voting in Upshur County for the March 5 Republican and Democratic primaries opens Tuesday at the Gilmer Civic Center. No voting is scheduled Monday since it is the Presidents Day holiday. Voting hours and dates are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 20-23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 9 a.m. to 3

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 1.6 percent more than in February 2023. These allocations are based on sales made in December by businesses that report tax monthly; October, November and December sales by

Filing has closed for local elected offices in the Spring 2024 cycle, and the races are already wrapped up at Gladewater ISD, the City of White Oak and White Oak ISD – there are contests ahead for the City of Gladewater, however, with Election Day set May 4. For the mayor’s seat, there are two

Early voting in the March 5 Primary begins Feb. 20 and runs through March 1. Voting can be done at the Gregg County Courthouse and at various locations throughout the county – except not in Gladewater. For the second consecutive time, Gladewater voters will have to drive out of town to vote early. Typically, Election