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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 4.5 percent more than in October 2022. These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly. Gladewater, which is riding a 22-month positive

By Phillip Williams Carlton Lamar Grant was automatically sentenced to life imprisonment without parole last Thursday when a 115th District Court jury in Gilmer took fewer than 25 minutes to convict him of the 2018 capital murder of a Longview woman. Grant, 42, of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, is one of two persons charged with

By Phillip Williams The Upshur County Grand Jury recently returned 18 indictments, 11 of them sealed, and no-billed one case, said District Attorney Billy Byrd. Defendants, charges and bond information in the open indictments, returned Oct. 5 in Gilmer, were as follows, Byrd’s office reported last Thursday: Johnathan William Charles Darden, 35, of Longview, possession

By Phillip Williams Although the East Texas Yamboree carnival, with its array of dutifully discombobulating attractions, was blocks away from Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor Stadium Friday night, the resurgent Gilmer Buckeyes saw to it that the North Lamar Panthers still got taken for a repugnant ride. Runner Will Henderson hummed for three TDs, fellow runner Dhrvay

The Upshur County government will host one of its two annual County-Wide Cleanups, where county residents can dump certain items free of charge, Saturday, Oct. 28. It is set from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (while dumpster space is available) at the county pug mill site, 1426 Cottonwood Road in Pritchett community. The road intersects

Fall/Winter jacket, coat drive underway After collecting shoes for local students over the summer, the Darla’s Angels outreach has partnered with Body of Believers Ministries for a Fall/Winter jacket and coat drive in Gladewate. The effort is set for Oct. 15 through Nov. 17, seeking the cold weather items for children, from toddlers to teens.

On a night where the Gladewater Bears celebrated the Weldon Bumblebees with the 2nd annual Weldon game as they hosted the district leading Jefferson Bulldogs on Friday night. Jefferson jumped out early in the 1st quarter to a 21-0 lead. But the Bears got some momentum back on their side when Hunter Brown found Kyron

Early voting for the Nov. 7 elections on 14 proposed amendments to the state constitution opens Monday. Early voting dates and hours for Upshur voters at the civic center are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov.1, and 7