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By James Draper Gladewater’s burn ban has not been lifted, folks. Not only hasn’t there been enough significant rainfall to improve drought conditions, in fact the situation’s become more severe. That’s not just Gladewater, of course. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index shows the entire area remains at risk for wildfires, regardless of whether or not burn

      By Tyler Sutton The 2023 high school volleyball season continued this week for both the Gladewater Lady Bears and White Oak LadyNecks. The LadyBears went 0-2 this week dropping a couple of district games. First falling 3-0 to Hughes Springs on Tuesday, September 26th. Then they fell 3-0 to crosstown rival White

With projects underway at the Gladewater Youth Baseball & Softball Complex, council members on Sept. 21 opted to waive the annual lease fee for the facility. The city’s elected officials went into closed session to meet with their ballpark lessee during the council’s regular September session last week. They returned and approved two actions related

The Frankston Indians rolled to a 61-7 win Friday over the Union Grove Lions. The Indians started scoring early when running back Kaymon Davis scored after breaking a tackle. But Union Grove roared back and took the lead 7-6 . But that was the only scoring the Lions could mount as Frankston went on to

A stretch of Roden Lane will soon have some new street signs: Anderson Lane. Gladewater City Council members unanimously rechristened a portion of the roadway Sept. 21 in honor of community leader and Mayor Pro Tem Elijah “Sonny” Anderson. “A good, faithful resident and hard worker for the city,” council member Rocky Hawkins said. “His

Gladewater Education Foundation is back in the saddle again, inviting the GISD community to Giddy Up & Give this weekend. It’s already started, in fact: the annual silent auction launched Tuesday and continues through Saturday night. Whether attending in person or participating online, register for the auction at gladewater.Muradbid.com. They’re shooting for a fourth year

By James Draper When elderly man fell from his step into his front yard in the high heat of an early August afternoon, the Union Grove resident fought for more than an hour to get back on his feet. Elbows bleeding, heat stifling, sun beating down, he was stuck. Sunset and slightly cooler temperatures were

Even with the weekend’s weather, the water level at Lake Gladewater is well below average, putting the community well within a Stage One Water Conservation situation. “According to the city’s drought plan, when we’re four feet over our highest intake we’re supposed to go to ‘voluntary conservation,’” says Gladewater’s public works chief, Al Harrison. At