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BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters to combat wildfires. The project is intended to revolutionize how Texas responds to the wildfires that ravage the state every year. The Defense Advanced

A fresh pair of ‘package store’ requests was two too many for Gladewater City Council members earlier this month – the elected officials set the local cut-off at five liquor stores inside the city limits. Vape products were also part of the discussion during the council’s monthly session July 17. With six of seven members

[Portions of this article were published July 22. It has been updated with new information and corrects an error in the July 31st print edition – notably, a handgun recovered at the scene was not flagged as stolen.] Gladewater Police Department investigators say they’re steadily closing in on the organizers of an unauthorized, underground, underage

The 2025-2026 school year arrives next week, long before official guidance reaches schools on how to comply with House Bill 1481. From the day it was signed into law, districts had 90 days to come up with a plan to for the legislature’s still-new prohibition on student cell phones. Gladewater ISD’s ready with a practical,

Weeks after devastating flash flooding in Central Texas, recovery efforts are ongoing – with more than 130 people dead and scores missing, closure is the best hope for many families. Following the historic weather event on the July Fourth weekend, a massive search-and-rescue operation quickly grew beyond 1,000 first responders – local, state, federal and

The 2025 Red Rock Community reunion is coming up Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, centered on the historic community as well as Gladewater High School. Registration is open now, and the organizers are asking for RSVPs for “A weekend full of fun, great food and various activities,” beginning with a Friday Night Welcome followed by

Lost and confused, Margaret Schottstaedt was in dire straits. A brain bleed, her invisible assailant, drove the Gladewater resident into the heat and the bramble July 1. Fortunately, there were dedicated Gladewater Police personnel on-hand to triangulate the wandering woman’s whereabouts. On Thursday, local officials honored the life-saving trio who brought Schottstaedt back from the

Scores of teenagers descended on an unoccupied home on Lake Gladewater over the weekend, leaving empty booze containers and a pile of questions in their wake. According to multiple sources, the underage house party began with a social media invite and ended in several calls to 911. Gladewater Police officers ultimately broke up the gathering