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A countywide coalition aims to improve paddling possibilities along the Sabine River. The Gregg County communities of Gladewater, Kilgore, Longview, Easton, Lakeport and White Oak are collaborating on a new (and improved) set of boat and kayak launches on the shared waterway, kick-started by a development grant from Sabine River Authority. A draft plan for

Gladewater City Hall’s ready to put some bite behind its rules for trash containers – there’s still a grace period ahead, but the clock is ticking. Mayor Scott Owens addressed the issue as local elected officials mulled their consent agenda during last week’s regularly-scheduled city council meeting. He held up a bright warning tag, and

By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court on Monday unanimously voted to keep its contractual right to retain legal counsel to collect delinquent taxes for the county’s schools, thus essentially rejecting a proposal to let three school districts choose a different law firm than the county now uses. Tyler attorney Patrick Woods appeared before the

AUSTIN – Texas’ production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) achieved new record highs for the month of September after achieving record highs just one month earlier in August, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) monthly energy economic analysis prepared by TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D. Further, as

After earning top marks at regional trials, the Gladewater Mirror’s three favorite bands were all state-bound this week, descending on Waco’s Baylor University for the final task of their competition season in UIL’s 2023 State Military Marching Band Championships. All three groups were scheduled for mid-morning performances Tuesday and, depending on the results, another shot

Locals have two more opportunities to sign up a child for the White Oak Fire Department’s annual Angel Tree. White Oak VFD will be on hand at the Lewis Reavis Fire Station No. 1 (301 S. White Oak Road) from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 26, to add names

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