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By Phillip Williams PARIS–And it came to pass that the Big Bopper for the previous winless Gilmer Buckeyes’ truncated 43-40 plastering of the Paris Wildcats here Friday night was Mother Nature, whose display of lightning triggered the spellbinding homecoming contest to be called with 6:07 left in the final quarter. White flashes had appeared in

Gladewater High School’s Hadassah Balcorta and White Oak High School’s Addison Clinkscales will join five other Gregg County school contestants vying for the title of Miss Gregg County at the Gregg County Fair’s Sept. 14 event. The pageant will be held on the main outdor stage, 9-11 p.m., and will also include the traditional “School

Gladewater Boy Scout Troop 198 along with family and friends celebrated Court of Honor August 22nd 2023 at The Antique RV Park. Several awards and merits were given for the boys’ hard work over the summer at Camp Pirtle. Three newest recruits were recognized for achieving their very first rank of Scout. These boys crossed

White Oak trustees wrapped up their annual financial planning Thursday with the adoption of a decreased tax rate and a balanced budget for the coming year, and they finished with plenty of time to spare before the junior varsity football game against the Harmony Eagles. After requisite public notice and a public hearing that drew

GISD super chamber guest speaker Dr. Sedric Clark will be spotlighting local schools Sept. 12 during Gladewater Chamber of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Business Meeting. The Gladewater ISD superintendent’s presentation is set for noon that Tuesday in the chamber’s meeting room at 215 N. Main St. Lunch will be catered by Aunt Sandra’s Boudain & More

  Gladewater High School Homecoming 2023 will be held Friday night prior to the kickoff between the Bears and Spring Hill. The GHS Senior Homecoming Court includes Hadassah Balcorta, Emma Langford, Jaiden Eeds, and A’mya Belcher. The court’s juniors are Melanie Perez and Gracie Sumner along with sophomores Ally Albright and Ella Williams as well

White Oak’s tax rate and water charges will be increasing in coming weeks as city leaders strive to close the gap toward sustainable numbers after years of relatively low figures. Council members have spent recent weeks and months discussing the city’s budget as well as the property taxes and water revenues that support it. On

  AUSTIN— The Great Texas Birding Classic, the biggest, longest, wildest birdwatching tournament in the country, raised $47,000 for projects benefitting native Texas habitats and species. Celebrating its 27th year, the tournament has raised $1.16 million for on-the-ground conservation work to acquire, restore and enhance wildlife habitat. Across the state, 1,100 birders flocked to fields