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By Tyler Sutton On a beautiful Friday night that was also senior night for a number of Gladewater Bears playing their final game at Jack V. Murphy stadium as they hosted their rivals right up the road, the White Oak Roughnecks The Bears finish the regular season at 3-7 and 3-2 in district play. They

By Phillip Williams GILMER–Gilmer Buckeyes starting quarterback Cadon Tennison, who only played part-time, heaved a trio of touchdowns while teammate receiver-runner Brendan Webb trolled to triplet TDs as Gilmer petrified the Pittsburg Pirates, 64-6, Friday night in the District 7-4A Division 2 teams’ regular season finale. Gilmer (7-3, 4-1 in district dustups) now plops into

After numerous edits, occasional strikethroughs and some hard pauses over the years, Gladewater’s outdoor burning rules are getting another overhaul, a new draft that hews closely to state law. The short version: if approved by the city’s elected officials in coming weeks, except for cooking and similar small ‘recreation’ fires the only permitted burns inside

Daylight Savings starts Sunday, November 4th. This weekend is also a good time to take these steps to make sure your household is prepared for emergencies. On average: • 7 people die every day from a home fire. • 36 people suffer injuries as a result of home fires every day. • Over $7 billion

Gregg County is updating its Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, and the agencies driving the effort were prepared to welcome 300-plus attendees for a public meeting Monday night. No one showed. The project partners powered on, however, offering a half-hour overview of their progress so far. For one, such meetings are essential in this kind of

The East Texas Aero Modelers will host their annual Fun Fly this Saturday, benefiting Toys for Tots. The club has been hosting the fly-in for more than 20 years, and the members will descend on their home flying site at 2033 Cherokee St. in Longview at 9 a.m. Nov. 4 to fly until it’s too

Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program Funding Summary – FY 24 Meeting #1 The 77th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2604 in 2001, establishing the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The program assists volunteer fire departments with the purchase of equipment and training. The Texas A&M Forest Service conducted the first Funding Meeting for

Aiming to strike a balance between covering the city’s cost and reaping tax dollars in the future, council members last week forgave a 12-year-old demolition lien of $3,850 on property at 501 Phillips Drive. According to Gladewater Inspector Al Harrison, that’s the cost incurred by the city after demolishing a home at the spot in