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By Phillip Williams The advisor to Upshur County Commissioners Court on the forthcoming major restoration of the 86-year-old county courthouse in Gilmer said last week that courthouse offices will probably begin re-locating within 30 days. Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur also told The Mirrror on July 18 that he will continue being “the adviser to

A 73-year-old man died Wednesday after he was reportedly crushed to death when the tractor he was driving apparently fell off a retaining wall on the eastern side of Lake Devernia. According to Gregg County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Tim Bryan, David Cates was taking care of his yard in the 900 block

There are more than 400 veterans’ graves in Gladewater cemeteries – come Dec. 16, each will be honored with a memorial marker during Wreaths Across America. It’s a simultaneous ceremony held nationwide in mid-December. On the East Coast, the honors for America’s deceased veterans begin at noon in Washington D.C. which puts it at 11

As Gladewater firefighters focused on rescue and damage control the night of the mid-June storm that wrecked the community and surrounding area, the emergency responders were blocked in both directions on Hwy. 80. Large trees had been downed on the roadway, and clearing them was going to be a major undertaking at that time of

There’s an ongoing disparity between White Oak ISD’s local property valuations and the tallies by the state’s appraisers. Estimates put the gap at more than 10 percent year-to-year, and it’s on the district to square up the two sets of numbers or lose funding for it – as much as $1 million. The task falls

By James Draper With more than two dozen transfer applications in-hand and more incoming, White Oak ISD Superintendent Dr. William Paul was quick to remind trustees the district’s transfer policy is in flux. “Keep in mind, this is kind of a fluid situation,” he told board members at their mid-July session. When transfer guidelines were

Gladewater council members spent a good portion of their July 20 session talking about rules of order, and the dialogue soon proved the need for some form of guidelines to streamline discussion. It likely won’t be Robert’s Rules of Order – if there was anything the elected officials could agree on last week, it was

It’s one step at a time to get the dam at Lake Gladewater back into solid condition – progress is gradual, so far, but at least it’s measurable. While the June 16 storm delayed certain tasks, a couple of key tasks were accomplished the past month, Gladewater Fire Chief & Emergency Coordinator Mike Simmons reports.