Bands head to state marching competition

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

Man gets life sentence for murder

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

Upshur County indictments handed down

By Phillip Williams The Upshur County Grand Jury recently returned 18 indictments, 11 of them sealed, and no-billed one case, said District Attorney Billy Byrd. Defendants, charges and bond

Countywide dumping set for Oct. 28

The Upshur County government will host one of its two annual County-Wide Cleanups, where county residents can dump certain items free of charge, Saturday, Oct. 28. It is set from 8 a.m. to 3:30

What’s Happening

Fall/Winter jacket, coat drive underway After collecting shoes for local students over the summer, the Darla’s Angels outreach has partnered with Body of Believers Ministries for a Fall/Winter