GPD data shows substantial increase in traffic stops as key stats stay in check

Gladewater Police Department is making progress, Chief Kyle Ready says simply. By the numbers, the agency saw a 60 percent increase in traffic stops last year compared to 2024. They’ve more

Read More

Apartment developers request six-space spot for RV owners

A downtown RV park is back in consideration Thursday evening. The site of the former Boom Town RV Park is up for a Specific Use Permit to allow six RVs in the paved parking area behind 301 W.

Read More

Early voting underway, Election Day set May 26 in primary runoff polls

Early voting began Monday in the 2026 May Primary Runoff, and those polls are open through Friday ahead of Election Day May 26. Whether Gregg, Upshur or Smith County, voters in the Republican

Read More

Library tunes up with new music lesson scholarships

Youngsters will be reading more than books at Lee-Bardwell Public Library this year – sheet music’s on the score for summer 2026. It’s coming in a partnership between the Pacific

Read More

Recent rainfall eases drought conditions with cooler, wetter El Niño outlook ahead

Don’t buy into the ‘Big Mac Meteorology’ of mainstream media too much – there’s not much weather science underlying a ‘Mega’ or ‘Super’ label for

Read More

Ice-olated thumbtack stack stirs confusion, quick action

BY JAMES DRAPER There’s a long chain of custody between the ice house and the consumer’s kitchen – somewhere along the line, 24 thumbtacks ended up in a Gladewater family’s

Read More

Charges pending after April 16 shooting off Hwy. 271

A 38-year-old Gladewater man was shot in the wee hours of April 16 when he reportedly dropped by his cousin’s house and ended up in an argument with a lodger on the same property. The man,

Read More

State sales tax revenue totaled $4.7 billion in April

AUSTIN — Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.7 billion in April, 9.8 percent more than in April 2025. The majority of April sales tax revenue is

Read More

GISD voters approve $8.1 million bond, choose Arevalo for second term in Place 5

It was ‘Aye’ for Gladewater ISD’s $8.1 million bond according to 351 out of 479 total Prop A voters in the Spring 2026 election cycle. Meanwhile, incumbent Cori Arevalo received

Read More

Trest wins re-election to WOISD Place 4

Voters in White Oak ISD have returned Place 4 incumbent David Trest for another term according to unofficial results released Saturday evening. Facing a challenge from school board newcomer Mason

Read More

WOISD school board newcomer arrested on alleged assault

A challenger for a spot on White Oak ISD School Board was arrested and released from Gregg County Jail last week, facing allegations of family violence. According to various judicial records,

Read More