SPIRIT’D DEBATE | Would-be alcohol retailers haven’t shelved pursuits of package stores

Two developers hope to find a way forward for their proposed ‘package stores’ after council members voted against the projects last month. It’s been several weeks since the

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City keeps water, roads infrastructure atop list of priorities for FY26 budget

City leaders don’t anticipate significant changes between the municipality’s current budget for Fiscal Year 2025 and the still-developing financial plan for FY2026. “My opinion

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Library makes space for indie authors on local shelves

“I would like for our library to have the largest collection of Texas indie authors around.” It’s a big goal for Lee-Bardwell Public Library, and it starts with some significant

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Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use

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Gladewater caps alcoholic beverage businesses

A fresh pair of ‘package store’ requests was two too many for Gladewater City Council members earlier this month – the elected officials set the local cut-off at five liquor stores

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Uninvited guests create havoc, prompt police investigation

[Portions of this article were published July 22. It has been updated with new information and corrects an error in the July 31st print edition – notably, a handgun recovered at the scene was not

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GISD implements strategy to corral students’ devices

The 2025-2026 school year arrives next week, long before official guidance reaches schools on how to comply with House Bill 1481. From the day it was signed into law, districts had 90 days to

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Massive recovery effort continues in Hill Country as searchers seek closure for flood victims’ families

Weeks after devastating flash flooding in Central Texas, recovery efforts are ongoing – with more than 130 people dead and scores missing, closure is the best hope for many families. Following

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Upcoming reunion brings Red Rock community members home July 25-26

The 2025 Red Rock Community reunion is coming up Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, centered on the historic community as well as Gladewater High School. Registration is open now, and the

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‘I COULD HAVE DIED’ | GPD trio rescues woman amid medical crisis

Lost and confused, Margaret Schottstaedt was in dire straits. A brain bleed, her invisible assailant, drove the Gladewater resident into the heat and the bramble July 1. Fortunately, there were

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Social media siren call draws crowd of underage revelers to empty lake house

Scores of teenagers descended on an unoccupied home on Lake Gladewater over the weekend, leaving empty booze containers and a pile of questions in their wake. According to multiple sources, the

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