Boat fire reported on Sabine River near 135

An adult male and two children were treated for reportedly minor burns after escaping a burning boat on the Sabine River east of the Hwy. 271 bridge Monday afternoon. A group of Gladewater

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2025 Gusher Days festival primed to pop, launching with Good Friday egg drop

The return of carnival rides at Gusher Days is peak news for the 2025 – truckloads have been rolling into town, and Lois Reed to see them dotting downtown. “We’re having them staged

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Gilmer Easter Egg hunt set for April 19th

Gilmer’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Gilmer/Longview law firm of Goudarzi and Young, is scheduled Saturday, April 19, at the Gilmer Civic Center on U.S. 271. The 11 a.m. event,

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Upshur Court approves seeking grants

By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court last week approved seeking two grants from the state’s Criminal Justice Division to continue funding certain programs in District Attorney

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Council candidates address constituents

Gladewater City Council candidates made a public pitch to voters Monday evening, answering questions in front of a packed house at the chamber of commerce. “I feel that Gladewater at this

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Spring Clean-up set for Saturday morning

City Hall’s angling for another fresh start this season – the 2025 Spring Clean-up is Saturday downtown. The free event runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the manned collection site on East

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Sabine’s surging after showers

Waterways throughout the region are swollen from recent rains, including the Sabine River at Gladewater – it surged from about 9.5 feet Friday afternoon to almost 25 feet less than 24 hours

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TONIGHT: Mirror welcomes local candidates for public Q&A

With two contested races on the City of Gladewater’s ballot this Spring, local voters have the chance to hear directly from the candidates tonight, April 7. The Gladewater Mirror’s

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Store, harvest, fix: How Texas can save its water supply

Bad news: Texas is running out of water. Good news: There are several solutions local and state leaders can take to make sure we don’t.   By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver The

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Gladewater, White Oak join coalition to weigh in on CenterPoint increase

Elected officials in both Gladewater and White Oak last month joined others across the region to put a pin in CenterPoint’s looming rate increase. It’s a routine action among the

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THIS IS ONLY A TEST | Local disaster drill set April 26

It’s been about six weeks since a small aircraft lost power shortly after take-off from Gladewater Municipal Airport – local emergency responders will be honing their playbook this month to

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