KNIGHTS TO REMEMBER | Advanced English students go medieval in immersive educational experience at GHS
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For the past 10 years, Gladewater High School’s Kevin Clark has been serving up a course fit for a king. Four courses, actually, ensuring the young lords and ladies of his Senior Advanced English
Read MoreTFFC Hosts Bass University In-Class Training Event
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ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will host a two-day training event conducted by Toyota ShareLunker program partner Bass University. The in-person event takes place
Read MoreWhite Oak: 2024 in Review and a Vision for 2025
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By Jimmy Purcell White Oak City Coordinator In 2024, White Oak faced several challenges and opportunities that tested our resilience and showcased our community’s dedication to progress. One of
Read More‘Team Gladewater’ crafts solutions for New Year ‘25
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By Charlie Smith Gladewater City Manager As we rush into the new year, I reminisce about 2024 and what has occurred over the past 365 days that has impacted our community. The city is moving
Read MoreNO PANES, NO GAINS | East Texas window washer marks 53-year streak of clean glass
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The eyes are the windows to the soul, but David Coleman puts his heart and soul into windows for the sake of everyone’s eyes. “I’m just trying to give people a brighter outlook,” he quips, “let
Read MoreYou can learn a lot , or not …
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I’m starting my 51st year in this journalism business and a lot has changed over that time. I started in “hot type,” where words were pounded out on manual typewriters and then formed by molten
Read More2024 | Year in Review
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Every year is full of change and excitement, but 2024 had more than its share of changes and excitement. Gladewater voters elected their first female mayor as Brandy Flanagan took the oath in
Read MoreCapitol Highlights
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Vehicle inspections no longer required Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard reported. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most
Read MoreToyota ShareLunker Program Commences its 39th Season Jan. 1
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ATHENS – New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will visit
Read MoreSwearing ceremony slated
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Several Upshur County officials who were returned to office in the 2024 general election will be sworn in for new four-year terms at 11 a.m. New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1) at the Upshur
Read MoreEvergreen wreaths ensure soldiers’ legacy endures
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“To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen. To be forgotten is the worst.” Several dozen locals braved the rain Saturday morning to ensure
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