Freedom Fest organizers count down to Friday’s big event

If you want to pull out all the stops for America’s semiquincentennial, start your fireworks countdown at 8:55 p.m. and 50 seconds Friday night – you’ll hit zero 250 seconds later as

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Code enforcement trio keeps tabs on vacant buildings

It’s been two years since the City of Gladewater turned a critical eye on vacant buildings and a little more than a year-and-a-half since council members adopted new controls. City

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New petition effort seeks sigs for ’26 liquor vote in White Oak

A new effort is underway to add a liquor option for White Oak voters’ consideration come November. Advocates are in the midst of their 60-day period to collect 835 signatures on a petition

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TOMORROW: Gregg County’s free summer trash event welcomes drop-offs Saturday

Another no-cost trash day is set for June 27 as the Gregg County Clean-Up runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at all four precinct barns. There’s a limit of two loads per person Saturday, and the event

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Council vote puts initial rules on paper for short-term rentals

Gladewater City Council members and local officials took the time to listen and to lay everything out before adopting new rules for short-term rentals at the local lake. It took the better part

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Moran introduces AI Incident Reporting Act to keep tabs on artificial intelligence

Legislation would create federal framework requiring frontier AI developers to report dangerous incidents to the Department of Commerce WASHINGTON — Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) today

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Mirror wins ‘dam’ award

The Mirror’s coverage of the Lake Gladewater Dam and last year’s “Spirit’d” debate about liquor stores netted a 1st Place News Writing award in Texas Press

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Lake Store operator targets water park installation soon, floats fee for lake park use

It won’t happen in time for Fourth of July revelries, but the clock’s ticking toward the installation of an inflatable water park at Lake Gladewater. Working now with a company out of

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D.C. firm pursues federal grant funding alongside local efforts

There’s $2.8 million in federal grant funds earmarked for repairs at Gladewater’s ‘high hazard’ dam, and another $900,000 is on the table for related work. “We still

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Gregg County’s free summer trash event welcomes drop-offs Saturday

Another no-cost trash day is set for June 27 as the Gregg County Clean-Up runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at all four precinct barns. There’s a limit of two loads per person Saturday, and the event

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New short-term rental rules up for council vote Thursday

[Note: This article has been corrected to reflect a more accurate proposed cap on short-term rentals.]   Short-term rentals at Lake Gladewater have been on the city council’s radar for

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