DISTRICTS THAT HAVE DELAYED OR CANCELED CLASSES:

Gladewater, White Oak, Union Grove ISDs plan delayed openings Friday. EAST TEXAS AREA DELAYED OR CANCELED CLASSES: All Saints Episcopal School – Classes canceled Thursday Atlanta ISD

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‘Greetings from Gladewater’ | Picturesque postcard takes shape downtown

Frigid weather makes outdoor painting pretty frustrating, but Hillie Shirley bundled up and kept on working this week, focused on bringing a new mural to life in the center of downtown

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Frigid forecasts put cities, schools on alert

If the weather outside isn’t frightful yet, stay tuned. As area forecasts predicted temperatures in the 20s and precipitation incoming, the City of Gladewater spooled up it’s cold

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White Oak, GISD double-down on disinfection as students return

“Flu A and B are on a rampage and so is strep.” Gladewater ISD posted a plea to parents and pupils Jan. 4, asking everyone to wash backpacks, hoodies and jackets before classes

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2025 Night at the Museum

With the Christmas season and New Year all wrapped up, the Gladewater Museum and its volunteers are turning their attention to their upcoming 2025 Night at the Museum. This year’s come-and-go

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KNIGHTS TO REMEMBER | Advanced English students go medieval in immersive educational experience at GHS

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

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TFFC Hosts Bass University In-Class Training Event

  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

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White Oak: 2024 in Review and a Vision for 2025

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

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‘Team Gladewater’ crafts solutions for New Year ‘25

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

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NO PANES, NO GAINS | East Texas window washer marks 53-year streak of clean glass

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

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You can learn a lot , or not …

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

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