White Oak Police Activity

For the reporting period of April 29thnd through May 5th, 2024, officers for the White Oak Police Department responded to, or initiated, 235 calls for service and assistance. Some of the most

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Man indicted for murder using maul

The Upshur County Grand Jury recently indicted Craig Allen Smith on a charge of murdering his wife Feb. 26, District Attorney Billy Byrd’s office announced Monday. The May 2 indictment against

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Council newcomer ready to get up to speed

Throughout his campaign for Gladewater City Council, Stoney Stone was very clear about one thing in particular. “I still got a lot to learn,” he repeated one more time Monday after May 4’s

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Gladewater welcomes first woman as mayor

Gladewater’s first female mayor-elect is ready to seize the momentum and get to work. May 4 marked a community milestone a long time coming. It was also a long Election Day to cap a hard-fought

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SPORTS ROUND-UP | Ladynecks make it to the 3rd round of the 3A softball playoffs

White Oak third baseman Davis Toliver puts the tag on a Tatum runner in the Roughnecks playoff game with the Eagles at Marshall High School. The Eagles won the series and ended the Roughnecks

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2024 GLADEWATER ROUND-UP RODEO

Celebrates 87th Season June 5 – 8, 2024 GLADEWATER – It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 5 – 8 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with

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Chex in the mail

Letter carriers across the country are renewing their annual effort to route hunger, ready to collect locals’ grocery donations May 11. The National Association of Letter Carriers launched their

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Meth seized in Gladewater bust

By Phillip Williams A traffic stop near Gladewater last week resulted in the arrest of a Kilgore man who was found possessing 163 grams of suspected methamphetamine, said Upshur County sheriff’s

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Gotcha, gator!

A group of Gladewater Middle Schoolers got a bite-sized lesson in wildlife management Tuesday afternoon thanks to a pit-stop by Game Warden Todd Long and a scaly denizen of the local river

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Voters choose Flanagan for mayor, Stone for Place 3

[Above: Gladewater Mayor-elect Brandy Flanagan (left) visits with Sandra Smith Saturday afternoon outside Gladewater City Hall. Flanagan netted 229 votes to secure the seat in her May 4 contest

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New ballot security measures add steps, time to Election Night

Local election results expected by 9 p.m. Saturday Gladewater’s ballots are getting the maximum security treatment this Election Day. In past years, local officials would collect, verify

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