Council poised to write rules for liquor stores, short-term rentals

Local liquor stores are back on the agenda for Gladewater City Council members as they seek to regulate future developments through zoning, distance requirements and other policies. The

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Brownfield Site Reuse & Revitalization Program

[Image from East Texas Council of Governments] There’s a fresh call for local ‘Brownfields’ with $1 million in grant funding available to mitigate problem spots across the area.

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Gladewater aims big in Parks & Rec plan, prepares broad grant outreach

There are big dreams in the Gladewater Parks & Rec board’s master plan – a big effort is taking shape to find public money to cover the costs. “There’s a lot of grant

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White Oak rolls into Christmas with annual parade set Dec. 8

Christmas parades will soon be rolling throughout East Texas communities, and White Oak’s festivities are set early next week. The annual event gets moving at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Dec.

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Come, they tell you, to downtown’s annual Christmas parade, pa rum pum pum pum

Hear that? It’s ‘The Sounds of Christmas’ getting ever-nearer. That’s the theme for the 2025 Gladewater Christmas Parade, spearheaded by the local chamber of commerce Dec.

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Gladewater ISD plans STEM night event featuring mobile TEA lab

“You always hear them say, ‘I don’t like math.'” But that’s not the final word for Gladewater ISD Supt. Rae Ann Patty and her faculty. When young students turn their

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White Oak AD resigns, search for successor underway

White Oak ISD is launching a search for a new athletic director and head coach following AD Michael Ludlow’s resignation Nov. 21. “He is looking to pursue a coaching career

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Annual quilt show set for Saturday

The pews of First United Methodist Church will be covered in color Saturday as local quilters put their best on display. The annual Patchwork in the Pews Quilt Show runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 22

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New fire engine, long-term plans among items on lengthy council agenda Thursday

Gladewater City Council members have an extensive agenda ahead Nov. 20, touching on everything from sewer improvements to Gladewater ISD traffic issues and leases at Lake Gladewater. In addition

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