One step at a time | City aims for step-by-step improvements in 2024

Looking back on 2023, Gladewater City Manager Charlie Smith’s particularly pleased with the amount of antiquated infrastructure that’s been replaced. Bear in mind, there’s a lot more to go, but

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Common sense precautions can ease winter weather stresses

With a frigid forecast ahead this weekend, the time to get prepared is now, Gladewater Fire Chief Mike Simmons says, and some common sense precautions will go a long way: “The key to

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City renames road in Anderson’s honor

Since 1968, Elijah “Sonny” Anderson’s lived in the same house on Roden Lane. Well, most of that time, anyway – the house is the same, but for almost a week, Gladewater’s Mayor Pro Tem and his

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Red Rock hosts MLK brunch Monday

“Change Starts With Me.” That’s the theme organizers are bringing to this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities in Gladewater, centered on the Red Rock community. With no

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ShareLunker embarks on 38th season

ATHENS – New Year’s Day arrived last week and with it came the kickoff of the 38th Toyota ShareLunker season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will cast their lines in anticipation of

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White Oak dispatcher signs off

For 45 years, Linda Allaire was the voice of calm on the other end of the line. She was there for callers enduring the worst moments of their lives. She was there for police officers and

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Gay-Hagan Cemetery | ‘Each rock is a person’

For the longest time, it seemed whenever James Beavers walked out on his back porch he’d hear some kind of noise from the supposedly vacant forestland across the way. When he finally

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GEDCO assisting in Sasquatch’s Trading Post’s expansion

Gladewater’s Sasquatch is getting even bigger. With a bit of help from Gladewater Economic Development Corporation, local salvage grocer and auctioneer Martin Pessink aims to add an additional

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2023 | Year in Review

JANUARY Gladewater began 2023 celebrating its 150th anniversary. The sesquicentennial celebration lasted all year with various annual events and celebrations tweaked to include the city’s long

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Soar Into 2024 With a First Day Hike

AUSTIN— As the year ends, so does Texas State Parks’ Centennial Celebration, but the fun doesn’t stop when the clock strikes midnight. Kick off your resolution to explore the outdoors in 2024

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Gladewater council moves forward on $2.8M water project

Earlier this month, the Texas Water Development Board approved financial assistance of almost $2.8 million for the City of Gladewater for planning, design and construction a local water system

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