Local candidates count down to filing deadline Feb. 16

Would-be office-seekers have just one more week to toss their hat in the ring for the Spring 2024 Election. Early voting runs April 22-30 before Election Day polling Saturday, May 4. With a slew

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GISD survey favors shorter school week

A sizable portion of Gladewater ISD’s students, parents and staffers are, at the very least, warm to the idea of a four-day school week. GISD Superintendent Dr. Sedric Clark updated the

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Recently uncovered roofing issues delay repairs to Weldon Auditorium

After a strong start, the roofers working on Weldon Auditorium soon hit a snag, and Gladewater ISD’s engineering consultants are at work on a solution. The aging and deteriorating decking of the

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Roughneck grad checks off ‘very cold’ bucket list item

Robert Early can cross ‘The Polar Plunge’ off his bucket list. In fact, that particular Antarctic activity gets its own new category: “Most fun to never have again.” It’s a new core memory for

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TxDOT pauses city’s water main repair on 271

The Texas Department of Transportation has weighed in on Gladewater’s line break on Hwy. 271 and put the repair project on hold for two weeks. City crews were at work on the messed up water

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City working on multiple water issues throughout the community

After enduring the recent freeze without a flood of problems, Gladewater’s Public Works Department is knee-deep in leaks today. Anybody who can hold a wrench is out in the field this afternoon,

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Widespread illness forces GISD to close Thursday and Friday

All Gladewater ISD campuses are closed for the rest of the week due to widespread illness throughout the district. GISD Superintendent Dr. Sedric Clark confirmed the school shutdown for Thursday

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Pot farm found in Upshur Co. house fire

The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating “a significant indoor marijuana growing operation” which was discovered Saturday afternnoon during a rural house fire call in the West Mountain

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Texas Gov. Abbott proclaims January School Board Recognition Month

  January is officially School Board Recognition Month in the state of Texas! Gov. Abbott issued a proclamation stating, “Ensuring an excellent education is the work of many, and local

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Gladewater approves $2.8M water project

The City of Gladewater is pushing forward with plans for $2.8 million in water system improvement projects after city council members approved some key paperwork steps last week. With Jan. 18’s

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Capital Highlights | Gary Borders

DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the

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