Winter storm puts critical chill on Texas blood supply

Carter BloodCare urges community action to help local patients needing lifesaving transfusions   TYLER – The winter storm took a toll on the local blood supply. Inclement weather forced

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SOME DAM GOOD NEWS | Gladewater gets $1.5 million earmarked to jump-start dam repairs

The deal’s not sealed, but more than $1.5 million in federal funding has been earmarked for the Lake Gladewater Dam. Tied to Department of Homeland Security appropriations, the Community

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WOISD hires Thiel as new Athletic Director

White Oak ISD trustees officially welcomed Coach Tanner Thiel as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach during a specially called meeting Tuesday evening. “A West Texas native raised on

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Wintry mixed signals abound as Snowmageddon 2.026 takes shape

“TDEM said with the storm coming in, we need to be prepared for 3-4 days of potential power outages.” That’s it in a nutshell. There’s plenty of information out there

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UNITY | ‘Together we are stronger than any challenge we face’

Community gathers for annual MLK Day celebration  | “We’ve got to learn how to work this together. We can’t continue to stay apart.” Unity, Gilgal Baptist Church’s

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East Texas ‘Metal Detective’ reunites colonel’s dog tags with surviving family here

Col. Dan Merritt’s dog tags are back in a place of honor thanks to another fortunate find by Steve Smith and his trusty metal detector. Gladewater’s long-since proved to be fruitful

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2026 MLK Gospel Brunch set Jan. 19 at RV venue

Christmas and New Year’s get all the focus at end-of-year, but more holidays are ahead, and the Gladewater MLK/Juneteenth Committee is spreading the word about their annual Martin Luther

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Sabine FD taps Gladewater chief for new role

Gregg County ESD No. 2, aka Sabine Fire Department, has recruited Mike Simmons to become its chief of operations and training chief. It’s why the Fire Chief is on the Gladewater City

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City council kicks off 2026 with new projects Thursday

Multiple times, Gladewater council members have talked about their eagerness to replace the fallen pavilion out at Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery – it’ll be one of their first votes of

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Candidate filing opens Jan. 14 for Spring 2026 election cycle

The New Year brings a new local election cycle – with filing opening Jan. 14, would-be candidates have until Feb. 13 to get their name on local ballots for nearby cities and school districts. The

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Short-term rental debate goes long at council | After tense exchanges, city charts middle path

Everyone who stood up to speak on short-term rentals had plenty of time at the podium Dec. 18 – it made the Gladewater City Council’s meeting a bit longer, a bit more contentious, perhaps,

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