FETCHING RESULTS | City Hall kiosk helps lost pets find their way home

City of Gladewater Animal Control Officer Colby Warren is making his rounds regularly to reunite families with their wandering pets, and a new tool at Gladewater City Hall aims to help locals do

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City of Gladewater seeks public input on Housing Preservation Program

Notice of Statement of Activities for Public Comment The City of Gladewater will be accepting public comment regarding the application for the USDA’s Housing Preservation Program (HPG). Public

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Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Aug. 15

  AUSTIN – Fall is upon us and for hunters and anglers that can only mean one thing, it is time to renew hunting and fishing licenses. Before taking the boat out or hitting the field, the

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GISD tackles truancy before problems arise

Curtailing truancy checks two key boxes for school districts: Get students to class. Get them there on time. “The more they’re at school the more they’re going to learn,”

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White Oak calls $1 million bond election for November

White Oak ISD trustees voted 7-0 this week to call a bond election Nov. 5, asking voters to approve $1,075,000 – it covers an older bond without a tax rate increase. “In 2015, we had a bond

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Republic Services secures destination for recycling collection at City Hall 

The raging fire that destroyed Rivers Recycling in Summer 2024 put a hard pause on area-wide recycling efforts – at long last, with new options shaping up, Republic Services is eager to resume

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SPIRIT’D DEBATE | Would-be alcohol retailers haven’t shelved pursuits of package stores

Two developers hope to find a way forward for their proposed ‘package stores’ after council members voted against the projects last month. It’s been several weeks since the

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City keeps water, roads infrastructure atop list of priorities for FY26 budget

City leaders don’t anticipate significant changes between the municipality’s current budget for Fiscal Year 2025 and the still-developing financial plan for FY2026. “My opinion

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Library makes space for indie authors on local shelves

“I would like for our library to have the largest collection of Texas indie authors around.” It’s a big goal for Lee-Bardwell Public Library, and it starts with some significant

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Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use

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Gladewater caps alcoholic beverage businesses

A fresh pair of ‘package store’ requests was two too many for Gladewater City Council members earlier this month – the elected officials set the local cut-off at five liquor stores

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