First responders get ready for water rescues

Frankly, none of the firefighters really took the time to check how cold the water was, they just got to work. “We didn’t put a thermometer in,” Gladewater Fire Chief Mike Simmons said. “No one

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Gladewater Xmas parade is Dec. 9

Gladewater kicked off its end-of-year revelries with the Holiday Open House on Nov. 11, but it’s the annual downtown Christmas Parade that really ushers in the season’s festivities. This year,

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Antarctic adventure welcomes White Oak alum

Robert Early was out of the country for Turkey Day, but he spent a ‘Friendsgiving’ closer to the South Pole with a parcel of new pals as a penguin posse welcomed the White Oak alum to Antarctica

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LEE-BARDWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY COLLABORATES WITH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCY

Recommendations to improve Gladewater community The Lee-Bardwell Public Library and Texas State University researchers will hold a community event to discuss a pilot project planning for the

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ETCOG Funds Smart911 Emergency Mass Notification System for East Texas

ETCOG is proud to announce its Executive Committee approved the renewal of purchasing the Smart911 mass notification system as a part of its public safety program for the thirteenth consecutive

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WOISD reports success among biligual students

There’s a healthy array of languages represented in the student body at White Oak ISD, with 19 ‘Emergent Bilingual Students’ included in the school’s annual report on data surrounding English as

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Filings underway for county seats

Several candidates had filed by Sunday to run for either public or party offices in Upshur County’s respective March 5 Republican and Democratic primaries. Nine candidates for public office, one

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Council seeks citizen support for downtown fencing

There’s an estimated $150,000 pricetag on downtown fencing at along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and the City of Gladewater hoping residents will help foot the bill for the chance to put

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Faith-based education outreach meets students ‘where they are’

A new faith-based youth development center is at work on FM 1252 near Kilgore – Restoration of the Spectrum Ministries currently serves select students from Gladewater and White Oak along with a

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Gilmer facing Carthage in Regional Semi-Finals

By Phillip Williams COMMERCE–A trio of purloined passes in the fourth quarter, including one which resulted in a touchdown, wrote finis to a stirring second-half resurgence by the Gilmer

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Taxing entities cast votes for appraisal board reps

Taxing entities across the area are steadily putting their ballots behind nominees to local appraisal district review boards in Gregg County and Upshur County. The districts are responsible for

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