Councilman Anderson honored with street naming

A stretch of Roden Lane will soon have some new street signs: Anderson Lane. Gladewater City Council members unanimously rechristened a portion of the roadway Sept. 21 in honor of community

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Giddy Up and Give this Saturday

Gladewater Education Foundation is back in the saddle again, inviting the GISD community to Giddy Up & Give this weekend. It’s already started, in fact: the annual silent auction launched

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Quick actions save man’s life

By James Draper When elderly man fell from his step into his front yard in the high heat of an early August afternoon, the Union Grove resident fought for more than an hour to get back on his

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Water level concerns prompts city to ask for conservation

Even with the weekend’s weather, the water level at Lake Gladewater is well below average, putting the community well within a Stage One Water Conservation situation. “According to the city’s

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County tax rate goes down

By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court on Friday lowered the county’s property tax rate after approving the county budget for 2023-24, although dropping the rate won’t prevent most

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Cori Arevalo appointed to fill vacant GISD Place 5 seat

The dais is now full at Gladewater ISD – on Monday, the district’s board of trustees chose Cori Arevalo to fill their vacancy in Place 5. In addition to a number of other agenda items and board

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GISD Super: ‘What are the keys to our current and future success?’

“What are the keys to our current and future success?” There are a lot of factors that come into play for Gladewater ISD, Dr. Sedric Clark told local business leaders Sept. 12 during Gladewater

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Buckeyes, Wildcats combine for 144 points in Gilmer win

By Phillip Williams In what was presumably the highest-scoring game in Gilmer school history, the Gilmer Buckeyes hoisted a Homecoming Hurrah as they plundered a team from a new Prosper ISD high

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Fair celebrates 50 years of arts and crafts

After 50 years, it’s no wonder the Gladewater Arts & Crafts Festival drew a healthy crowd of well-wishers, treasure seekers and artisanal aficionados to town over the weekend. With wonderful

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Bears travel to Gunter, fall 49-7

Gladewater knew they had a tough task on their hands on Friday night when they traveled to Gunter to take on the defending 3-A division 2 state champion Gunter Tigers. And sadly the game got away

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Gladewater residents still under burn ban

There’s still an active burn ban within the Gladewater city limits – no ifs, ands or buts. While Upshur County officials lifted their ban Monday, that only applies to areas that aren’t also part

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