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A trio of Gladewater firefighters finished the call at Lake Gladewater’s pier last week. It’s a practical example of a guiding philosophy fire chief Mike Simmons encourages among his crews – to

By Phillip Williams The Football Fates conspired against the Gilmer Buckeyes on Friday night  at their Jeff Traylor Stadium as the team lost its district debut by a massive margin, its starting

By James Draper The Gladewater City Council officially adopted a new set of operating guidelines last week, simplified rules for parliamentary procedure that reflect how they’ve handled business

By Phillip Williams A 17-year-old Gilmer woman faces multiple charges after she escaped briefly last week through the window of an Upshur County deputy sheriff’s patrol car as he was transporting

By Phillip Williams By a 2-2 tie vote with one member absent, the Upshur County Commissioners Court on Friday declined to reinstate the recently-lifted rural burn ban. Two Upshur County cities,

By Phillip Williams The capital murder trial of one of two suspects who were arrested in connection with the 2018 slaying of a Longview woman is scheduled in Gilmer next week. Jury selection for

Spud Supper served The Gladewater Honeybears will host a Spud Supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in the Gladewater High School Cafeteria. Purchase tickets from Honeybears in advance or

“You are Gladewater. You showed up. You showed out. You showed your heart.” It was a packed house at Tempest Club Saturday night for the fourth annual fundraiser from Education Foundation

By James Draper Gladewater’s burn ban has not been lifted, folks. Not only hasn’t there been enough significant rainfall to improve drought conditions, in fact the situation’s become more severe.

      By Tyler Sutton The 2023 high school volleyball season continued this week for both the Gladewater Lady Bears and White Oak LadyNecks. The LadyBears went 0-2 this week

With projects underway at the Gladewater Youth Baseball & Softball Complex, council members on Sept. 21 opted to waive the annual lease fee for the facility. The city’s elected officials went