Residents doing their part during current burn ban

Inside the Gladewater City Limits, there’s been just one alleged burn ban violation since Gregg County Commissioners approved the measure Aug. 7 – that was on Sunday, Mike Simmons says, and

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Cheering is the family business

By Dalton LaFerney Stacey Hall has taught and coached for nearly 30 years, the last decade of which as White Oak ISD’s head cheer coach. She’s planned dozens of pep rallies and shuttled

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WOISD board plans to cut tax rate

By James Draper White Oak ISD could lower its tax rate 2.5 percent to collect the same amount of local revenue – taking all variables into consideration, though, the administration has proposed a

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Three file for Upshur County sheriff job

By Phillip Williams Five men, including three potential candidates for sheriff, have filed papers appointing campaign treasurers in their bids for Upshur County offices in the 2024 election,

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Safe streets & roads grant being considered

The clock is ticking on Gladewater’s application for Safe Streets & Roads For All grant funds – it should take just a few months’ to get notice, according to the city’s code enforcement

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WO Water Rates: ‘Thirty-one percent of the people are fixin’ to take a hit’

By James Draper A series of live tests on the calculations for White Oak’s inevitability-increasing water rates found no happy medium last week – a large portion of the community may see their

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Gladewater tax rate to drop 10-cents

But appraisals may negate lower rate By Jim Bardwell Two public hearings will be held Thursday by the Gladewater City Council – one regarding the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and the

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Library readers make a splash with end-of-summer awards

  What happens when 4,000 water balloons meet a fire truck full of water? Well, kids at the Lee-Bardwell Public Library in Gladewater found out last Wednesday, August 9, as they celebrated

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Man, 21, critically-injured in vehicle/pedestrian wreck on Hwy. 80

A 21-year-old man with special needs was struck by a vehicle on Hwy. 80 near Lake Devernia Tuesday morning. Critically-injured, the man was air-flighted to an area hospital for treatment. Details

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