The 74th annual National Day of Prayer is set for Thursday, May 1, and Gladewater Chamber of Commerce is putting together the local commemoration. The event is set for noon that day at the

Reminder: There will be a flurry of emergency responder activity in and around Gladewater Saturday – it’s only a drill. The weekend exercise is a joint effort between multiple agencies,

Gladewater Mayor Brandy Flanagan welcomed two directors of the Women’s Center of East Texas to City Hall April 17 to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month – White Oak Mayor Kyle

An adult male and two children were treated for reportedly minor burns after escaping a burning boat on the Sabine River east of the Hwy. 271 bridge Monday afternoon. A group of Gladewater

The return of carnival rides at Gusher Days is peak news for the 2025 – truckloads have been rolling into town, and Lois Reed to see them dotting downtown. “We’re having them staged

Gilmer’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Gilmer/Longview law firm of Goudarzi and Young, is scheduled Saturday, April 19, at the Gilmer Civic Center on U.S. 271. The 11 a.m. event,

By Phillip Williams Upshur County Commissioners Court last week approved seeking two grants from the state’s Criminal Justice Division to continue funding certain programs in District Attorney

Gladewater City Council candidates made a public pitch to voters Monday evening, answering questions in front of a packed house at the chamber of commerce. “I feel that Gladewater at this

City Hall’s angling for another fresh start this season – the 2025 Spring Clean-up is Saturday downtown. The free event runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the manned collection site on East

Waterways throughout the region are swollen from recent rains, including the Sabine River at Gladewater – it surged from about 9.5 feet Friday afternoon to almost 25 feet less than 24 hours

With two contested races on the City of Gladewater’s ballot this Spring, local voters have the chance to hear directly from the candidates tonight, April 7. The Gladewater Mirror’s

Bad news: Texas is running out of water. Good news: There are several solutions local and state leaders can take to make sure we don’t.   By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver The

Elected officials in both Gladewater and White Oak last month joined others across the region to put a pin in CenterPoint’s looming rate increase. It’s a routine action among the

It’s been about six weeks since a small aircraft lost power shortly after take-off from Gladewater Municipal Airport – local emergency responders will be honing their playbook this month to

With two contested races on the City of Gladewater’s ballot this Spring, local voters have the chance to hear directly from the candidates April 7. The Gladewater Mirror’s annual

The first pass on a City of Gladewater Parks & Recreation ordinance got a thumbs-up from council members last week, and City Clerk Judy Van Houten is finalizing the regs for likely adoption

ETCOG honored five individuals and organizations at its 107th Board of Directors Meeting for contributions to the region – “These honorees exemplify dedication, leadership, and service that

We apologize – the Gladewater Mirror was mistaken on an essential piece of information tied to White Oak ISD’s Spring 2025 election, and we’re late to announce there is, in fact, one

With two contested races on the City of Gladewater’s ballot this Spring, local voters have the chance to hear directly from the candidates April 7. The Gladewater Mirror’s annual

Thursday was the vernal equinox – aka the First Day of Spring – leaving plenty of time for Spring Cleaning to get things de-cluttered and boxed up before Gladewater’s annual

Gladewater Economic Development Corporation is ready to celebrate another ribbon cutting after selling some of its local acreage to a hometown developer. The organization’s board of

The J. Frank Dobie Library Trust is honored to announce that the Lee-Bardwell Public Library has been selected to receive a grant in the amount of $7804.83 to purchase books for the library’s

After a string of fruitful months last Fall, the City of Gladewater’s monthly sales tax allocations are three-for-three in declining revenues for 2025. It’s not a substantial sum –

Gladewater City Council’s still-developing ‘Parks & Rec’ board is up for discussion again Thursday night. It’s the final item on the local elected officials’

Longtime Gladewater ISD educator and coach Jermaine Lewis became the school’s athletic director and head football coach Monday night – ready to hit the ground running Tuesday morning. GISD

Cavender’s brings 80-plus jobs to town… Scores of new jobs will soon two-step into Gladewater with Cavender’s primed to occupy a ready-made facility that once housed the

Military Appreciation Events Planned for East Texas Veterans, Community TYLER  – The University of Texas at Tyler Military and Veterans Success Center will hold multiple events on campus for the

There’s lots of discussion but little concrete detail surrounding the Trump administration’s aim to ‘dismantle’ the Department of Education. Ostensibly, those top-level

[Above: White Oak City Council member Thomas Cash (left) congratulates newly-appointed Police Chief Brannon Robertson, promoted by the council Tuesday evening after serving with the department

CORRECTION: The original version of this article did not state the testing occurred in August 2024.   Gladewater homeowners will receive a letter from City Hall on ‘Lead Exceedance

Don’t forget to ‘Spring Forward’ this weekend, setting clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Savings Time begins again at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 9. The long-debated, semi-annual clock

An anonymous donor aims to inject $150,000 into Gladewater ISD after trustees officially approved a contract Friday afternoon. Details on the agreement are limited at the moment in light of the

A new Safe Exchange Zone has been officially marked outside Gladewater Police Department. According to GPD Chief Kyle Ready, two spaces were delineated and signs posted Friday, Feb. 14, under the

Days after final filing finished for local office, one of Gladewater’s incumbents withdrew Feb. 18, leaving two seats set and two council spots in contention this Spring. Initially, there were

One of the most powerful boards in Austin is its Parks & Rec panel – they hold the purse-strings on a sizeable pile of public dollars, Kevin Clark told his colleagues and constituents last

  TYLER – In 2024, factors such as “failure to drive in a single lane”, “unsafe speed”, and “alcohol-related DUI” contributed to 147 fatal crashes and 164 total deaths in the Tyler District.

A measles outbreak in West Texas spurred state and local health officials to issue broad advisories early this month, and a steady rise in reports is prompting more caution, especially with

The City of White Oak’s looking to get back into street sweeping — it’s been long enough that city officials couldn’t quite remember the last time the roads got regular

Don’t let him fool you: Kenny Ree-Hembling is not from a French-only enclave of Canada, he speaks English just fine. That said, the firefighter trainee enjoys a good practical joke, and his

The Lake Gladewater dam is back in a holding pattern — this time for all the right reasons. “We’re all in compliance with everything now,” Mike Simmons says, “the

Dale Thomas took up his lance last week and spurred White Oak City Council members to tilt at the town’s weathered well sites. “Your ordinances are not being enforced,” he told

A 24-year-old pilot is being treated at a local hospital after his plane missed the runway Monday night in the midst of an apparent mechanical failure. First responders from multiple agencies

Gladewater Chamber of Commerce is rounding up a crew to hit the trail and head West for the organization’s 94th annual Membership Banquet. This year’s soiree is set for 6:15 p.m. to 8

After months of wrangling (and imminent litigation) a resolution’s on the table for the return of $150,000 tied to a stalled economic development project in White Oak. Last week, a dialogue

There’s a bit more than a day to go for candidates to file their bids for local office. Statewide, the deadline’s 5 p.m. Friday to secure a spot on a ballot May 3, so it’s still

Lake Gladewater’s second C.A.S.T. for Kids fishing event is coming up May 31. The moniker aims to cultivate young anglers with special needs, inviting them to ‘Catch A Special

“I’m hangin’ her up.” Terry Roach has been in public service for the better part of 43 years. He’ll be retiring as White Oak Police Chief April 25 after more than a

Gladewater’s Beautification Advisory Board is ready to resurrect it’s ‘Adopt-a-Spot’ program for 2025, giving locals a direct way to enhance their community. “If we

As Mayor Brandy Flanagan puts it, sometimes a community needs ‘momma’ to get everyone in line. That was one of the closing quips Thursday night as council members updated residents on

RELATED: Some lawmakers want to ban countywide voting on Election Day. Local officials are pushing back.   There’s been quick pushback locally against a new effort out of Austin to