Last week’s stormclouds had a silver lining for local treat-or-treaters: their rain check for the 2025 Emergency Services Fall Fest has earned some interest ahead of Friday night’s

Early voting wraps up Friday before Election Day in the Nov. 4 Constitutional Amendment & Special Election. The League of Women Voters of Texas has published another comprehensive,

Eight seconds isn’t much of a run on a dirt bike, but it’s victory on the back of a bull. Caisen Sims enjoys both, but it’s riding the steer that really gets the 13-year-old’s adrenaline pumping.

The League of Women Voters of Texas has published another comprehensive, nonpartisan voters guide with early voting underway and Election Day coming soon in the Texas Constitutional Amendment

“It’s about doing what we can for the animals.” That’s the mantra for Gladewater Animal Control Officer Shelly Godwin. It goes all the way back to childhood. “My

The Kilgore College Board of Trustees voted Oct. 20 to appoint Dr. Staci Pollan Martin as interim president of the college, effective Nov. 1. Martin, who currently serves as KC’s vice

  AUSTIN – Quail hunting season kicks off on Nov. 1 in Texas, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey revealed some encouraging population numbers heading

When land’s limited, don’t build out – build up. That may be the solution for Gladewater Memorial Park. On Thursday, city council members will discuss the possibility of constructing

Gladewater’s Fall 2025 Citywide Cleanup is a day away, and this year’s event will once again take a multi-prong approach to sprucing up the community. Along with Gladewater Chamber of

Need a break, parents? Lee-Bardwell Library’s got you covered. The facility’s first Parents’ Night is set for 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24. “This will be adults only,

Longview — Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET) announces its partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) to participate in National Disability

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) today announced the launch of a new online resource to provide constituents with up-to-date information and guidance during the ongoing

Gladewater is “calling all Bumblebees” back to the hive again this weekend for the fourth annual Weldon Honor Game Friday night. Weldon Alumni Association’s Darren Richardson

    TxDOT Urges Vigilance During Deadliest Month for Pedestrians   AUSTIN – On a Sunday afternoon last fall, Brenna Cole-Pickrel laced up her shoes and headed out for a jog with

Vacation rentals are making waves among homeowners on Lake Gladewater, spurring City Hall to launch a closer look at local leases. Following up on complaints from long-term residents about the

This year’s 52nd annual Gladewater Arts & Crafts festival drew more than 70-vendors to welcome hundreds and hundreds of hunters of handmade goods over the weekend. Gladewater Chamber of

Gladewater’s Fall 2025 Citywide Cleanup is just a couple of weeks out, and this year’s event will once again take a multi-prong approach to sprucing up the community. Along with

Imagine being trapped indoors by a drop of just a couple of feet. Imagine an injury, infirmity, illness that turns the front steps into a life-threatening obstacle. Imagine a loved one, a child

Gladewater City Council members have an extensive agenda for their monthly meeting tonight at City Hall. The September session gets underway at 6 p.m. Item 13 of 22 is official consideration and

ETCOG will hold its 108th semi-annual Board of Directors Meeting on Thursday, September 18, at the Rusk County Youth Expo Center & Arena in Henderson, Texas, from 11:45 a.m. to approximately

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Congressman Nathaniel Moran (1st District) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 11 to spotlight the life of Charlie Kirk as ‘a

Kilgore College’s Dr. Brenda Kays has announced her upcoming retirement as the ninth president of the East Texas educational cornerstone. In an email to colleagues and friends last week,

The Gladewater Youth Sports Complex was bursting at the seams Sept. 6-7, overflowing with Brock’s Blessings. It was the second annual charity baseball tournament in honor of the youngster,

Kilgore College will hold its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Devall Student Center Ballroom on the Kilgore campus. Guests are asked to arrive by 9:45 a.m. The

Whoever put out the original call on social media, six teenagers will answer for the scores that descended on an East Lake Drive home for an unapproved, underage house party seven weeks ago.

The actual numbers are still under consideration, but it’s a foregone conclusion the City of Gladewater’s fees will be increasing this Fall – city leaders aren’t happy about it

Local pets can get chip’d for free next month during a pop-up partnership between the City of Gladewater and the Longview Animal Care & Adoption Center. Longview PAWS (Pets Are Worth

UPSHUR COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT RELEASE [UPDATED, Aug. 29: The suspect was found in Smith County. He died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, per reports.] The Upshur County

“All traffic laws apply.” That’s just the first thing White Oak residents need to keep in mind if they want to roll out in a golf cart on public roads, says Police Chief Brannon

Liquor stores are back on the agenda tonight – Gladewater City Council members are poised to walk back recent votes on two pending developments. The elected officials met with city attorney

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE CITY, TX REGARDING THE PROPOSED 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET Notice is hereby given to all interested

Gladewater Municipal Airport has plenty of traffic, but it’s never quite gotten the funding to take it to another level, Charlie Smith says. There’s room for growth, according to

New and improved – Gladewater’s Parks & Recreation board members have sent their first pair of recommendations to council members, and the ideas are set for consideration during the

City of Gladewater Animal Control Officer Colby Warren is making his rounds regularly to reunite families with their wandering pets, and a new tool at Gladewater City Hall aims to help locals do

Notice of Statement of Activities for Public Comment The City of Gladewater will be accepting public comment regarding the application for the USDA’s Housing Preservation Program (HPG). Public

  AUSTIN – Fall is upon us and for hunters and anglers that can only mean one thing, it is time to renew hunting and fishing licenses. Before taking the boat out or hitting the field, the

Curtailing truancy checks two key boxes for school districts: Get students to class. Get them there on time. “The more they’re at school the more they’re going to learn,”

White Oak ISD trustees voted 7-0 this week to call a bond election Nov. 5, asking voters to approve $1,075,000 – it covers an older bond without a tax rate increase. “In 2015, we had a bond

The raging fire that destroyed Rivers Recycling in Summer 2024 put a hard pause on area-wide recycling efforts – at long last, with new options shaping up, Republic Services is eager to resume

Two developers hope to find a way forward for their proposed ‘package stores’ after council members voted against the projects last month. It’s been several weeks since the

City leaders don’t anticipate significant changes between the municipality’s current budget for Fiscal Year 2025 and the still-developing financial plan for FY2026. “My opinion

“I would like for our library to have the largest collection of Texas indie authors around.” It’s a big goal for Lee-Bardwell Public Library, and it starts with some significant

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use

A fresh pair of ‘package store’ requests was two too many for Gladewater City Council members earlier this month – the elected officials set the local cut-off at five liquor stores

[Portions of this article were published July 22. It has been updated with new information and corrects an error in the July 31st print edition – notably, a handgun recovered at the scene was not

The 2025-2026 school year arrives next week, long before official guidance reaches schools on how to comply with House Bill 1481. From the day it was signed into law, districts had 90 days to

The 2025 Red Rock Community reunion is coming up Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, centered on the historic community as well as Gladewater High School. Registration is open now, and the

Lost and confused, Margaret Schottstaedt was in dire straits. A brain bleed, her invisible assailant, drove the Gladewater resident into the heat and the bramble July 1. Fortunately, there were

Scores of teenagers descended on an unoccupied home on Lake Gladewater over the weekend, leaving empty booze containers and a pile of questions in their wake. According to multiple sources, the