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

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

  ATHENS – The 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season reached new heights thanks to 371 anglers who entered a record 689 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 89 Texas

The City of Gladewater is lining up a parking expansion at the community ballpark. Following another closed door ‘executive’ discussion of the local amenity during their monthly meeting Thursday,

  AUSTIN – With the white-tailed deer general season open, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) game wardens want to remind everyone about some practical safety and regulatory tips to

(Courtesy photo from City of Longview – https://longviewtexas.gov/4299/Sabine-River-Water-Trail) The flow’s steadily picking up speed for a developing paddle trail on the Sabine River.

Gladewater volleyball continued their season this week as they had a pair of matches. Starting with a road game at Tatum where they fell 3-0 ( 25-10, 25-6 . 25-14 ). That was followed up with a

The Gladewater Bears had a tough task this week as they hosted one of the top teams in the district in the Liberty Eylau Leopards on homecoming night at Jack V. Murphy stadium. And despite a

Union Grove got the local teams going first this week as they hosted the Ore City Rebels as part of the KYKX Game of the Week and came away with a dominating 45-14 victory for coach Kyle Adam’s

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —  B.A.S.S. officials today announced the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Seriesschedule with a slate of nine events across seven states, delivering diverse bodies of water

Tempers flared on the Gladewater City Council Thursday evening, centered on City Hall’s recent investment in a grassroots effort to transform Lake Gladewater’s tennis courts into a pickleball

This year’s Gladewater Fall Sports Special Section is going 100% digital. This allows us to reach more readers – we have 11k followers on our Facebook Page – and it gives our loyal advertisers a

Gladewater High School incoming junior Kingston Sheffield, right, has collected a pile of metal so far and is angling for more when he heads to the 2024 Junior Olympics in Greensboro, North

Konin Pharr managed the catch of a lifetime at 11 years-old. A Father’s Day fishing trip turned into a core memory for the young Union Grove angler and his dad, Charles, thanks to a 27-inch

It’s a wrap … The 87th Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo is now in the record books following Saturday night’s action. And the numbers prove it was a great time for all – as 12,575 rodeo fans

Find out everything you need to know about the 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo here! 2024 Rodeo Special Section  

White Oak’s Piney Woods TimberHogs are set for their Home Opener at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 30. They’ll be facing off against the Fort Smith Marshalls at Roughnecks Baseball Stadium. It’s the

It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 5 – 8 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with many of the biggest rodeo stars in the PRCA and WPRA

  AUSTIN – As we approach Memorial Day and summertime, Texans throughout the state will head to the water for fun and recreation. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters

GLADEWATER – It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 5 – 8 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with many of the biggest rodeo stars in

Lady Lion Legacy Award: Jenna Scott Lion Legacy Award: Will Wilson Female Athlete of the Year: Ava Whitman Male Athlete of the Year: Jace Roberts 2024 UG Baseball Awards CO-MVP: #1 – Jr.

White Oak third baseman Davis Toliver puts the tag on a Tatum runner in the Roughnecks playoff game with the Eagles at Marshall High School. The Eagles won the series and ended the Roughnecks

Celebrates 87th Season June 5 – 8, 2024 GLADEWATER – It’s Rodeo Time in Gladewater! The 87th Annual Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo rides into town June 5 – 8 at the Gladewater Rodeo Arena with

Pickleball, the country’s fastest-growing pastime, is poised to put down roots at Lake Gladewater, and city council members seem ready to pick up a paddle. No action was taken during their

The Gladewater High School girls won the overall girls regional 3A championship crown Monday after the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams (4X200 – Jerrica Gilmore, Paytin Thompson,

As the calendar flips to April, the district races have heated up for the local baseball and softball teams. Gladewater baseball opened up their week with the home portion of their two game

The White Oak High School Fishing Team finished the regular season on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, March 2nd. The team of Brayden Elliott and Gavin Burch were the high finishers for White Oak. They

The non-district portion of the schedules came to an end earlier this month for Gladewater and White Oak baseball and softball while Union Grove baseball and softball continued district play. The

AUSTIN — Texas recorded a new all-time low number of hunting-related accidents across the state, according to the 2023 Texas Hunting Accident Report.   A new record low of 10 non-fatal

  ATHENS – Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more

The baseball and softball non district seasons continued for all three local teams this week as multiple games were played. Gladewater baseball began play on Thursday in a tournament hosted by

21 AA ALL DISTRICT AWARDS were announced Wednesday. UNION GROVE OFFENSIVE MVP- Ava Wightman SR NEWCOMER- Jamie Webb JR 1st TEAM Sarah Prince JR and Jenna Scott SR 2nd TEAM Keira Taylor and JR

BRYAN – Canadian quarterback Camren Cavalier and Brock linebacker Cooper Massey were named the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A players of the year. Cavalier passed for 3,951

By Johna Cravens/Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 17, 2024) Creek Young rode his way to the championship of  the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Bulls’ Night Out with

  ATHENS – The 2023 Toyota ShareLunker season was a memorable one, thanks to the 346 anglers from across the nation who entered 497 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the

ATHENS – New Year’s Day arrived last week and with it came the kickoff of the 38th Toyota ShareLunker season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will cast their lines in anticipation of

JANUARY Gladewater began 2023 celebrating its 150th anniversary. The sesquicentennial celebration lasted all year with various annual events and celebrations tweaked to include the city’s long

By Phillip Williams TYLER–To paraphrase the ancient poem, there is no joy in Carthage. The invincible Carthage Bulldogs finally struck out Friday night, courtesy of a team they have

A Gladewater dancer is eager to step out on stage again this holiday season, and she’s deep into rehearsals for Tyler Junior College’s 35th annual production of “The Nucracker.” Cierra Mays says

By Tyler Sutton On a beautiful Friday night that was also senior night for a number of Gladewater Bears playing their final game at Jack V. Murphy stadium as they hosted their rivals right up the

On a rainy and overcast evening in Atlanta Tx, the Gladewater Bears continued their quest of a playoff spot as they traveled to take on the Atlanta Rabbits at Rabbits stadium and came away with a

By Phillip Williams LONGVIEW–Gilmer Buckeyes running back Will Henderson hoofed for a trio of touchdowns in the second quarter alone, while his defensive teammates confiscated two takeaways

    AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists expect deer hunters statewide to have plenty of opportunities to fill freezers this season thanks to widespread,

  AUSTIN —Texas quail hunting season opens Oct. 28, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) surveys indicate an increased number of bobwhite and scaled quail in the field thanks to a

A countywide coalition aims to improve paddling possibilities along the Sabine River. The Gregg County communities of Gladewater, Kilgore, Longview, Easton, Lakeport and White Oak are

By Phillip Williams Although the East Texas Yamboree carnival, with its array of dutifully discombobulating attractions, was blocks away from Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor Stadium Friday night, the

On a night where the Gladewater Bears celebrated the Weldon Bumblebees with the 2nd annual Weldon game as they hosted the district leading Jefferson Bulldogs on Friday night. Jefferson jumped out

City council members have greenlit the formation of a summer-collegiate team tied to White Oak’s ballpark. The team name’s to be determined as the organizers of East Texas Sports &