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Community gathers for annual MLK Day celebration  | “We’ve got to learn how to work this together. We can’t continue to stay apart.” Unity, Gilgal Baptist Church’s

Col. Dan Merritt’s dog tags are back in a place of honor thanks to another fortunate find by Steve Smith and his trusty metal detector. Gladewater’s long-since proved to be fruitful

Christmas and New Year’s get all the focus at end-of-year, but more holidays are ahead, and the Gladewater MLK/Juneteenth Committee is spreading the word about their annual Martin Luther

Gregg County ESD No. 2, aka Sabine Fire Department, has recruited Mike Simmons to become its chief of operations and training chief. It’s why the Fire Chief is on the Gladewater City

Multiple times, Gladewater council members have talked about their eagerness to replace the fallen pavilion out at Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery – it’ll be one of their first votes of

The New Year brings a new local election cycle – with filing opening Jan. 14, would-be candidates have until Feb. 13 to get their name on local ballots for nearby cities and school districts. The

Everyone who stood up to speak on short-term rentals had plenty of time at the podium Dec. 18 – it made the Gladewater City Council’s meeting a bit longer, a bit more contentious, perhaps,

A 23-year-old White Oak man remains incarcerated in the Gregg County Jail on bonds totaling more than $1.1 million, accused of murdering his mother. According to investigators, Penny Renee Keys,

Ultimately, White Oak ISD collected approximately 60 applications in search of a new athletic director and head coach – about a fifth of the hopefuls will be in the mix during interviews this

Gladewater ISD isn’t looking for a new resolution for 2026 – the district adopted a new resolve many months ahead of the New Year. “We’re going to be looking forward to

  ATHENS – New Year’s Day 2026 will launch the 40th season of the Toyota ShareLunker Program, another major milestone for Texas’ highly acclaimed and storied largemouth bass selective

Christmas and New Year’s get all the focus at end-of-year, but more holidays are ahead, and the Gladewater MLK/Juneteenth Committee is spreading the word about their annual Martin Luther

By Adrienne Brown Special to the Mirror The Gladewater Museum sits facing historic red brick streets, looking out over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the town’s famous antique shops. A

Truman Smith Toy Run rolls again, bigger and happier with each year The ride was most definitely good, once again, as a two-wheeled caravan of big-hearted bikers roared into Gladewater to drop

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement on ICE Task Force operations. Through participation in the 287G Program, agencies receive

Local liquor stores are back on the agenda for Gladewater City Council members as they seek to regulate future developments through zoning, distance requirements and other policies. The

[Image from East Texas Council of Governments] There’s a fresh call for local ‘Brownfields’ with $1 million in grant funding available to mitigate problem spots across the area.

There are big dreams in the Gladewater Parks & Rec board’s master plan – a big effort is taking shape to find public money to cover the costs. “There’s a lot of grant

Christmas parades will soon be rolling throughout East Texas communities, and White Oak’s festivities are set early next week. The annual event gets moving at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Dec.

Hear that? It’s ‘The Sounds of Christmas’ getting ever-nearer. That’s the theme for the 2025 Gladewater Christmas Parade, spearheaded by the local chamber of commerce Dec.

“You always hear them say, ‘I don’t like math.'” But that’s not the final word for Gladewater ISD Supt. Rae Ann Patty and her faculty. When young students turn their

White Oak ISD is launching a search for a new athletic director and head coach following AD Michael Ludlow’s resignation Nov. 21. “He is looking to pursue a coaching career

The pews of First United Methodist Church will be covered in color Saturday as local quilters put their best on display. The annual Patchwork in the Pews Quilt Show runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 22

Gladewater City Council members have an extensive agenda ahead Nov. 20, touching on everything from sewer improvements to Gladewater ISD traffic issues and leases at Lake Gladewater. In addition

Contributions are coming in for the community’s annual Wreaths Across America remembrance, but there’s still a ways to go to hit the goal to place 600 wreaths for service members

Sales tax revenues were up-and-down across the area this month despite the addition of quarterly returns in the November mix. Statewide, revenues showed a year-to-year increase of more than 6

In a perfect world, Gladewater’s dam will never merit a mention via the Genasys alert system. A set of pre-scripted notifications have already been uploaded to the platform, though, just in

Gladewater’s Manna House food charity is tracking about three times its average client traffic as struggling locals turn to the longtime outreach for help in the midst of the latest

This is the SEVENTH and final installment of a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is

This is the SIXTH in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam

This is the FIFTH in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6, 2025, issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam

This is the FOURTH in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam

City’s priorities include developing secondary supply This is the THIRD in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Gladewater Mirror 

This is the SECOND in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6 issue of the Gladewater Mirror  |   Part 1: The Sky is Falling Part 2: Regular dam

Not really, but this issue does need everyone’s attention… This is the FIRST in a series of stories focused on the Lake Gladewater Dam and published in the Nov. 6 issue of

It’s going to take time and no small amount of cash to equip local districts’ school bus fleets with seat belts according to new state law, and the project’s getting rolling now

Hot on the heels of Gladewater’s Halloween hijinks, public works personnel will be hanging decorations ahead of the annual Holiday Open House. Crafted each year by Gladewater Chamber of

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