Gladewater News

Gilmer 39, Tatum 20 Gilmer won its ninth consecutive undefeated district championship with the win at home.

Posted by Michael Hetrick GLADEWATER, TX - A 2008 graduate of Gladewater High School was very close to the violence when Thursday's shooting in Fort Hood occurred.

A horrible wreck on Highway 271 took the life of four-year-old Jonathan King, Jr.

Former Gladewater Independent School District Superintendent Mike Morrison is serving as the interim chief of Avinger schools, Morrison said Tuesday.

Upshur County Judge Lauren Parish handed sentences to 13 people this week in 115th District Court.

"Daddy why, the Lord wanted him momma," cried the Gladewater family. Vickie Caton and her family are mourning the loss of four-year-old Jonathan King, Jr.

Phones for emergency services are currently not available in the City of Gladewater.

East Texans woke up Monday to widespread rain showers. After about two days of sunshine, the region might see a repeat on Thursday and Friday, meteorologists say.

High water and moderate flooding this week caused at least one road closure and the postponement of a weekend sailboat regatta.

Early voting began Monday on 11 Texas Constitutional Amendments. It will continue through Oct.

According to an arrest report, a Longview police officer responded Monday to a burglary call at Hidden Hills Apartments on Gilmer Road.

A Kilgore man remained jailed Sunday afternoon on a charge of intoxicated assault on a peace officer, firefighter or emergency scene worker causing serious bodily injury.

A police officer makes a traffic stop on an East Texas highway and then is slammed by a passing truck.

A Gladewater police officer was struck by a motorist while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 271 about 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Weldon Bumblebee Park will be moving to the second phase of its construction faster than the City Council expected.

When it rains in Upshur county, it pours into the Sabine river. "Any water or rainfall that we get in Gladewater in Longview area is going to affect someone on the downstream side of the sabine river," explained Gladewater Fire Chief Wayne Smith.

The majority of property owners in Gregg County should have received their tax bills by now, Tax Assessor-Collector Kirk Shields said Thursday.

Judge Lauren Parish handed sentences to three people this week in Upshur County's 115th District Court.

The Gregg County Historical Museum in downtown Longview is planning a birthday bash and you're invited.

The Sabine River can be seen along State Highway 271 in Gladewater Monday. A flood warning for the river continues and it was expected to go over the flood level Monday night.