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Gladewater Mirror · Gladewater, TX
Nearby: Gladewater, TXThe better part of a year has passed since the City of Gladewater was notified of $1.5 million in FEMA funds incoming for the Lake Gladewater Dam. For months, those dollars were tied up in partisan fights in Washington, D.C. Gladewater officials and partners kept working on the local details, though, waiting for a green Read the full article
Gladewater Mirror · Gladewater, TX
Nearby: Gladewater, TXThere’s something for everybody – and more besides – in Gladewater Nov. 14. Saturday starts with the Rotary/Lions Turkey Shoot at 8 a.m. It’s $10 for eight shots to win a frozen turkey, continuing through 2 p.m. outside Gladewater Municipal Airport. There’s a simultaneous bake sale at the same spot courtesy of the woman of Read the full article
Gladewater Mirror · Gladewater, TX
Nearby: Gladewater, TXGladewater Calls for Service November 1–8, 2026 The table for each day includes calls listed in the report. Times use the 24-hour format. Agency key PD = Gladewater Police Department FD = Gladewater Fire Department CWC–Fire = CWC – FIRE as listed in the report — = No agency listed November 1, 2026 Time Agency Read the full article
Gladewater Mirror · Gladewater, TX
Nearby: Gladewater, TXGladewater City Council members spent the better part of an hour behind closed doors last week during a one-issue special meeting focused on the now-vacant position of City Treasurer & HR Director. Adjourning to ‘Executive Session’ at 6:01 p.m. the elected officials returned at 6:55 p.m. and wrapped up within a minute: they unanimously accepted Read the full article
Gladewater Mirror · Gladewater, TX
Nearby: Gladewater, TXThe City of Gladewater is getting retroactive credit from TCEQ following construction of a $400,000 chemical treatment building at the Water Treatment Plant. Part of an approved Supplementary Environmental Project, it covers a $24,500 net penalty the municipality received for various violations from 2023 and early ’24. The project is still underway. Construction on the Read the full article
The Marshall News Messenger · Ashdown, AR
Nearby: Ashdown, ARThere are five sets of twins in my family. Seriously. Five sets. Insert the Arkansas joke here. My mother is an identical twin. Her mother was an identical. Her mom’s twin had a set of fraternal twins. One of her other children had a set of identicals. And my wife and I have identical twin grandsons. Growing up around that, I really did just think that lots of lookalikes around me was perfectly normal. So, when my wife called me to tell me our daughter was pregnant with twins, my response was, “Oh, OK.” Even she couldn’t understand my lack of surprise. Unless you’ve been around twins, you cannot know the unusual and interesting things that orbit them. All of my life, my mother and her twin sported the same hairstyle, wore similar or the same outfits and shoes, and drove similar cars. Mistaken identity was common. When I was a kid in Ashdown, Arkansas, mom worked at a savings and loan on a corner downtown.
