Gladewater Mirror

02/23/2025

EDIT: I’ve just driven the roads and they are currently very wet. In order to preserve them we will be closed until tomorrow. We will open at 9:00 am.
🌼We received much more rain than anticipated today and will re-open at 2 o’clock to allow the roads to dry out.🌼 

02/23/2025

02/22/2025

Lady Bear soccer fell 4-3 in PKS in the championship game. Outstanding season girls, way to represent our Standard and all of Gladewater.
WCBTS⚽️

02/22/2025

The Lake Gladewater dam is back in a holding pattern -- this time for all the right reasons.
"We're all in compliance with everything now," Mike Simmons says, "the maintenance, our inspections, our reports. We're waiting on the 2025 release of funds," public monies that could cover the lion's share of looming project costs.
Key caretaking tasks were neglected for years, putting the dam in potentially dire straits as a 'high hazard' construct. Since Simmons donned his 'Emergency Coordinator' hat as Gladewater fire chief, city personnel have brought the significant structure to a...

The Lake Gladewater dam is back in a holding pattern -- this time for all the right reasons. "We're all in compliance with everything now," Mike Simmons says, "the maintenance, our inspections, our reports. We're waiting on the 2025 release of funds," public monies that could cover the lion's share....

02/22/2025

Don’t let him fool you: Kenny Ree-Hembling is not from a French-only enclave of Canada, he speaks English just fine.
That said, the firefighter trainee enjoys a good practical joke, and his comrades at Gladewater Fire Department are happy to help sell the gag.
Ree-Hembling is one of four fellows from the Great White North currently perfecting their skills as first responders at the Kilgore College Fire Academy. He’s the only one bunking in...

Don't let him fool you: Kenny Ree-Hembling is not from a French-only enclave of Canada, he speaks English just fine. That said, the firefighter trainee enjoys a good practical joke, and his comrades at Gladewater Fire Department are happy to help sell the gag. Ree-Hembling is one of four fellows fro...

02/22/2025

🚁 THE HELICOPTER EGG DROP IS BACK—BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER!

People from all over East Texas and beyond will be attending this fun event! Don’t miss out! The 40th Annual East Texas Gusher Days is bringing back one of its most exciting traditions—the Helicopter Egg Drop on Easter weekend. Get ready for an unforgettable Good Friday in Gladewater, Texas!

📅 Friday, April 18, 2025 | 2:00 PM ( Good Friday )
📍 Broadway Elementary School Grounds

Watch in amazement as over 10,000 candy-filled eggs rain down from the sky, creating pure excitement for kids of all ages! This isn’t just an Easter event—it’s a spectacular tradition filled with fun, laughter, and memories in the making. And The Easter Bunny will be there!

If you remember the legendary 2022 Egg Drop, you already know—this is an event you don’t want to miss! So grab the family, bring a basket, and get ready for the ultimate egg hunt! Learn more about Gusher Days at gusher-days.com

We can’t wait to see you there!

02/21/2025

With the 11-3 WIN over Christian Heritage today, Coach Halcumb earned his 100th win as a Union Grove Lion!
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02/21/2025

Road Partially Blocked - Vesta Ave .
Ice on the bridge in the 1700 block of Vesta Ave will have the Road Partially Blocked for Unknown Length of Time. Please seek alternative routes at this time to avoid this road/area.

No additional information available.

02/20/2025

Another cold night will be in place across the region as lows settle into the upper teens and low 20's. Following best practice for cold temperatures will again be needed by protecting pets, plants, people and pipes.

02/20/2025

FAFSA night for Seniors that have not completed this graduation requirement. The date will be Feb. 25 from 5pm to 7pm in the GHS cafe. Please park at the back of the school to enter the event. For those participants that attend gifts cards will be raffled as an incentive.

02/20/2025

This week we salute all our hard working women in our community who go that extra mile for all of us. And we thank all our loyal sponsors who joined us in preparing this special edition and took the extra effort to highlight their own ladies who make a difference in their business.
We also wish to point out that International Women's Day is coming up - March 8 - and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.

02/20/2025

Please support this program, as they are a huge support to GISD.

02/20/2025

Lady Bear Soccer plays in the championship game this Saturday in Nac at 2pm!
WCBTS⚽️

02/20/2025

Baseball is in action for the next three days as they compete in the Gladewater tournament. Come support the Bears
WCBTS⚾️

02/20/2025

Gladewater Rotarys Students of the Month are from left to right.
Taylor Campbell & Morgan Mayhan.
Congratulations to these students!!

02/20/2025

Dale Thomas took up his lance last week and spurred White Oak City Council members to tilt at the town’s weathered well sites.
“Your ordinances are not being enforced,” he told the community’s elected officials Feb. 11.
Frustrated but fair, the local property owner says the ground-level workers for oil and gas operations are affable enough, but the companies themselves aren’t taking care of business. Overgrown, unkempt pump jacks, tank batteries and other neglected spots are fast becoming eyesores, he says, on the city’s watch.
“They have good people who are good to work with,” Thomas emphasized. That said, “The oil companies, they take the path of least resistance and do only what they have to do and that is...

Dale Thomas took up his lance last week and spurred White Oak City Council members to tilt at the town's weathered well sites. "Your ordinances are not being enforced," he told the community's elected officials Feb. 11. Frustrated but fair, the local property owner says the ground-level workers for....