Gladewater Mirror
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Gladewater Mirror
| image = File:Online_logo_for_Gladewater_Mirror.png
| caption =
| type = Weekly newspaper
| format =
| foundation = 1928
| owners =
| headquarters = 211 N. Main
Gladewater, Texas 75647-2736
USA
| editor = Jim Bardwell
| publisher = Jim Bardwell
| circulation = 467
| circulation_date = 2023
| website = [https://www.gladewatermirror.com/ www.gladewatermirror.com]
}}
The Gladewater Mirror is a weekly newspaper in Gladewater, Texas.
History
The paper was first published in 1928 as the Gladewater Daily Journal and then became the Gladewater Daily Mirror in the 1930s. Another paper, the Gladewater Daily Times competed for several years before merging into the Gladewater Daily Times-Tribune. In the 1950s, the Gladewater Mirror was formed. The Gladewater Mirror services both Gregg and Upshur counties.{{cite web|url=https://www.texaspress.com/newspaper-search-0|publisher=Texas Press Association|accessdate=December 19, 2019|title=Gladewater Mirror @ Gladewater}} The paper published as a daily newspaper from 1949 until sometime in the 1960s when it became a weekly paper.{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88083749/|publisher=United States Library of Congress|title=About The Gladewater mirror. (Gladewater, Tex.) 1968-current|accessdate=December 20, 2019}}
Publication and ownership of the paper included both Harry Kates starting in 1954 and then later his son Jerry Kates through 1989, when the paper was sold to the Westward newspaper chain.{{cite web|url=https://www.croleyfh.net/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=1246057#/obituaryInfo|accessdate=December 20, 2019|title=Gerald (Jerry) Scott Kates (obituary)|publisher=Croley Funeral Home}} In 2012, the paper was purchased by Texas Community Media LLC.{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/news-journal-to-change-ownership/article_2256b194-1337-5fc9-927a-ad0e9206fd44.html|accessdate=December 19, 2019|date=May 30, 2012|title=News-Journal to change ownership|work=Longview News-Journal}}
In 2024, the Lindale News & Times was absorbed into the Gladewater Mirror.{{Cite web |last=Ratcliff |first=Jude |date=2024-08-30 |title=East Texas newspaper closes its doors after 124 years |url=https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/lindale-news-and-times-shuts-down/501-5421ea52-fd3e-43f2-8708-7b6811b6a5e9 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=KYTX |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.gladewatermirror.com}}
Category:Weekly newspapers published in Texas
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