About Us

Bardwell Ink, LLC. is an East Texas company owned by Jim Bardwell that primarily produces community weekly newspapers and print and digital advertising. It is the parent company for Gladewater Mirror, Lindale News & Times, East Texas Sports Magazine, Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal and White Oak Independent. It also publishes specialty products such as sports posters, annual community calendars and niche’ print products. It is based out of Gladewater, Texas.

Jim Bardwell is active in community boards, such as the Gladewater Chamber of Commerce, Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo, and Gladewater EDC, to name a few. He also has served as president of the Texas Press Association and North & East Texas Press Association.

He recently married Pilot Point Post-Signal publisher Abigail Allen and they now split their time between homes in Pilot Point and Gladewater.