Ranger Times

Once the home of one of the top Jaycee rodeos in the state, the City of Ranger is about to get knee deep in the bull again.

At 7 pm on Sunday evening Ranger Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 205 North Austin St

The Ranger Veterans Support Group will meet Tuesday, April 25th. The meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at 135 South Homer Street next to the Ranger Library.

Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County is hosting a candidate forum Tuesday, April 18, at Ranger College's Golemon Library. Candidates for Ranger Mayor, City Commission, and Ranger ISD Board of Trustees are invited to participate. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Golemon Library is located at 1100 College Circle, Ranger.

The Ranger Veterans Support Group will meet Tuesday, April 25th. The meeting is from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at 135 South Homer Street next to the Ranger Library.

A program sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas AgriLife Extension Service, “When Sean Speaks”, was presented to the student body of Ranger College Friday, April 7 at 11 a.m.

Savannah Fortenberry was offered the position of Ranger City Manager following a called meeting held March 21, 2023. City Manager Gerald Gunstanson had presented his resignation to the commission some months prior, leaving the position unfilled.

Josh Beaty, Field Representative for Texas Farm Bureau was among guest speakers for March at Ranger Lions Club. Beaty began by saying that Texas Farm Bureau is well known as an insurance agency, but he also wanted to highlight additional services offered.

Bulldog Nation: The Ranger ISD School Board voted unanimously to approve a four-day instructional week for the 2023-2024 school week.

The old Men of Summer got their due this past Saturday at Ellis Burks Field in Ranger, Texas.

Mykell Robinson knocked down two free throws with 19 seconds left in regulation on Tuesday afternoon and lifted the Ranger College men's basketball team to a 78-75 victory over Seminole State College in the opening round of the 2023 NJCAA Men's Division I National Basketball Championships. Robinson's free throw was part of a 41-point second-half performance by Ranger that broke open a 37-37 halftime deadlock.