Eastland Telegram

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages everyone to put safety at the top of their list this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol (THP) is conducting its annual Christmas and New HDUV KROLGD WUDIF enforcement campaign, which began Dec. 22 and is running through the rest of the year. Troopers will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or FRPPLWWLJ RWKHU WUDIF violations.

Sheriff’s Office, Dispatch Personnel receive Awards

This is to remind all Voters who vote by mail that you must call 254-629-6051 and request an Application for Ballot by Mail beginning January 1, 2024. Our applications are only valid for one calendar year and expire December 31st of each year. If you are going to be absent from the County during any of the Ballot by Mail for each election that you would like a Mail Ballot for. tions for Ballot by Mail are: 2024 March 5th Primary Election - Friday, February 23, 2024 2024 May 4th Entity Election – Tuesday, April 23, 2024 2024 May 28th Primary Runoff – Friday, May 17, 2024 2024 November 5th General Election – Friday, October 25, 2024 plication for Ballot by Mail by visiting https://web- services.sos.state.tx.us/ forms/6-1f.pdf All Applications for Ballots by Mail should be mailed to: Early Voting Clerk 100 W. Main Ste 104 Eastland, TX 76448 If you have any questions, please call 254-- 629-6051.

By Tommy Wells Two seasons ago, Behren Morton has just led the Eastland Mavericks to the state quarter-

Above: Commander Daniel Franco VFW Post 4136 is shown above presenting Andie Stephens, senior from Lingleville High School with a $100 check.

We want to Thank everyone who helped put all these gifts (pictured above) together for the Ranger Care Center residents. With out your help, we at the newspaper could not have collected or purchased so many wonderful items. So many Group, Keven O’Keefe, Jackie and Roseatta Stephens, Mac and Linda MQuilkin and many more, who didn’t give names when dropping off or others who were anonymous. Ranger Care Center residents were given pajamas, sweaters, shirts, socks, books, puzzles, candy, blankets, lotions, care kits, and many other things. Again thank you. Also thanks to the three ladies above, Laura Freeman, Michelle Perrin and Shelby Fuquay for sorting and bagging all the gifts to deliver to Ranger Care Center. Eastland County Today Newspapers.

Award Presented at Christmas Party

By Vance O’Brien

Eastland Lions Club Proudly Honors EHS Students of the Month

The Bulk Trash Pick Table, Chair Up schedule for 2024 Mattress, Box Springs is shown below. Bulk Stove, Television Trash items will be Dryer & Washers picked up on the 1st Computer, Monitor and 3rd Friday of each Lawn Mower or Lawn month, by appointment Equipment (oil and gas only. You will need removed) to call the City of Brush (cut to 4-foot Eastland 24 Hours lengths, bundled, tied before pickup at 254- and each bundle must 629-8321, in order to weigh 50 lbs. or less) make arrangements for (limit of 8 bundles per pickup. Placing items pickup) at curbside more than No Tires 48 hours before your No Oil and Liquids pickup date violates No Paint or Paint City Ordinance Article Products III, Section 9-19 and No Construction 9-21 and may result in Materials of any kind a citation being issued. No Concrete Bulk Trash items are No Refrigerator belongings removed No AC Unit from a resident’s home No Bagged leaves or lot as described in the (that starts following list: December-April- 2nd - Sofa or Couch, & 4th Friday)

On Thursday, December 21, 2023 after receiving information from other knowledgeable sources, the County Judge decided to remove the OUTSIDE BURNING BAN in Eastland County with the stipulations and request that anyone intending to plan and execute any type of outside burning, please contact Eastland County Cooperative Dispatch (254)629-1728 and their nearest UHGHSDUWPHWWRRWLIWKHPRIWKHWLPHDGORFDWLRRIWKHRWVLGHEULJ DFWLYLWLWKRUHEHLJVWDUWHGLIWKHUHLV03LGVSHHGRUDERYH Please use extreme caution with any outside burning! The County Judge may rescind the Order Restricting Outdoor Burning upon a determination that the circumstances that required the Order no longer exist. In making this announcement, the County Judge expressed his appreciation WRWKHYDULRVUHJKWHUVUHGHSDUWPHWVDGDOORWKHUFLWLHVRI(DVWODG County who cooperated so diligently in helping to alleviate the emergency FRGLWLRRIGDJHURVLOGUH The County Judge ordered that the outside burning ban in Eastland County be removed, effective immediately.

GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, LLC Sale Every Monday Starting at 10:00 AM, Graham, Texas (940) 549-0078 December 18, 2023 Receipts were 994 including 281 Packer cows, Bred Cows, and Pairs. 713 Calves and Yearlings. We had 155 consignors and 47 buyers. Packer cows were steady to $2 higher. Packer bulls were steady. Young replacement cows and pairs were steady. The market for steers and heifers weighing 500# and under were steady. The market for steers and heifers weighing over 500# were steady. We had a good run of cattle today with the market being steady with active bidding.

Weekly First Sunday

When Americans' first concern is the open southern border, Victor Avila has answers. His first-hand experience as a former border agent, including a deadly cartel ambush, informs his views. Join Tea Party Patriots in the Myrtle Wilks Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 11, to hear Victor's story, his ideas, and why he is now running for Congress in Texas’ 23rd District.

SAN ANGELO, TX (11/30/2023)-- Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its fall 2023 class of 73 new student members, including Samantha Thomas of Eastland, Texas, during a special initiation ceremony in the Houston Harte University Center.

Lauren Lewis -Jr., Appetizer- 6th Place Mason Thurman-Jr, Main Dish-4th Place Sawyer Monty-Int, Appetizer-5th Place Saylor Monty-Int, Healthy Dessert-3rd Place Sonny Gibson-Int, Side Dish-9th Place Congratulations to each of these hardworking 4-H members

Eastland County Sports

Property tax cuts go into effect A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan.

My grandmother, Lilly Lucretia Stephens Donaway, had an aunt who died crossing Sandy Creek at high water in 1926. Her name was Missouri Margaret Nusbaum and my grandmother inherited her 80 acres and a trunk that was stored underneath the kitchen sink at my grandparents' farm west of Cisco. I was told “Stay out of Aunt Sis' trunk.”