Eastland Telegram

First Baptist Church in Gorman has a new preacher, Toy Holt! Toy and his family have settled into the parsonage. He and his wife Beth have two children Nolan and Isabella. Pastor Holt is bi-vocational. He has a fulltime job at Gorman Milling.

(formerly Old Rip 5K) benefiting the Eastland Meals on Wheels at the Siebert Elementary School

The Defense POW/MIA accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that five soldier’s remains of the Korean War have been accounted for so far this year.

After being lifted for a few days, a new county wide outdoor Burn Ban was adopted by the County Commissioners Court - vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays at their regular meeting on Monday, June 10.

AUSTIN - Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan today issued a joint statement to announce an agreement on proposed legislation that will deliver the biggest property tax cut in Texas history. Both leaders met last week in Austin and, along with members of the House and Senate, have continued working day and night to reach a consensus. The deal represents a significant win for providing relief to Texas property owners and reflects the commitment of Texas leaders to address the concerns of taxpayers and provide significant relief from the burden of escalating property taxes.

Olden monthly musical will be held Saturday, July 15th at Olden Community Center. Dinner is at 5 pm. Chicken strips w/gravy, salad, mashed potatoes, roll, dessert and drink all for $7.00.

Last Sunday morning while sitting on the porch enjoying the last cup of coffee for the morning, I witnessed a scene right out of today’s news.

Congratulations to these hardworking 4-H members. Great job!

GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, LLC Sale Every Monday Starting at 10:00 AM, Graham, Texas (940)

On Thursday, July 13, Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County will screen a video of Aaron Siri, Managing Partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP, asking--and answeringthe question, 'How can the system be so broken?' The video will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Big Dam Room of the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 West I 20, Cisco. Siri, as lead counsel for Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), delivered compelling testimony in May at the Arizona Novel COVID South Western Intergovernmental Committee (NCSWIC), an important platform dedicated to addressing the challenges and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and charting a path forward.

Submitted by Dr. Duane Hale

By: Sierra Wells The Eastland Historic Hotel has completed renovations and welcomed a brand new coffee shop to its building.

The Eastland County Retired Teachers Association awarded four scholarships to Eastland, Cisco, Gorman, and Ranger seniors for 2023. Each scholarship recipient received a $500 scholarship to attend Cisco College or Ranger College.

“What are you doing to stay Cool in the Summer Heat?” was the theme of our recent online photo competition.

With temperatures in the 100’s these past few days, the Eastland County Museum is facing a major obstacle:

The Eastland County Community Choir, along with the Eastland County Community Band, will be presenting a patriotic music concert on Saturday, July 8, at Ranger College, in the school’s new auditorium at 6:00pm, with free admission for all.

Our third place winner of ECT”s photo competition: Two happy kids enjoy the cool water at Eastland’s swimming pool and a ride on the turtle. Come by the newspaper to pick up your prizes!

Eastland Chamber of Commerce held a Business of the Month luncheon for Bobby Blackwell at Texas Farm Bureau last Tuesday. Those attending to congratulate him were l-r: Amy Hazelwood, Candy Kanady, Arleth Cisneros, Belinda Anderson, Ashley Dietrich, Andrew Schneider, Tiffany Beard, Bobby Blackwell, Maritza Sanchez, Lindy Mathews, and Patti Woolam. Photo: Bob Hickox

The Eastland Youth Cheerleading Association is about to bring spirit to the forefront in Eastland County.

Cody Hutchinson has been named a winner in the International Tonal Composer’s Festival that will take place in Brasilia, Brazil this July and August. He has written an original orchestral composition entitled “Who We Are” that will have it’s world premiere performed by the Brazilian National Orchestra, Brazil’s leading orchestra.

Kennedy Financial Services sponsored The Engineering and Art program at the library. It was an overwhelmingly exciting day. We had 163 people sign in. The children that attended created art masterpieces from cardboard. They made a candle light up using paper circuits. Bridges and buildings were built with Keva planks. They painted rocks that were donated by U.S. Sand and Gravel. Catapults were built and pom-poms were flying across the room. Bones of mice and shrews were found inside owl pellets. Ozobots moved across table tops.

(formerly Old Rip 5K) benefiting the Eastland Meals on Wheels at the Siebert Elementary School