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Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County is hosting a candidate forum Thursday, April 20, in the Eastland High School Auditorium. Candidates for Eastland City Commission and Eastland Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees are invited to participate. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

By Sheila Hickox Audrey Rose turned 100 years young April 12, 2023. Audrey was born and raised in Ranger Texas and worked at the bank for more then 40 years.

Eastland County Community Choir will begin rehearsals on Monday, May 1, at FBC Eastland Choir room. The choir will again be preparing several songs from a Patriotic musical.

The Cottonwood Historical Association will again be hosting an entertaining musical line up with dinner on Friday, April 28th. The Musical kicks off with dinner served from 5:00 pm until 7:00 or until everything is gone!

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.

The Eastland County Museum is pleased and excited to announce a special exhibit from the Cisco College Art Department to open at the Museum on April 20. A Visual History of Texas, a collaborative idea between the Museum and Art Director Jodi Frizzell in honor of Texas Independence Day, showcases the talents of Frizzell’s students from both the Cisco and Abilene campuses and will be comprised of pieces created in acrylics and watercolors. Topics of the pieces range from the Battle of the Alamo to the early Christianization of the Native Americans to the Santa Claus Bank Robbery.

Jakelee Woods is the District 10-2A Golf

The DAC’s Garage Sale will be April 20,

CRAZY HAT CONTEST AT EASTLAND VFW--Pictured Shayne 1st place and Karla 2nd place. A crazy hat contest was the theme for April Fools Day at VFW Post 4136 in Eastland. Prizes were awarded and a lot of fun was had by all.

The political atmosphere of our country saddens us when elected leaders disregard the fundamental rule of law and put aside our Constitution. Something within us says: this can’t be happening to America”. Our place in the world is weak and former allies have made pacts with those that hate us. Millions of Americans are not better off than they were two years ago. Politically, we suffer from paralysis of analysis. We’ve analyzed the problems over and over until we are sick of hearing. We’ve heard a hundred times that: “the border is no longer secure; we’re not energy independent anymore; inflation is crippling us”. Why not rally around one who knows how to correct it?

From the locks of destruction And the chains of sin He has set us free Through his life Through his death Through his blood Jesus is the JESUS IS THE KEY He is the Messiah and the King, He is the Promised, the Anointed, and the Lamb He is the Bread that feeds us all He is the son of David and of Abraham.

Heading into the 2023 softball season, everyone expected Hannah Rogers and Justice Fox to be outstanding players. Neither have disappointed.

Andrew Hicks, Sammy Herrera and Jay Oznick all claimed medals last Thursday and helped carry the Eastland Mavericks to fourth in the final team standings at the annual Golden Shoe Relays in Clyde. The Mavericks tallied 82 points in the meet and finished in a tie for fourth overall with Cisco. Both Eastland and Cisco were just one-half point behind Clyde for third.

As the weather begins to warm up, many gardeners are starting to plant their tomatoes. However, growing happy and healthy tomato plants can be harder than you think, often complicated by disease or pests.

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