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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, February 13, 2023 – Avery Walton of Cisco captured Reserve Supreme Champion Ewe and Champion Southdown Ewe as well as Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe at the 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The 2023 Show hosted junior exhibitors from across Texas competing for awards and more than $32,790 in Junior Breeding Sheep Show premiums.

Editor, Gender neutral language There has been discussion concerning 'gender neutral' language in Eastland County Personnel Policy. Upon investigation, I have learned that the language change recommendation came from the Human Resource (HR) Department of the Texas Association of Counties (TAC). I have found no evidence of a 'woke' agenda among the Commissioners Court nor County Officers.

Gov. Greg Abbot has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes. The ice storm caused considerable damage to property and power outages in the affected areas. The declaration for icestorm damaged counties includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties.

We at Harmony Baptist Church in Morton Valley would like to invite you to join us for our once a month movie and eats held Sunday evenings starting at 5 p.m. It is all free and we wish you would join us and bring friends. Our calendar dates are: February 26th movie and pizza night 5 p.m.

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01/14/2023 The answer is YES! I will choose Truth and Light. I will choose Life. But my choice does not come without a price. This price was paid by my Rescuer, my Redeemer. He came to me, reached out His hand and said “Come, for I am The Way, The Truth, The Life”.

Scranton Community Center will not be hosting a musical for February.

Hope you can join us at the February Cottonwood Musical for hot stew, great music and friendly conversation! We’ll be at the Community Center on Friday, February 24th ready to serve dinner a little earlier this month. Dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 PM. We’ll be serving Poor Man’s Stew with Cornbread and Crackers, your choice of dessert and drinks. Dinner from 4:30 until 6:30 (or til gone!) with the Music starting at 5 PM. The Musical line up features a variety of tunes from blue grass to country, some country classics and even rock ‘n roll.

The Blue Collar Art Exhibit had a good turn out Saturday evening at the Lyric building in Eastland. Theme of the exhibit was labor. Artist were Beth Pearson Lund, Gary Ford, Kirstyn Wright and Will Wright.

Police Department January 2023 report Total calls for Service - 336 — YTD Totals 1035 Offense/Incident Reports - 61 — YTD 157 Business Checks - 129 YTD 745 Arrests - 17 — YTD 82 Cases filed with DA 12 — YTD 53 Cases filed with Juvenile Auth. - 0 — YTD 0 Citations Issued - Traffic - 85 — YTD 303 Warnings Issued - 332 — YTD 1167 Total Contacts - 417 — YTD 1470 Notes: 17-Arrest/ 18-Charges; Methamphetamine Arrest at Air Port; 17 Vehicle Searches; 61 Case Started; 1 Burglary of Habitation; Multiple Family violence Cases made.

Just how did the “hand-craft” Horn Toad rag doll come to be the “portable” stand-in for the actual horn frog (or toad) come to be?

February 21, 2023

Eastland FFA Jr. and Sr. Meat teams competed at San Antonio and San Angelo Meat Evaluation contest this past weekend. The Sr team finished 3rd and the Jr team finished 7th. Good start to the upcoming season. Congratulations! Photo Submitted

Fire Department Holds Chili Cookoff

The Eastland Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the Bear Creek Taphouse on Friday to celebrate their Grand Opening and one year anniversary. A large number of patrons attended the opening and the Heartland Jazz Combo performed for an excellent celebration.

Please join us for the 1st Annual Guns & Hoses Slow pitch softball tournament fundraiser for the Eastland Animal Shelter.

First Baptist Church Eastland is excited to announce that we are planning for this year's Mission Eastland: Serve Fest. We are looking to help families with minor home repair and/or yard work on the weekend of March 31-April 1st. Applications are processed by our team to determine who is eligible. Anyone who is within Eastland County can apply. The service will come at no charge to those who are chosen. Anyone who is wanting to complete an application or has any further questions, can contact FBC at 254-629-3355. Deadline to turn in applications is Tuesday, March 7th.

Above: U. S. Congressman Roger Williams, 25th District in Texas, visits with Eastland County officials in the County Courthouse last week. Pictured are (L. to R.) Assit. District Attorney Paul Lewallen, Eastland City Manager JJ Oznick, Eastland Mayor Larry Vernon, County Judge David Hullum, County Clerk Cathy Jentho, County Republican Chair Robin Hayes, County Sheriff Jason Weger, Rep. Roger Williams, Vicki Perry and Gorman Mayor David Perry.

“Your Eternity is Our Priority” To the many residents of Eastland, an historical corner of W. Main and Connellee Ave., will reopen its doors on March 5, 2023. Since 1945 this corner has served as a place of worship to the many believers of Eastland County. After nearly a decade of vacancy, Eastland Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Caleb Shipman, will humbly continue the legacy of this faithful corner.

Valentine’s Day is a good time to show your love by making sure that before you start your vehicle, all passengers- big and small- are always buckled up correctly. This is even more important as we continue to see an increase in traffic crash fatalities each year. Taking those few seconds to buckle up your children into their car seats and boosters, and making sure older children and adults are buckled up, is the most crucial step you can take to protect those you love in a crash. Those few seconds can save your family and friends from having to go through a needless tragedy. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), among passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2020, over half were unrestrained. This number of unrestrained occupants is the highest it has been in over ten years. So, we need to show a lot more love and respect for our seat belts.

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Rainbows Over Darkness

Hay supplies remain short and prices continue to rise as Texas cattle ranchers try to feed herds through winter, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.