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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.

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 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!

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.

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.

Chief Kenneth Preston

Cisco Strong’s 4th Annual Cookie Walk in downtown Cisco will be Saturday, April 22 at Broken X Winery- 516 Conrad Hilton 9:00 AMSold Out Cookies $8.00 per pound Take your pick from a huge assortment of delicious cookies.

Cisco College Dean of Students

The Cisco “Friendship Meal” will be this coming Tuesday, April 18th, 2023.

Spring Bingo April 26, 2023 Eat: 11:30-12:00. Begin Bingo 12:00 pm Myrtle Wilks Community Center Moundatin Top Church

Cisco Head Start Hosts Easter Egg Hunt

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.

OLI PETTIGREW TV/Podcast/Live Host Online Influencer

SATURDAY ON THE SQUARE IN EASTLAND

The City of Eastland Historic Preservation Board has set the following dates for their 2024 Historic Preservation Grant period: Begin accepting applications April 3, 2023 through July 3, 2023. The board anticipates making recommendations from the applications to the City Commission at their regular September monthly meeting. The 2024 Grant period runs October 1, 2023 through September 1, 2024. Approved grants must be completed and reimbursed by September 15, 2024.

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SHERIFF JASON WEGER

On Monday, April 17th the Eastland County Retired Teachers Association invites the public to hear County Extension Agent T. J. Cummings speak about native Texas plants that grow well in this area. The meeting will be at the Judge Scott Bailey Event Center at 201 West Main in Eastland, Texas. It is the ground level floor of the Annex building, and near the Connellee Hotel.

Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County invites you to a screening of Transhumanism and the Original Lie: You Will be Like God Thursday, April 13, at 6:30. This will be in the Big Dam Room of the beautiful Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 West I 20, Cisco.

Rising Star FCCLA had the pleasure of traveling to Waco on March 12-13, 2023 to compete in the Region II Conference. Rising Star had four teams competing in three different FCCLA competitive events. Yamilet Soto and Mariana Lopez competed in Cupcake Presentation, Daniela Bocanegra and Holli Brown competed in Focus on Children, and Merari Sandoval competed in Repurpose and Redesign. All four teams competed at level two, which includes grades nine and ten.

Gorman Independent School District was presented with three framed “In God We Trust” posters by Gorman First Baptist Church deacon David Perry. One for each campus. FBC approved doing this at their February business meeting.

The Commission and the Mayor met on April 1st at 9:00am in the Gorman Community center for a workshop to discuss possible goals/projects for our community. Several topics were discussed but no action was taken because that was not the purpose of the meeting. However, as a result of the meeting the following items were placed on Thursday night’s agenda: discuss and make changes if desired to our current animal control ordinance; what to do about vacant- unoccupied houses in need of repair, incentives/ rewards/yard of the month for those property owners that are taking good care of their property; issues concerning the Gorman City Cemetery. The highway six project, park improvements, and downtown properties were also discussed.

Merari Sandoval Repurpose and Redesign

Congratulations! Lady Panthers are Area Champs!

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.