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The Rising Star (TX) varsity basketball team

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.

The Ranger Veterans Support Group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28th.

Board Agenda Ranger Independent School District Ranger ISD Administration Building 1842 Loop 254 East Ranger, Texas 76470 Notice is hereby given that a February Board Meeting of the Board of Education of Ranger Independent School District will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Board Conference Room of the Administration Office, 1842 Loop 254 East, Ranger, TX 76470. At that meeting, the Board may deliberate or act on any of the subjects listed on the following agenda. The President may change the order of items listed below for the convenience of the board. The Board may enter a closed meeting to seek the advice and counsel of its attorney at any time during the meeting under the authority of Texas Government Code § 551.071 regarding any item listed on the agenda of this meeting or in order for the attorney to provide legal assistance or advice to the Board or under Texas Government Code § 551.074 regarding personnel.

Woodbridge Church (now temporarily at Ranger College auditorium) wasn’t totally full at its temporary location in the ‘giant’ ultra-up-todate modern auditorium Sunday while the church’s original worship center is undergoing expansion and modernization. Both locations are on the main entrance off I-20 into Ranger.

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.

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.

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.

Texas Crop and Weather Report

GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, LLC Sale Every Monday Starting at 10:00 AM, Graham, Texas (940) 549-0078 February 20, 2023 Receipts were 1,648 including 459 Packer Cows, Bred Cows and Pairs and 1,189 yearlings and calves. We had 194 consignors and 62 buyers. Packer cows were $2-$4 higher. Packer bulls were $2-$3 higher. Young replacement cows and pairs were $100 to $150 higher. Market on steers and heifers weighing 500# and under were steady. Market on steers and heifers weighing over 500# were steady. The market was steady to strong on the calves and yearlings with packer cows and bulls higher.

The Cisco Lady Loboes saw their 202223 basketball season come to an end this past weekend after dropping a close 5043 decision to the No. 2-ranked Lipan Lady Indians in the area round of the Class 2A state basketball playoffs.

The Cisco Loboes will tip off the Class 2A boys’ playoffs tonight when they face off against Archer City in the bi-district round.

Kyndall Scitern pumped in 24 points and Delila Crain added 14 more last week and powered the Gorman Lady Panthers to an impressive 66-20 victory over the Priddy Lady Pirates in the Area round of the Class 1A girl’s state basketball playoffs.

Great men of old and philosophers of every age have asked the question: what is truth?

The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University in Texas in the past week dropped to 25,229, with 189 deaths reported. The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state dipped slightly to 1,952, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number of actual cases is likely higher, since people who test positive using a home kit generally are not reported in the case count.

7 Continent Tour continues--We arrived in Cario, Egypt, and were met by the company “We Know Egypt.” They arranged all our activities and it has been a wonderful experience. Here’s a few pictures of the walking tour of Sharia Mu’izz li-din Allah: Cairo’s medieval architecture thoroughfare and home to a lovely stretch of ancient Islamic architecture. We Know Egypt #sandyandellie #aroundtheworldat80 At right Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby are staying at the Royal Pyramid Inn.

Cisco Writers Club is hosting an informal table reading at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in the Conrad Hilton Center, 309 Conrad Hilton Blvd., Cisco. Along with Texas Independence we'll celebrate our 48 years of 'Helping writers where they are.' That's to say, we invite you to spend a very special evening with us!

Cisco Senior Nutriton Program helps to serve meals to those who are 60 years of age or older, and/or are physically unable to prepare a well-balanced meal each day and live within a 5-mile radius of Cisco. If you are in need of this service, please give us a call at (254)442-5420.

The Cisco Lady Loboes are BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!!

Texas Family Defense Committee invites you to a presentation by Tracy Shannon, a researcher and activist in what she terms the “neo-morality movement.” Tracy joins us at the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 West I 20 in Cisco, on Thursday, February 23. Doors open at 5:30; program begins at 6:00 p.m. Tracy Shannon has studied what she calls the “neo-morality movement” for 20 years. Her family was profoundly impacted by the transgender movement many years ago, and that moved Tracy from the sidelines (merely protecting her own children from being inducted into “new” sexual mores) and onto the battlefront in the culture wars.

Abilene/Cisco, Texas - February 15, 2023 - Former State Representative and champion for public education, Dr. Bob Hunter has died. Dr. Hunter was a very good friend to Cisco College. “Dr. Bob Hunter was instrumental in the development of the Cisco College Abilene campus,” said Cisco College President, Dr. Thad Anglin. “His vision of establishing opportunities for post-secondary education across the Big Country region continues today.”