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William Carson “Uncle Billy” McGough and Charles Culpepper Blair The following article was first printed in the Midland Reporter-Telegram April 8, 1979, and reprinted in the Eastland Telegram September 27, 1979, and since that has been 44 years ago, in case the readers have forgotten or missed it, it is being reprinted again.

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President- Colt Lawrence Vice-President- Saylor Monty Secretary- Pebbles Whitaker Treasurer- Vacant Parliamentarian-Ryleigh Whitaker Reporter- Sawyer Monty Community Service Officer- Luke Gustin

Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County invites you to meet Terri Hall, the founder and director of San Antonio-based Texans for Reform and Freedom (TURF) and Texans for Toll-Free Highways. Terri will speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 10, in the Big Dam Room of the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 West I 20, Cisco. Terri Hall has long been politically aware, but in 2005 she learned the Texas Dept of Transportation (TxDOT) was to convert her only access to San Antonio, Hwy 281, into a tollway.

Heavenly Father, I believe you are God. You are the Creator of Heaven and Earth. You are the God of eternity. You are the ‘Lover’ of my soul.

Patrick issues gag order ahead of trial

Rendezvous with Writing

BLOOM COFFEE GRAND OPENING--Cisco Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting cutting on Saturday for a new business in Cisco

Don Ed Eddleman

Ed. Note: In our article last week regarding the “Shakespeare in the Park” performances, Cisco College was erroneously named as part of the production. We apologize and are reprinting the report in a corrected version.

C.A.S.T. for Kids Lake Leon, presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, will be held Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 from 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Volunteers should arrive at 7:00am.

School start is right around the bend and, believe it or not, summer vacation will be coming to an end soon. We asked our readers online to share some of their summer fun photos with us. “What are YOU doing to enjoy the Summer?” we wanted to know. Three winners have been picked. They all won coupons for free snow-cones, which can be picked up at our Eastland office. Congratulations!

The 16th Annual Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by the EMH Volunteers is coming soon. This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, September 9th, 2023, at Lone Cedar Golf Course/Kingdom Course at Lake Leon. The Tee off Time is 8:30 a.m. The purpose of the tournament is to raise money to be used toward purchases needed for local healthcare at Eastland Memorial Hospital.

ECWSD’s Superintendent and operators attended the Texas Water Utility Association’s Central West Texas 54th Regional Annual School in May of this year. They took this opportunity to enter the best tasting water contest with a sample straight from the plant and won. This win will allow the district to enter the contest at the state level in September during the TWUA 105th Annual School. The district board of directors would like to contribute this win to a strong dedicated team which includes the District Superintendent, Plant Operators and Staff. ECWSD has worked hard and diligently over the last few years alongside Enprotec/ Hibbs&Todd to produce the best quality water possible from the plant and will continue to strive for excellence.

At approximately 9:00 PM on Friday, July 21, 2023, Deputies with the Eastland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic fight in progress at a residence on Hwy 183 between Cisco and Rising Star.

Bryan Jackson AKA #ThePreacherman - and his wife Tina are the founders of Vertical Adrenaline Motocross Ministries, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. He is a Multi-World Record Holder by both OWR and Guinness, and a former Multi-Time World & USA Motocross Champion.

The Eastland County Sheriff’s Office has set up a patrol vehicle with flowers on it at the Sheriff’s Office. If anyone wants to lay flowers on or near the unit, they are welcome to. The services for Deputy David Bosecker will be Saturday, July 29th, 2:00pm at the Brownwood Coliseum. There will be a memorial fund set up in lieu of flowers.

By Vance O’Brien Cisco College, Director and Cast took the gold approval ribbon in two performances Friday and Saturday.

The Eastland “Friendship Meal” will be this coming Tuesday, August 1st, 2023.

Eastland FFA State Champion Shelby Hatton