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The Cisco “Friendship Meal” will be this coming Tuesday, June 19th, 2023.

The novel This Is Where It Ends by Cindy K. Sproles is set in the early 1900s. Minerva Jenkins lives alone on a mountain in Kentucky. She’s ninety-four years old, and she’s been widowed for three decades. Her husband made her promise to keep his secret. She buried it in a box next to his grave. But the thing is, even she doesn’t know what’s in the box. She doesn’t know exactly what the secret is.

DEWBERRY’S ALL PRO--Building New Businesses in Cisco --The Cisco Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for a new business

Cisco PD welcomes Officer Mark Purpura

Cisco FFA has 10 students attending Area Leadership Camp this week!! Camp is being led in part

KALAHARI That’s the name of THE NEW BIG resort and convention Center in Round Rock, just out of Austin.

By Tommy Wells Renee Alexander admits to not liking to have to change jobs. In fact, she hated the idea of having to find a new position so much that when she found out the owners of the Ranger Care Center were looking to retire after more than 40 years in the business, she decided to take extreme measures.

The Eastland County Retired Teachers Association donated over 200 books to students of Siebert Elementary in May to promote reading during the summer. The students get to keep the books and take them home and continue their reading skills.

Fly Your Flag On Flag Day June 14th

We had an amazing turnout for Science at the Library. There were 140 people who came by to see Mr. Culverhouse and his microscopes. The one where we could watch the silver was my favorite. ( Photos to the right and below - submitted by Eastland Memorial Library)

By Tommy Wells At the age of 81, Dr. Sandra Hazelip stunned everyone when she announced she was going to take Jules Verne’s advice and travel around the world in 80 days. Not necessarily by balloon, but she and her friend, Ellie Hamby, did.

We are so very thankful to the Ranger Fire Department for helping make our Fun Day a success!

Pickup Drives into Cowpokes

Notice is hereby given that Eastland County Commissioner’s Court will meet in a Special Called Meeting on 06/08/2023 - 08:15 AM in the Eastland County Commissioners’ Courtroom, Eastland Texas, to consider the following agenda items: 1) Declare a Quorum and Call Meeting to Order 2) Prayer and Pledge 3) Consent Agenda (The Consent agenda includes non-controversial and routine matters that the court may act on in one single vote. The County Judge or any Commissioner may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order to discuss and act upon it as a part of the Regular Agenda.) - A. Accounts Payable 4) Business to be Discussed and Considered for Approval: A - Burn Ban (Last lifted 3-6-2023); B. Discuss increase in EMS fees. (Joe Wright) — Other attendees: Chief Fairbanks, Chief Williamson, Chief Fox, City Manager Oznick, and City Manager Archer; C. Discuss and consider declaring June Elder Abuse Awareness Month. (Judge Hullum) 5) Adjournment Posted by order of Eastland County Commissioner’s Court

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of Senate Bill 1 and Senate Joint Resolution 1 – Property Tax Relief

I’ll begin my story by saying that I really like cats! I grew up on a farm and we had cats - lots of cats. I liked all of them and when I was young I took them riding in my doll buggy. I had fun and they didn’t mind the ride.

County law enforcement staff face hazards every time they get behind the wheel at work. The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) is helping reduce those risks through its innovative driving simulator.