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Cynthia Ann & Quanah Parker May 4 - June 10, 2023.

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Above: Team members Jaci Darr, Savanna Koroch, Micayla Henry, and Angel Li!

Jay Oznick capped his high school in memorable fashion this past weekend with a stellar showing at the Region I-3A Track and Field Championships. The EHS standout finished in the top 10 in both of his events while competing in front of a large crowd at Abilene Christian University’s Elmer Gray Stadium.

2023 Eastland Youth Football League will be holding Football Registration FINAL CALL on May 9th, 6:00PM - 8:00PM at the First Financial Bank Community

The Eastland Police Department has teamed up with a local business to rekindle an on-going Teddy Bear Program Brandon’s Dozer Service has graciously sponsored and purchased Teddy Bears to be placed in our squad cars. Teddy Bears have been around for some time, in fact, way back to President Teddy Roosevelt’s era (1902). After a little reading, it was learned that Brooklyn candy store owners Rose and Morris Michtom made the first stuffed bear toy based off a cartoon, which they appropriately named Theodore Roosevelt and over time became known as the Teddy Bear. This couple from Brooklyn, according to some stories made the bear after a hunting trip that President Roosevelt was on where he refused to shoot a tied up bear. They were so moved by this act, they were inspired to make the stuffed bear.

Greetings My name is James Doyle, and I am asking for your vote on May 6 for the Eastland City Commission. I am currently working on the Eastland Economic Development Board and Planning & Zoning Board which I have served for 5 years. I also volunteer with our Eastland Hospital Volunteers and on our Chamber of Commerce Board. I was born in 1961 at our Eastland Hospital and graduated in the EHS class of 1979. I am currently employed at Atmos Energy for the past 40 years. My wife Nancy and I have 7 children and 14 grandchildren and we attend the Daugherty Street Church of Christ.

Hi! My name is Cecil Funderburgh, and I have filed an application for re-election to the Eastland City Commission.

Hi, I’m Shirley Stuart and I am running for City Commissioner for the City of Eastland. Many of you know me, while many of you do not. For those who do not, let me offer a brief introduction:

Passenger Vehicle Tires ONLY/No Rims

Kelly Skinner will be running for a place on the Eastland Memorial Hospital Board of Directors on Saturday, May 6, 2023. She has been very involved in the Eastland medical community since 1990. She is deeply committed to the local values of our area and is a seasoned professional in the medical field.

Senate, House begin budget reconciliation process

Delila Crain punched her ticket to the state track meet in two events this past weekend en route to highlighting a stellar outing by the Gorman Lady Panthers at the Region III-1A Track and Field Championships in Whitney. The Lady Panthers turned in one of the school’s best-ever finished at the regional meet by finishing sixth overall.

Jake Bell made sure his final prep season would end on a high note this past weekend by turning in a head-turning effort at the Region II-1A Track and Field Championships at LeGrand Stadium in San Angelo.

Notice is hereby given that the Gorman City Commission will meet in Regular Session at 5:30 p.m. in the Gorman Community Center Meeting Room at 118 S. Kent St. Gorman, on May 4, 2023, to consider the following agenda items: 1. Opening Prayer, Followed by Pledge of Allegiance and Texas Pledge, Attendance 2. Call the Meeting to Order 3. Approve the Minutes of the Previous Meeting 4. Approve the Bills for Payment 5. Citizens Forum and Input Maximum 5 Minutes 6. Reports from Department Heads 7. Transfer of Police Vehicles to the Eastland County Sheriff’s Department 8. Consider the Shared Purchase of 2 Downtown Building with the EDC, located on North Kent.

South of County hit hard in Hail Storm

The annual meeting of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association will be held Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:00 pm at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Any individual with ties to the Pleasant Hill community is welcome to attend.

Workday May 6

The best laid plans often go awry Before we can even blink or wonder why.

Webster’s Dictionary says (the word ‘trans’ is basically a prefix that means: on the other side of, over, across; change throughly, above and beyond).

Mitchell Cemetery will be having its annual cleanup and meeting on May 6th at 8:00. We welcome anyone who would like to help. Bring your mowers, weed eater and rakes. Hope to see you there.

Corinth Cemetery Association will hold the Annual Meeting at the cemetery on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pavilion. Please bring your own chairs. The cemetery is located one-half mile from Highway 6, on County Road 154, between Cisco and Eastland.

The annual meeting of Kokomo Cemetery will be held Saturday, May 6 at 10 AM at the Community Center in Kokomo.

Heading into the final week of the 2023 NJCAA baseball season, the Ranger College Rangers know what they have to do. It’s win or go home time. The Rangers enter the final series of the season tied with rival Hill College for the fourth place in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference standings. A split against Weatherford could, head coach Scott Norwood, feels could be enough to send Ranger to the Region V tournament for only the second year in a row and only the second time in the past four decades.

Things are beginning to “ROLL”in Ranger, Texas!! The Ranger Citizens Task Force is preparing the Old Sale Barn on Hwy 254 for a fun filled day of excitement. Sand has been hauled in and waiting to be spread. The bleachers were brought in last week.