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News
The Evant Chamber will have Music on the Square, Saturday, Aug. 15 from 7-8:30 p.m., featuring Zachariah Carney. There will be $1.00 hot dogs and all the fixin’s, water sponsored by Bennett Creek White Dorpers and a bouncy house for the kids. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy.
Listen up, Hamilton County! Secure your perimeters, check your calendars and clear your frequencies. We are staring down the barrel of the upcoming academic deployment cycle, and according to raw intelligence intercepted from the Hamilton Herald-News, Hamilton ISD is about to undergo some massive administrative, structural and logistical overhauls.
As summer’s final moments slip away and the temperatures rise, Monday, Aug. 10, marks the official reminder that school is near with “Meet the Teacher” for the elementary and junior high, and a “Back to School Night” for Hamilton High School.
A special ceremony was held at Kooken Field Thursday evening of last week to present long awaited state championship rings to the 2025 Class 2A Division I State Champion Hamilton Bulldogs. Fresh off a 14-1 state semifinal showing in 2024, a first for Hamilton, last season’s Bulldogs returned to post the program’s second ever 14-win season enroute to capturing Hamilton High School’s first ever football state championship.
Lifestyle
In the early 1880’s, Marion Harvey Johnson settled in Hamilton County. In 1886, he married Elizabeth Rejoyce Adams, and they had 10 children. Now, in 2026, the children and grandchildren of those “original 10” will have their 75th annual Johnson Family Reunion.
Sports
Loyal fans of the 2025 state champion Hamilton Bulldogs need to renew their seats at Kooken Field for the upcoming season. Football reserved-seat ticket holders may renew or purchase their 26-27 season seats for $40 per seat. Reserved seats can be renewed July 29 through Aug. 7, and all seats not renewed will be released on Aug. 10. The 2026-27 Bulldog football season starts Aug. 28 on the road against Bremond at 7:30 p.m. To renew or purchase a seat, contact Deb Sparks at 254-386-4370 or dsparks@hamiltonisd.org.
LOCKED IN: In addition to locking down Hamilton’s secondary from his safety position, senior Colton DeLaGarza, pictured hauling in a pass, will be looking to take the top off of opposing defenses at wide receiver. .
Coming ou the 2025 sea son that ended in the region- al finals, head coach Andrew Heers will be entering his seventh year as head volleyball coach and 18th year in coaching. With only seven returning varsity players cur- rently and a final roster not decided, Heers spent his summer evaluating and collaborating with other coaches on strategies and drills to work on specific skills.
Columns
Breaking a 54-year silence, an ex-priest best known as the creator of the Kaepa brand athletic shoe revealed his role in the UT tower tragedy in the Aug. 6, 2020, edition of the San Antonio Express-News.
Dear Editor, I’m glad to see the Yard of the Month Program! We need more positive, uplifting moments to promote community involvement, pride and participation. I support Mayor Jordan’s program 100%.
1.6 million eggs in Texas are recalled Several brands of white and brown eggs sold in Texas are under a recall because they may be contaminated with salmonella, the Statesman reported. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million eggs.
Puzzled crew members watched from the deck of the “Indianapolis” on Jul. 26, 1945, as the top-secret cargo that had taken them to the Pacific island of Tinian in the Marianas was wrestled ashore.
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At funeral services in Mission on Jul. 8, 1956, friends and family of “Slats” Rodgers paid their last respects to the accident-prone pioneer aviator while marveling at the fact he died in bed of natural causes.
Obituaries
Cheyenne Nickole Beeman, 29, passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2026, at Seton Medical Center in Harker Heights. A memorial service at Rock House Cemetery will be announced at a later date.
James Allen Kruse, 91, went peacefully home with his wife, Hertha, by his side on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Funeral services were held on July 13, 2026, at Riley Funeral Home.
Dudley Quinton Kelm, 74, of Katy, passed away peaceful-ly on July 11, 2026. Services will be held at St John Lutheran Church in Ham-ilton at 1 p.m.
Joseph Verne West Oglesby, born in Waco on April 10, 1964, passed away July 1, 2026, in Waco. Joseph, also known as “Crazy Uncle Joe,” loved helping everyone, even if that meant he went without. Joe also loved being the center of attention and making everlasting memories. Joe was a rough, tough outlaw and will be missed by all. He loved doing everything the Joe Oglesby way, the cowboy way.
James Lyle Kenton (Jim), age 84, died peacefully at home with his family on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 10, at Riley Funeral Home in Hamilton, at 11 a.m., with viewing at 10 a.m.
