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CHRISTMAS CHEER- Above, Ann Whitney Elementary kindergarten students perform at the annual Christmas program. At right, Hamilton 4-H members, l-r, Jenna Hinton, Nathan Hall, Mattie Ondrusek, Mason Hall, Davin Hamby, Tori Harless, De’von Wardlaw, Dalton Hamby, sponsor Bruce Boyd and Anagail Hamby.

Thu, 12/06/2018 - 5:00am

Santa Claus coming Thursday

Christmas on the Square Santa Claus and a host of fairy tale characters will be here Thursday for Hamilton’s annual Christmas on the Square celebration. The fun family event will begin with photos...

Thu, 11/29/2018 - 12:00am

Moore baby loses battle

Evan Tyler Moore’s life lasted only 8 ½ months. His contagious smile and fighting spirit inspired a whole c o m - munity during his short time on earth, a n d now his family need shelp with funeral...

PLAY SATURDAY- Hamilton High School’s drama class and FCCLA chapter will present a “Million Dollar Murder” and a three-course dinner Saturday at 5:45 p.m. in the Hamilton Junior High cafetorium. Admission will be $10, and reservations can be made by calling 254-931-0409. Pictured are Jack Snyder and Matthew Jarrell.

Thu, 11/29/2018 - 12:00am

New HCT production won’t be on stage

A new production has started at the Hamilton Civic Theatre, but it has nothing to do with a play. Established in 1984, HCT had its humble beginnings in the Woman’s Council’s Fine Arts Center on West...

ABOVE AND BEYOND- Yale Yoakum adjusts a metal bracket to hang a Christmas wreath on the Hamilton County Courthouse Tuesday morning. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce thanks Yoakum for custom-making the brackets and Hamilton Trailer Repair for donating the metal. Chamber executive director Kim Hinton and courthouse employee Carl Taylor also braved freezing temperatures to help with the project.

Thu, 11/29/2018 - 12:00am

It’s christmastime in the city

‘Broadway Santa’ Ann Whitney Elementary will kick off the holiday season Friday by taking the folks in Hamilton to a Christmas in New York with their play, “Broadway Santa.” The show begins at 5:30 p...

Thu, 11/22/2018 - 5:00am

Bulldog Basketball tips off

Hamilton’s varsity and junior varsity Lady Bulldog basketball teams hosted 16 teams last Thursday through Saturday for the Hamilton Lady Bulldog Invitational. The varsity Lady Dogs toppled Valley...

NEWS

12/06/2018 - 5:00am

This Week in Texas History

A troop ship carrying more than 500 fighting men from Texas was a week out of Hawaii on the way to Australia on Dec. 14, 1941. National Guardsmen from Wichita Falls, Abilene, Lubbock and other towns throughout northwest Texas were drummed into...

Briefly

HJH collecting toys til Friday

Texans can prevent spread of oak wilt

Watershed training set in Jonesboro

SPORTS

12/06/2018 - 5:00am

48 teams to compete in Ted Jones Memorial

The annual Ted Jones Memorial basketball tournament will tipoff Thursday 8:30 a.m. with a matchup between Llano and Brownwood. Forty-eight teams in total are slated to compete in the three-day boys’basketball tournament hosted by Hamilton High...

BULLDOG BASKETBALL: OFF AND RUNNING

HJH Lead Worthy hosts toy drive

Bulldog Basketball tips off

PLAYOFFS at Taylor

Bi-District Dogs settle beef with Buffalo

OBITUARIES

12/06/2018 - 5:00am

Frances Sommerfeld

Frances Marea Sommerfeld of Fairland, Oklahoma, passed away Nov. 22, 2018. Mrs. Sommerfeld was married to Billy Paul Sommerfeld of Hamilton in June 1979. Survivors include her husband of Fairland; three sisters, Barbara Green and Millie, both of...

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Evan Moore