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In the second mass escape in two weeks from the same Texas prison farm, eight more convicts bolted from infamous Eastham on Jul. 8, 1937. This was how the Associated

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor, I want to acknowledge my recent resignation from the City Council, and to thank all-- voters, City staff, and fellow Councilmembers for their daily commitment to make Hamilton

Red all over

Today, June 25, 2019, we are going to do water beads with H, T and Little Bro. Water beads are little dots that you put in water and they grow.

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Letter to the Editor,

I would like to say a special thank you to Pastor and Stacy Reich and Donna Abdou for stopping and helping me load all my trees that were broken during the wind storm Sunday. They will never know how much I appreciated them.

It’s wonderful to have such good friends to lend a helping hand.

Thanks again, Pastor, Stacy and Donna.

Gaylon Marwitz Dear Editor,

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Dear Editor,

Well, we finally were able to have the Cemetery Walk! Hot day!

Everyone seemed to enjoy the program.

I would like to thank all the actors for putting on such an interesting show. Thanks to everyone for taking time out of their busy weekend to spend time with Hamilton County Historical Museum’s fourth annual Cemetery Walk – Jim Eidson as Billy the Kid, Candace Thompson as Flora Blitz, Glen Jones as Bill Chappell, James Yates as Plank Wilson and Holly May Lawson as Tillie Treadway. Great bunch of volunteers.

This Week in Texas History

After three years of courtroom battles, Southwest Airlines finally got off the ground on Jun. 18, 1971 with a trio of Boeing 737’s flying passengers between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

Co-founder Herb Kelleher was there to meet the inaugural flight at its destination. For the rest of his days, he relived the magical moment with anyone who would listen: “I walked up to it and I kissed that baby on the lips and I cried.”

HB3 a major step forward for schools

Hamilton ISD applauds the work of the 86th Texas Legislature in passing a comprehensive school finance bill. The $11.6 billion plan includes funding for full-day pre-K for eligible students, prioritizing

Letter to editor

To our friends, Due to John’s sudden passing in January, our lives were turned head over heels in more ways than one. But, believe it or not, John had already

Back to the Bible

“Are you saying all of these other churches are wrong?” Truth does not abide with the majority nor the minority. Truth is still reality, regardless of how many people happen

Letter to the editor

Dear fellow Texans, As we enjoy the blessings of family and friends this Memorial Day, let us all take a moment to recollect the reason for this day. Today, we