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Texas New Mexico Power has extended the deadline for the Non-Traditional Education Pathways Grant through July 10.

Dear Editor, Imagine a day-to-day reality where you are not free to practice your own religion or belief system. What restrictions does that place onto your day-to-day existence?

On May 14, 1962, Katherine Anne Porter published Ship of Fools, her first and last novel that put the uprooted Texan on easy street. Callie Russell Porter began her long life in 1890 at a wide spot in the road not far from Brownwood called Indian Creek. She was just two when her mother died and her father took his four small children home to Kyle between Austin and San Marcos.

Here are some of the highlights from this week’s City Council meeting. The council approved a lease agreement with Iron Horse Unlimited for the temporary use of city property located at 1099 State Highway 22 East from May 1 to Jan. 31, 2026, and the city will receive $750 a month in rent during that time, which will go into our general fund. Iron Horse Unlimited is a sub-contractor for Atmos Energy.

Friends of the Library, as well as the Hamilton Public Library, want to say “Thank You” to our generous community!

Let’s talk a bit about Aggie Horticulture.

The St. Louis World’s Fair may have been the first time Ad and Plinky Toepperwein performed in public as husband and wife, but the couple from the Lone Star State wowed the matinee audience on May 13, 1904 with their trick-shot artistry.

I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who voted for The Copper Garden as the 2025 New Business of the Year. What an honor—especially as we get close to our six-month mark.

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