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Spreading hope through service

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

Director Barry Dickerson and a group of men from Hope House again extended a helping hand last week by trimming limbs and cleaning up the walking trail along Highway 22. According to their website, the Hope House is a free faith-based recovery program that provides housing, meals and discipleship to men and women overcoming addiction through a seven-month vocational training program. For more information, visit hopehousehamilton.com. Courtesy photo

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Circle T Arena to host premier events during Labor Day weekend

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

Circle T Arena will host the Labor Day All-Girl Premier Women’s Rodeo on Thursday, Sept. 3.

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Mayor’s Yard of the Month

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

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Library accredited by TSLAC

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

For the first time since 2019, Hamilton Public Library has been accredited by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission effective September 1, 2026. This accreditation allows interlibrary loans for patrons, opens doors for discounts and grant funding and strengthens library quality and accountability.

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Last chance to register for 2026 Dove Fest Parade

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

Hamilton Economic Development Corporation and Main Street Program Administrative Assistant Bonnie Harle would like to remind everyone that the deadline to register for the 54th Annual Dove Fest Parade is Monday, Aug. 31.

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Miss Hamilton County Dove Festival Pageant is Saturday

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

The Miss Hamilton County Dove Festival Pageant will be held this Saturday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m.

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MISSION BRIEFING 015: OPERATION STADIUM BLINDFOLD (3 of 3)

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

Listen up, you un-regimented, soft-bellied civilian elements of the Hamilton Area of Operations! Drop that lukewarm sweet tea, lock your eyes to the front, and prepare your intellectual apparatus for a high-intensity, un-redacted reality check in this final briefing of our Space Conspiracy series!

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This Week in Texas History

Wed, 08/26/2026 - 06:50

Fire departments from all over Central Texas joined the effort in battling the Rio Escondido fire including these volunteers from Jonesboro. Photo by Grant Lengefeld

The future chief justice of independent Texas’ supreme court demanded satisfaction in an Aug. 28, 1832 letter to the editor of his hometown newspaper.