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Nine Hamilton High School track and field athletes punched a ticket to state after earning top two finishes during last week’s UIL Region II-2A Track and Field Championships. Senior Presley Long and junior Chaska Downs placed first and second, respectively, in the 3200-meter run. Long too will return to state in the 1600-meter run after placing first in the regional event in Springtown. Also making stately returns will be junior Alivia Eanes, who claimed regional gold in the 100-meter hurdles, and senior and multi-time state representative Anna Pearcy, who will return to Austin as the Region II-2A 800-meter champion. The Bulldogs will send a contingent of five athletes to Austin. Colton DeLaGarza qualified individually as the men’s regional 800-meter champion and helped both the regional silver-medalist and defending state-qualifying 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams earn state bound bus rided. Both relay teams set new school records Saturday in Springtown. DeLaGarza is joined by senior Pierce Summers and brothers Myles and Morgan Henkes on the 4x200-meter relay. The record-holding 4x400-meter relay team includes DeLaGarza, senior Morgan Henkes, Pierce Summers and his brother, freshman Oliver Summers. See story on Page 1B. Photos by Grant Lengefeld

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After 40 years of teaching through five different decades, Hamilton High School ag teacher and FFA advisor Terry Baize is retiring at the end of the 2026 school year.

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Once the largest Baptist Church in Hamilton County established in 1880 by three families, the Richeys, Grishams and Stephenses, Blue Ridge Baptist Church disbanded in 2003, and the Blue Ridge Cemetery Association was formed to ensure the upkeep of the adjacent cemetery at 151 Blue Ridge Road.

Students at Evant ISD are gaining more than classroom knowledge this year - they are stepping into ambulances, working alongside medical professionals, and preparing for careers in emergency medicine before they ever receive a high school diploma.