Let’s Talk About… Bulk waste and burn site
There are unwelcome, but necessary, changes coming at the Bulk Waste Facility in 2021. Here’s the story:
The City of Hamilton does not have a landfill, or as the old timers would say, a city dump.
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I forgot my mask when I went into Hamilton Floral Monday afternoon. I usually don’t forget, but I was distracted.
A&M ecologist recognized for ecosystem restoration
The Charles Leonard Weddle Memorial Award is presented annually by the Native Plant Society of Texas for lifetime achievement in the field of Texas native plants. The most recent honoree is Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s James Muir.
AgriLife researcher honored for feeding the world
The National Academy of Inventors has chosen Bill McCutchen as a Fellow.
Council talks Main Street, narrows HPD chief search
Hamilton’s City Council entered executive session to consider the 13th and final agenda item in a regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall last Thursday to deliberate the filling of the police chief vacancy.
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY
A simmering East Texas feud boiled over into bloodshed on Dec. 15, 1951, when Hunter Bergman shot his sister’s ex-husband to death on the main street of Corrigan.
Star light, star bright
From meteor showers and supermoons to eclipses, 2020 has been filled with astronomical events. Perhaps the rarest event occurs Monday with the appearance of the “Christmas Star.”
COVID vaccine coming
Hamilton Healthcare System reported 12 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday morning with 55 active cases in the county and four hospitalized patients with the virus.
SELFIE TIME
SELFIE TIME- Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a selfie promotion, where selfies at local businesses can be submitted for a chance to win more than $500 in local merchandise.
Suzy says adios after 21 years
Suzy Thames didn’t really want to move to Hamilton County back in 1997. She was more inclined to a larger town, having grown up in Austin.
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