Due to inclement weather, the Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper set for Feb. 16 has been moved to Feb. 23 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lee Conference Center. Hosted by Hamilton TX Helping Hands and St. Mary’s Anglican Church, the drive-up or dine-in event is free to the community but donations are accepted and appreciated.
Despite the cold, Hamilton Commission Company held their special Big Horn Sale on Saturday featuring trophies, shooters and prospective rams and billies. Watch Hamilton Commission Company’s Facebook page for the next big horn sale.
On arctic nights of old, when the fire wasn’t hot enough nor the blankets thick enough, the Chukchi people of Siberia might allow a dog into bed for warmth.
Hamilton City Council last Thursday discussed financing of water distribution and wastewater collection system improvements and sewer main line installation in the alley behind Main Street on the south side of the square; had its first reading of an amended grease trap ordinance; received the Hamilton Police Department’s annual crime and racial profiling reports; and approved board members and updates for Hamilton Historic Main Street board and quarterly financials for Hamilton Economic Development Corporation.
Tyler Massingill enjoys sledding in a wash bucket during this week’s weather.
The weather has impacted the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and Hamilton County Health Authority Dr. Randy Lee said Tuesday that Hamilton has no more allocations and is simply waiting.
Friday’s candidate filing deadline determined that Hamilton City Council and Hamilton Independent School District will have elections May 1.
As of press time, weather prediction maps show Hamilton missing the ice. Texas-New Mexico Power is making plans in the event of power outages that could result from winter weather over the next week.
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the nation and world in the past 11 months, but it’s not the first time our nation has faced down a pandemic.
Hamilton County has 29 active cases of COVID-19, and none are hospitalized, according to the Hamilton Healthcare System web page Tuesday afternoon.
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