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The United States Postal Service has announced the official retirement of longtime rural carrier Tammy Burks of Evant.

Tammy has been with USPS for 28 years and nine months, the entire time on the same rural route.

SNOW DAY- At left, Ace and Laney Lane and their dog Holly show off their snowman. Above, Joe and John Polster built a snowman welcoming folks to Hamilton. Below right, the Lengefeld grandkids, Berkley, Campbell and Harper, Kate, Caleb and Sydney, built a fine snowman in the country. Below left, Ashlynn and Avery Cozby played in the falling snow.

TEMPLE — The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas has established a second funding application deadline of Feb. 12 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Circle T Arena hosted the Texas Sheep/Cattle Dog Association Arena Timed Trials Saturday. In the competition, the dog takes the sheep around obstacles and then pens them. They are given five minutes to complete the tasks.

Hamilton City Council last Thursday met in special session and afterward authorized City Administrator Ryan Polster to hire Jason Brad Boulton as chief of Hamilton Police Department.

Hamilton raises good kids. One of those goodkids-turned-adults is 2003 Hamilton High School graduate Russell Allmandinger.

Above, Aubrey Adams showed the grand champion market steer; left, Peyton Raibourn showed the supreme champion swine; below left, Sydney Thedford the grand champion market lamb; and right, Khloe Koether the grand champion market goat at the Hamilto