Strong Start
Hamilton Independent School District released its plan for reopening last Thursday with three levels of operation depending on the spread of COVID-19 over the coming weeks.
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Preserving the past
Twenty-two years into Hamilton’s history, on July 10, 1880, on the southeast outskirts of town, William Robert Richey, his wife Sarah Ann Wright Richey, W.S. Stephens, James Lemuel Grisham, Sr. and his wife Margaret Amanda Jones Grisham founded the Blue Ridge Missionary Baptist Church of Christ, now known as the Blue Ridge Baptist Church.
HISD students can get free back-to-school haircuts
Hair stylist Andrea Fletcher is offering back-toschool haircuts for Hamilton ISD students on Saturday, July 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rejuvenation Station.
4-H slates elections
Hamilton County 4-H will host council officer elections Thursday at 5 p.m. at Jayson Harris Pavilion. Positions include president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, Hamilton editor, Hico editor and delegate-at-large. 2019-20 officers should
Military, tip and prayers
A very special memorial service will be held for Koelling Wenzel on July 11 at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church on highway 22. Rev. Andrew Sobities will officiate the service with graveside following at the Wenzel Cemetery, north on Hwy 281.
Early voting continues through Friday
Early voting runs through Friday for three runoffs.
Producers reminded to complete reports
The Hamilton County office for USDA’s Farm Service Agency is open to phone and virtual appointments only but can still work with producers on timely filing crop acreage reports. FSA staff can provide assistance over the phone, by email and through virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams.
Tarleton’s TIAER awarded $1.5 million grant
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A team at Tarleton State University’s Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER), in collaboration with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in Stephenville, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Texas General Land Office to work on mitigating watershed issues resulting from hurricanes on the Texas Gulf Coast.
LEND A HELPING PAW
The Hamilton Animal Control and animal shelter has four dogs that are needing a new home. If you are interested in one of these dogs, please contact Evan with the City of Hamilton Animal Control at 386-3810. Courtesy photos
TSU to waive ACT, SAT scores for freshman admission
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University today announced that it will not require submission of ACT or SAT scores for freshman applicants for spring, summer and fall 2021.
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