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Priddy American Legion Hall will host a Halloween dance featuring the Danny Edwards Band 8 p.m. to midnight Nov. 1.

From fairgrounds to classrooms, community gardens to robotics labs, 4-H youth in Hamilton County are proving they’re not just ready for the future – they’re Beyond Ready. During National 4-H Week, celebrated Oct. 5–11, 2025, local clubs will share how 4-H equips young peo- ple with the skills, confi dence, and resilience to lead in a world full of opportunity and change.

When I was elected to the city council in Allen, where we moved from, and here in Hamilton when I was elected to the city council and then as your mayor, I’ve been asked the same question many times.

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Pearl Cemetery workday Oct. 12

Hamilton Volunteer fire Department will have its annual fish fry Sunday Oct. 19, at the fire hall, 104 W. Henry.

First Methodist Church in Gatesville will have its annual Harvest Festival 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18.

Julianna and Benjamin Hester, 9 and 12, respectively, know all about childhood cancer. The siblings lost their sister, Brooke, to the disease.