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New year kicks off with 2025 YouthFair

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The 2025 Hamilton County Youth Fair blew in with an arctic blast Monday dropping spring temperatures into more traditional stock show.

WINNERS TABLE

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WINNERS TABLE- Entries were submitted Monday morning in crafts, art and photography divisions for the 2025 Hamilton County Stock Show. That afternoon winners were displayed. See next week’s edition for all stock show results.

Entering the show

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Samuel and Jacob Lynch delivered their baked good entries to the Jayson Harris Pavilion for the 2025 Hamilton County Youth Fair Tuesday morning.

Hamilton Community Center menu

Come see us! We are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Menu is subject to change.

Notes from the Mayor

As we get the holidays behind us, for most of us, it’s back to work and soon back to school. Two occurrences that usually happen around this time of year are colds and flu on the rise and impending hard freeze temperatures. Take care of yourself when ill and take the proper precautions not to spread to others. While a cold may not affect everyone, another type of cold will affect everyone.

HPL Book Club kicks off year with ‘Peace Like a River’

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Kick off the new year reading more with the Hamilton Public Library Book Club.

Better Living for Texans

By Carolyn Balzen Inspire Joy in January

Bottlinger last customer for McKay at Texas Cutz

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Charlie Bottlinger was the last paying customer of Texas Cutz.

TxDOT preps for winter weather

TxDOT Waco District crews mobilized Sunday to proactively conduct winter weather operations. Based on the forecast, crews started early brine application on all Waco District structures.

HCAD: File homestead exemptions

One of the easiest ways a homeowner can lower his or her property tax bill is to file a homestead exemption. A homestead is generally the house and land used as the owner’s principal residence on Jan. 1 of the tax year. A person who acquires property after Jan. 1 may receive the residence homestead exemption for the applicable portion of that tax year immediately on qualification for the exemption if the preceding owner did not receive the same exemption for that tax year.