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COVID clears nursing homes

Hamilton County’s Health Authority Dr. Randy Lee announced that one of Hamilton County’s nursing homes is now COVID clear as active cases continue to trend downward in Hamilton County this week.

Monday Hamilton Healthcare System reported 29 active cases of 101 total positive cases.

With schools and sporting events resuming, officials say it is still important to practice preventative measures like wearing masks, washing hands and socially distancing.

UIL fires warning shot

A seemingly harmless picture of unmasked Stephenville Yellow Jacket football fans attending an inter-squad football scrimmage posted on social media grabbed the attention of the University Interscholastic League last week, prompting a firm slap on the hand from the governing body.

In any other year, the picture would have served as a proud display of school spirit. 2020 however has proven to be no ordinary year as school districts across the nation attempt to balance in-person education with the safety of both faculty and students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heritage Days one week away

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Hamilton County Heritage Days, sponsored by Lawson Implement, is only one week away.

For the first time ever, the three-day event will include a horseshoe tournament.

Ashmore Plumbing is sponsoring a double elimination style tournament limited to 32 teams next Saturday, Sept. 5 at Hamilton Fair Park.

“Bring your partner, your horseshoes, your chair and let’s have fun,” said Cody Ashmore.

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY

With the modern and supposedly more humane electric chair due to replace the gallows at midnight, an overflow crowd packed the courthouse square in Angleton on Aug. 31, 1923 for the last public execution in Texas.

The first dose of “manufactured lightning” was administered in 1890 to a convicted wife murderer in New York. But the much-heralded debut was something less than an unqualified success.

Lions honor Schrank

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Hamilton Lions Club recognized Bert Schrank for 71 years of service last Wednesday.

“He is a blessing and has been for many years to this community,” said Lion Rodney Craddick. “He is a champion and we just love him to death.”

Members of the club celebrated Schrank through the windows of Hamilton Healthcare Center, where he resides. They visited by phone and sang “My Country Tis of Thee.” District club representatives presented Schrank an award and pin. Schrank was an early

Schrank was an early member of the local organization.

Military, tip and prayers

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Raise your hand if you’re as tired of all this political mish-mash as I am. Can’t stand all this name-calling. Sounds like they are in a sand box.

Sept. 7 is Labor Day and it falls on a Monday. Hamilton ISD has a holiday Sept. 7 so watch out for all of our kids.

Please help out our Shive VFD and your donations can be mailed to Shive VFD, 170 CR 518, Hamilton, TX 76531. . Their Annual Fish Fry was canceled because of the covid-19 virus and the VFD depends heavily upon the donations to carry them thru the year. Thank you for your help.

Farm Bureau launches science fair

To help fifth-grade students explore agriculture and better understand the science involved in farming and ranching, Texas Farm Bureau is launching the Ag Inquiry Science Fair.

It is the first project of its kind for the state’s largest farm and ranch organization, but one TFB hopes cultivates agricultural literacy and awareness.

Let’s Talk About… Oakwood Cemetery

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My parents are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, as are my grandparents. Like so many Hamilton residents who have loved ones interred at Oakwood, I care about its appearance.

By ordinance, the City of Hamilton “shall provide for the continuing care, maintenance, operation and improvements to the cemetery.” The City has been struggling this year to meet that standard of care.

HISD acclimates to ‘different’ year

Hamilton Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday evening worked through a 13-item agenda in just 23 minutes.

The agenda was capped by a public hearing to discuss the 2020-21 proposed tax rate of $1.0546 per $100 valuation, a one-cent decrease from the previous year.

However, no one from the community attended the Zoom meeting to speak on the tax rate.

Courthouse windows to get makeover

Hamilton County Commissioners Tuesday morning approved a proposal to repair windows at the courthouse, a possible stop sign in Precinct 3, three new private roads in a subdivision in Precinct 2 and a proposed name change for Hamilton County Appraisal District.

Commissioners previously sought proposals for repair of the windows in the historic county courthouse, but the resulting estimates were prohibitive. Local contractor Don Rudolph will clean and prep, reglaze and paint the windows for a fraction of the previously proposed costs.