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Billy, Tillie tales will be told

Billy the Kid, Flora Blitz and Tillie Treadway will be walking through Oakwood Cemetery Saturday afternoon.

They will be joined by Bill Chappell, Louis Woodall and Plank Wilson during the Hamilton County Historical Museum’s fourth annual Cemetery Walk fund-raiser.

The living history presentations will be 1 to 4 p.m. in Oakwood Cemetery, which is the second cemetery heading north on Highway 281. Admission will be $10 per person; children younger than 10 are free.

You fellers wonna let me down?

NO HANDS- Hamilton EMS personnel, l-r, Dana Allison, Erik Testerman, Terry Griffin and Colman Martin watch as Dr. Bill Craig’s stretcher extends completely out of the new Mobile ICU ambulance with nothing underneath. 
The new feature will save many lift injuries for EMS employees.

HCHD adds 2 units to ambulance fleet

Hamilton County Hospital District has begun a major fleet capital improvement project with the acquisition of two new ambulances.

Hamilton EMS, in partnership with Hamilton General Hospital, remains committed to providing the highest level of pre-hospital emergency medical services possible. These new vehicles bring advanced capabilities to the service area not available until now.

Cinco De Mayo events Saturday at Fair Park

Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo festivities at Fair Park will begin with a taco, salsa and guacamole cookoff starting at 8 a.m. and end with dancing and great music from the Tejas Brothers starting at 9:30 p.m.

Sandwiched in between will be vendors, food, music and family fun.

Matched horse races start at 1 p.m., and bands take the stage at 3 p.m.

A charreria starts at 7 p.m. on the rodeo grounds, showcasing the animal husbandry skills brought from early Spain and blended with ranch work competitions of Old Mexico.

Day of Prayer Thursday

National Day of Prayer will be observed May 2.

In Hamilton, the observance will be Thursday at noon in the Youth and Family Life Center of First Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome.

National Day of Prayer is celebrated by Americans of many religions, including Christians of many denominations, Protestant and Catholic, as well as Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus and Jews, reflecting the demographics of the United States.

On this day, many Americans will assemble in prayer in front of courthouses as well as houses of worship.

ENGAGED

- Matthew Stephens and Chelsea McQueen are excited to announce their upcoming marriage on May 11, 2019, in Fairfield. Chelsea is the daughter of Keith & Shannon McQueen of Fairfield. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and currently serves as Director of Community Relations at Hamilton Healthcare System. Matthew is the son of Rocky & Jennifer Ingram of Hamilton and Jay Stephens of Evadale. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is currently employed as Managed Care Coordinator at Hamilton Healthcare System.

HH N REGIONAL RELAY

Pictured (l-r), the speedy quad squad of Caleb Lengefeld, Areben Bullard, Jakob Walton and Taylor Long will be competing in the 4x400-meter relay at the Region 1-3Atrack meet in Abilene

Keeping Hamilton Beautiful

Terrible weather didn’t dampen the results of the Keep Hamilton Beautiful tire collection, household hazardous waste collection and bulk trash collection April 13 at Hamilton Fair Park. The event was

Swing Sisters perform Saturday

Former American Idol Contest Kristyn Harris along with Brook Deaton and Jeanne Cahill will take stage Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Chandler Craig Auditorium. The Swing Sisters will perform

USDA: February income over feed cost triggers dairy safety net payment

WASHINGTON — USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced this week that the February 2019 income over feed cost margin was $8.22 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the second payment for dairy producers