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COVID cases increase

Hamilton Healthcare System continues to see more positive cases of COVID-19, and hospitalizations are increasing, said Dr. Randy Lee, County Health Officer, Monday.

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This week in Texas history

The daughter of a long dead and all but forgotten hero of the Texas Revolution unveiled a statue of her tragic father at a Galveston intersection on Oct. 20, 1938.

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100 YEARS STRONG

On May 29, 1920, a group of World War I veterans met at the Hamilton County courthouse and formed a temporary organization – Cunningham Post 222 of the American Legion.

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In a letter dated Oct. 13, Hamilton Independent School District announced that it would discontinue remote learning for students in pre-K and kindergar ten as well as grades six through 12 effective Oct. 20.

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Pink OUT!

Hamilton High School students dedicated Friday’s Pink Out Pep Rally to breast cancer survivors Cindy Mehaffey and Christi Armstrong.

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Court debates tin horn policy

Tin horns dominated last week’s Hamilton County Commissioners Court meeting in the courthouse annex.

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Hack won’t mar local elections

Hamilton County voting equipment was never in peril when hackers attacked the county’s email system last week, said County Clerk Leanne Jackson.

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High flying extreme drive-in circus to benefit Girl Scouts

Come one, come all!

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BACKYARD MONARCHY

Sophia Yates submitted this and other beautiful photos of monarch butterflies as they made their annual migratory stop in her back yard over the weekend. The migration of North America’s monarch butterfly is unique and amazing. It is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do, using a combination of air currents and thermals to travel long distances - some as many as 3000 miles.