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ONE YEAR AFTER FIRES: County Residents Rebuild

ONE YEAR AFTER FIRES: County Residents Rebuild

Friday, March 17, 2022 marks a grim anniversary for many in Eastland County. In the late afternoon on that date fast moving, ferocious wild fires collectively known as the Eastland County Complex Fire - burned 54,463 acres and destroyed 158 structures overall, according to official reports. Property, livestock, and wild-life could not escape the devastation. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Poetry for Those Who Are Scared of Poetry

Poetry for Those Who Are Scared of Poetry

Cisco Writers Club invites you to an informal writing class: Poetry for Those Who Are Scared of Poetry. The class will be held April 6, 2023, at the Hilton Center in Cisco, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Cisco High School Places 1st at District One-Act Play Contest and Advances to Bi-District

Cisco High School Places 1st at District One-Act Play Contest and Advances to Bi-District

Outstanding Individual Crew Award for District 10-2A - Shanti Hernandez Outstanding Crew Award for District 10-2A - Shanti Hernandez, Rebekah Forester, Archie Russell, Laila McClurg, Lisa Johnson, Irma Vega, Maize Brown, Brilee DeBerry, Emily West, Lilly’Ann Rodriguez, Kylee Stovall Tech Award - Rebekah Forester All-Star Cast - Elana Spangler, Kye West Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Avery Koenig, Timothy Cadenhead 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Cisco Friendship Meal Chili and Cornbread Dinner March 21st

Cisco Friendship Meal Chili and Cornbread Dinner March 21st

The Cisco “Friendship Meal” will be this coming Tuesday, March 21st, 2023. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Former Eastland Telegram staffer inducted into amusement industry Hall of Fame

Former Eastland Telegram staffer inducted into amusement industry Hall of Fame

Honored for his contributions to the Attractions Industry 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

75 Minutes of Non-stop Energy:

75 Minutes of Non-stop Energy:

African Children’s Choir performs concert at Eastland’s First Baptist Church 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

EHS Band Accepted to UIL State Festival

EHS Band Accepted to UIL State Festival

The EHS Maverick Band has been accepted to the UIL State Wind Ensemble Festival in May of 2024 at the University of Texas at Austin. This is a high honor for only 16 bands who apply and “make a first division in concert and sightreading”. The UIL SWEF site says: 1. The goal of this event is not to win an award, but rather to accept the challenge of making music for the sole purpose of performing at the highest level possible for an appreciative, supportive audience in an optimum acoustical space. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Tid Bits

Let’s see now, since you asked— GayNell and I married in ’60 —bought a little house on Blink St. I worked as a Reporter, she for Ma Bell and our first vacation together was to Glorietta, the Baptist Summer Camp in east N. Mexico. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

RIVER OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY

RIVER OF LIFE FOOD PANTRY

Open Third Saturday Each Month 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

EASTLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

EASTLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

SHERIFF JASON WEGER 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Chili Fundraiser Lunch at Bethel Baptist Church April 5

Chili Fundraiser Lunch at Bethel Baptist Church April 5

Dine in or take out chili meals will be available for sale Wednesday, April 5 at Bethel Baptist Church in Eastland from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. Meal for $7.00 will include cobbler or other dessert, nacho peppers, onions, cheese, and tea or water. Or you may want to make a Frito chili pie. You may call to order take-out meals the following: Gail at 254-433-0658 or Ruby at 254-433-6495. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Bethel Baptist Church Rummage and Bake Sale March 24 and 25

Bethel Baptist Church Rummage and Bake Sale March 24 and 25

Bethel Baptist Church in Eastland is having a huge Rummage and Bake Sale Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25 from 8 AM to 5 PM. There will be clothes, children’s sports uniforms, furniture, linens, kitchen stuff, jewelry, purses, toys, glassware, plants, what nots, fabric, craft kits and patterns, and lots of miscellaneous. They will also have bake sale items of cakes, cookies, pies, candies, breads and cobblers. And last but not least there will be raffles. Hope to see you there!!! 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Free Teacher Retirement Seminar March 20

Free Teacher Retirement Seminar March 20

A free Teacher Retirement Seminar will be sponsored by Area 14 Texas Retired Teachers Association on Monday, March 20 at 9 a.m. in the Taylor Room of Region 14 Education Service Center at 1850 TX-351; Abilene, Texas 79601. Registration will start at 8:30. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Cottonwood Musical Is Friday, March 24th

Cottonwood Musical Is Friday, March 24th

The Cottonwood Historical Association will again be hosting an entertaining musical line up with dinner on Friday, March 24th. The Musical kicks off with dinner at 5:00 pm until 7:00 or until everything is gone! On the menu is King Ranch Casserole, or sandwich, salad, and your choice of dessert and drinks. The music will start at 5:30 and features a variety of tunes from blue grass to country, some country classics and even rock ‘n roll. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Olden Musical Sat., March 18

Olden Musical Sat., March 18

Saturday, March 18th at 5 pm will be the Olden Musical. Bar b que sandwich’s, chips, baked beans, dessert and drink will be avaialable for $7.00. Come and enjoy an evening of food and music. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Fish Fry at Desdemona Activity Center March 18

Fish Fry at Desdemona Activity Center March 18

Saturday, March 18, the Desdemona Activity Center will host our first fish fry of 2023. We will have fish, chicken tenders, beans, potato salad,french fries, slaw, hush puppies, desserts, & all the extras. Serving time is 5:00 PM—7:00 PM. cost is by donation. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Texas again leads state in new corporate projects Texas once again has topped the list for new and expanded corporate facilities added in a year, according to Site Selection Magazine. With 1,028 new projects in 2022, the state had more than the next two states combined Illinois and Ohio. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Old Rip Eastland County Courthouse February 27, 2023 This is Bette Armstrong and her husband Jimmy Armstrong. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

County Wide Burn Ban Continues to be Lifted

County Wide Burn Ban Continues to be Lifted

The Eastland County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Eastland County Commissioners’ Courtroom on Monday, March 13, 2023. The regular Commissioners’ Court opened with a prayer and pledge to the United States Flag. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

FROM THE GORMAN MAYOR

FROM THE GORMAN MAYOR

Hot and cold, I think I’m ready for some consistency. But that will never happen in Texas. What can happen though is that everyone can mow their weeds and any grass that is too high. I drove around town over the weekend, and we are looking pretty shaggy. It’s been nice this winter not having to worry about mowing, but that time is over. Please take the initiative and start cleaning up. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

From Eastland County Sheriff’s Department

From Eastland County Sheriff’s Department

On Thursday, March 17th, 2022 multiple fires erupted throughout Eastland County. One of the fires crossed into Carbon, Texas where multiple law enforcement agencies assisted with traffic control and evacuations while fire departments diligently fought the massive fires that were moving rapidly across the area. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Poetry Corner

THE PLAN 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

Clues To Spider Rock Found in Eastland County

Clues To Spider Rock Found in Eastland County

Third Part Series Remember Dave Arnold showed up with a Sheepskin Treasure Map at Clyde, Texas, in 1902, finding a stone carved map, as well as copper plates, and daggers, but no treasure. He then went 62 miles to the NW up near the Forks of the Double Mountain and Salt Fork of the Brazos and found a second carved rock, as well as a copper plate, a copper dagger, a copper key, 42 gold buttons, some epauletts, a silver cross, and a sword, but again no treasure. There was a Mexican Sheepherder on the river that helped interpret the stone map and scribbled his directions about how to find the treasure on a brown paper sack which he gave to another Anglo on the river named Will Stuart. A third so-called Spider Rock Map was found in 1909 NE of Rotan near where Gyp Creek runs into the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos. Supposedly, all of these artifacts and the stone maps were placed in Dr. C. L. Terrell's drugstore safe in Haskell and were destroyed in a fired in May of 1909. The Rotan Rock was discovered after the fire so survived. 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

RANGER HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY

RANGER HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY

RANGER HIGH SCHOOL ONE ACT PLAY--The Ranger High School one act play production of “Steel Magnolias” advanced beyond district competition today and will compete in the area round 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

The Idle American

The Idle American

Beyond the Game… 03/16/2023 12:00 AM

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