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Little Rippy Collection Piece Is Stand-In for Old Rip

Little Rippy Collection Piece Is Stand-In for Old Rip

Just how did the “hand-craft” Horn Toad rag doll come to be the “portable” stand-in for the actual horn frog (or toad) come to be? 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Eastland City Reports January, 2023

Eastland City Reports January, 2023

Police Department January 2023 report Total calls for Service - 336 — YTD Totals 1035 Offense/Incident Reports - 61 — YTD 157 Business Checks - 129 YTD 745 Arrests - 17 — YTD 82 Cases filed with DA 12 — YTD 53 Cases filed with Juvenile Auth. - 0 — YTD 0 Citations Issued - Traffic - 85 — YTD 303 Warnings Issued - 332 — YTD 1167 Total Contacts - 417 — YTD 1470 Notes: 17-Arrest/ 18-Charges; Methamphetamine Arrest at Air Port; 17 Vehicle Searches; 61 Case Started; 1 Burglary of Habitation; Multiple Family violence Cases made. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Good Turn Out for Art Exhibit

Good Turn Out for Art Exhibit

The Blue Collar Art Exhibit had a good turn out Saturday evening at the Lyric building in Eastland. Theme of the exhibit was labor. Artist were Beth Pearson Lund, Gary Ford, Kirstyn Wright and Will Wright. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Cottonwood Musical Friday February 24th

Cottonwood Musical Friday February 24th

Hope you can join us at the February Cottonwood Musical for hot stew, great music and friendly conversation! We’ll be at the Community Center on Friday, February 24th ready to serve dinner a little earlier this month. Dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 PM. We’ll be serving Poor Man’s Stew with Cornbread and Crackers, your choice of dessert and drinks. Dinner from 4:30 until 6:30 (or til gone!) with the Music starting at 5 PM. The Musical line up features a variety of tunes from blue grass to country, some country classics and even rock ‘n roll. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

No Scranton Musical in February

No Scranton Musical in February

Scranton Community Center will not be hosting a musical for February. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Poem

01/14/2023 The answer is YES! I will choose Truth and Light. I will choose Life. But my choice does not come without a price. This price was paid by my Rescuer, my Redeemer. He came to me, reached out His hand and said “Come, for I am The Way, The Truth, The Life”. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Rising Star has new Chief of Police

Rising Star has new Chief of Police

Don Braly, known by most from all the years he worked at the County Sheriff’s Department under Sheriff Bradford, is Rising Star’s new Chief of Police. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Tuttle competes in San Antonio Stock Show

Tuttle competes in San Antonio Stock Show

Hayden Tuttle (pictured left) competed in the calf scramble at San Antonio stock show and rodeo and caught a calf. He will receive a certificate to go towards his next year’s project for the Breeding Show in San Antonio. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Eastland County Today Online Edition Registration

Eastland County Today Online Edition Registration

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The Rising Star (TX) varsity basketball team

The Rising Star (TX) varsity basketball team

The Rising Star (TX) varsity basketball team 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Harmony Baptist Church

Harmony Baptist Church

We at Harmony Baptist Church in Morton Valley would like to invite you to join us for our once a month movie and eats held Sunday evenings starting at 5 p.m. It is all free and we wish you would join us and bring friends. Our calendar dates are: February 26th movie and pizza night 5 p.m. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Ranger Veterans Support Group Meeting

Ranger Veterans Support Group Meeting

The Ranger Veterans Support Group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28th. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Ranger ISD Board Meeting Thursday, Feb. 23

Ranger ISD Board Meeting Thursday, Feb. 23

Board Agenda Ranger Independent School District Ranger ISD Administration Building 1842 Loop 254 East Ranger, Texas 76470 Notice is hereby given that a February Board Meeting of the Board of Education of Ranger Independent School District will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Board Conference Room of the Administration Office, 1842 Loop 254 East, Ranger, TX 76470. At that meeting, the Board may deliberate or act on any of the subjects listed on the following agenda. The President may change the order of items listed below for the convenience of the board. The Board may enter a closed meeting to seek the advice and counsel of its attorney at any time during the meeting under the authority of Texas Government Code § 551.071 regarding any item listed on the agenda of this meeting or in order for the attorney to provide legal assistance or advice to the Board or under Texas Government Code § 551.074 regarding personnel. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Woodbridge Church Services at Ranger College Auditorium Temporarily

Woodbridge Church Services at Ranger College Auditorium Temporarily

Woodbridge Church (now temporarily at Ranger College auditorium) wasn’t totally full at its temporary location in the ‘giant’ ultra-up-todate modern auditorium Sunday while the church’s original worship center is undergoing expansion and modernization. Both locations are on the main entrance off I-20 into Ranger. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Week of Feb. 13 - 17

Capital Highlights

Gov. Greg Abbot has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes. The ice storm caused considerable damage to property and power outages in the affected areas. The declaration for icestorm damaged counties includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Editor, Gender neutral language There has been discussion concerning 'gender neutral' language in Eastland County Personnel Policy. Upon investigation, I have learned that the language change recommendation came from the Human Resource (HR) Department of the Texas Association of Counties (TAC). I have found no evidence of a 'woke' agenda among the Commissioners Court nor County Officers. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Local student captures win at Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

Local student captures win at Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, February 13, 2023 – Avery Walton of Cisco captured Reserve Supreme Champion Ewe and Champion Southdown Ewe as well as Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe at the 2023 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The 2023 Show hosted junior exhibitors from across Texas competing for awards and more than $32,790 in Junior Breeding Sheep Show premiums. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Hay yields, supplies near 50-year low

Hay yields, supplies near 50-year low

Texas Crop and Weather Report 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Graham Livestock Report

Graham Livestock Report

GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, LLC Sale Every Monday Starting at 10:00 AM, Graham, Texas (940) 549-0078 February 20, 2023 Receipts were 1,648 including 459 Packer Cows, Bred Cows and Pairs and 1,189 yearlings and calves. We had 194 consignors and 62 buyers. Packer cows were $2-$4 higher. Packer bulls were $2-$3 higher. Young replacement cows and pairs were $100 to $150 higher. Market on steers and heifers weighing 500# and under were steady. Market on steers and heifers weighing over 500# were steady. The market was steady to strong on the calves and yearlings with packer cows and bulls higher. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Lipan upends Lady Loboes in Area round 50-43

Lipan upends Lady Loboes in Area round 50-43

The Cisco Lady Loboes saw their 202223 basketball season come to an end this past weekend after dropping a close 5043 decision to the No. 2-ranked Lipan Lady Indians in the area round of the Class 2A state basketball playoffs. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

CHS boys set to open postseason run

CHS boys set to open postseason run

The Cisco Loboes will tip off the Class 2A boys’ playoffs tonight when they face off against Archer City in the bi-district round. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Lady Panthers rout Priddy in Area showdown

Lady Panthers rout Priddy in Area showdown

Kyndall Scitern pumped in 24 points and Delila Crain added 14 more last week and powered the Gorman Lady Panthers to an impressive 66-20 victory over the Priddy Lady Pirates in the Area round of the Class 1A girl’s state basketball playoffs. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

It Seems To Me

Great men of old and philosophers of every age have asked the question: what is truth? 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

COVID-19 cases show decline

COVID-19 cases show decline

The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported by the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University in Texas in the past week dropped to 25,229, with 189 deaths reported. The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state dipped slightly to 1,952, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number of actual cases is likely higher, since people who test positive using a home kit generally are not reported in the case count. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

7 Continent Tour continues--We arrived in Cario, Egypt, and were met by the company “We Know Egypt.” They arranged all our activities and it has been a wonderful experience. Here’s a few pictures of the walking tour of Sharia Mu’izz li-din Allah: Cairo’s medieval architecture thoroughfare and home to a lovely stretch of ancient Islamic architecture. We Know Egypt #sandyandellie #aroundtheworldat80 At right Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby are staying at the Royal Pyramid Inn. 02/23/2023 12:00 AM

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