Eastland Telegram

The Eastland County Commissioners Court has determined that circumstances present in all or part of the unincorporated area of the county create a public safety hazard that would be exacerbated by outdoor burning.

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Eastland Lions Club, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Eastland,TX on Thursday, March 28th, to the Football Field Parking Lot located at 900 E. Main with shows at 5:00 & 7:s0 pm. C & M Circus has been providing quality, local family entertainment for 38 years. This authentic One-Ring, Big Top Circus has been featured on the A&E Special: Under the Big Top, Nick News: On the Road with Circus Kids and most recently OETZ’s Big Top Town. This year, we’re very excited to bring you our brand new 2024 performance featuring Big Cats presented by Trey Key, our Aerialist Extraordinaire Simone on the trapeze, 10th generation Loyal Bareback Horse Riders, the Perez Daredevil Duo on the Tight Rope and Wheel of Destiny, Elizabeth Ayala’s incredible foot juggling and hair hang and everyone’s favorite Circus Clown Leon Acton.

A collision last Thursday on Farm to Market Road 2214 (FM 2214) and County Road 237 (CR 237), 7 miles southeast of Eastland, killed Mark Allen Jewett, a 61 years of age male from Waseca, Minnesota. He was driving a 1985 Honda, VT 700 motorcycle. Jewett was pronounced dead on scene of the crash at 4:58 P.M. by Justice of the Peace, Jon Glenn.