Marcia Beth Williams Obituary
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 1:23pm
Marcia Beth Williams, age 87, of Glen Rose passed away on January 5, 2021 at the Cherokee Rose Nursing and Rehab facility.
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Joe Bennett Obituary
Mon, 01/04/2021 - 3:32pm
Joe Bennett, age 89, of Gorman passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Eastland Memorial Hospital. He was born March 18, 1931 to Lawson Arthur Bennett and Ruby Nanny (Reynolds) Bennett.
Real Story of Legendary “black-eyed pea”
Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:00am
The Real Story of how the legendary “black-eyed pea” came to be a symbol of good luck has gone untold in fear that feelings would be hurt. It’s a story of war, the most brutal and bloody war, military might and power pushed upon civilians, women, children and elderly. Never seen as a war crime this was the policy of the greatest nation on earth trying to maintain that status at all cost. A unhealed wound remains in southern states even today, on the other hand the policy of slavery has been a open wound that has also been slow to heal but ok to talk about.
A TxDOT truck applies brine to the roadway. Brine is a water and salt mixture that creates a barrier to help prevent ice from bonding with the roadway. Photo courtesy of TxDOT
TxDOT Brownwood Prepares for Winter Storm
Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:00am
In preparation for an anticipated strong winter storm, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Brownwood District (which includes Eastland County) has begun prepping and staging equipment, treating major state maintained roadways and structures and monitoring conditions around the clock.