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Jane Anne Thompson

Jane Anne Thompson, 62, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010, in Eastland. A Graveside service was Saturday at 1:00 PM in the Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Kimbrough Funeral Home.
Jane Anne was born December 2, 1947, to John and Opal Harris in the old E. L. Graham Hospital in Cisco. She worked [...]

Podcast of Ranger City Meeting March 8, 2010

Audio of the Ranger City Commissioners meeting on March 8, 2010

Fatal Accident On I-20

According to Senior Trooper Sparky Dean, one person was killed and two were injured in a two-vehicle crash occurring Monday at 11:04 a.m.  The crash was located on Interstate 20, 0.4 miles east of mile marker 347 in Eastland County.  Russell Lawrence Geiger, 54, from McKinney was pronounced dead at Eastland Memorial Hospital.   Anita Kay [...]

Eastland Grand Jury Returns 37 Indictments

After convening on March 9, 2009 in the Eastland County Courthouse, an Eastland County Grand Jury of twelve citizens returned 37 indictments and one no bill.  One persons were indicted for Driving While Intoxicated – With Child Passenger, eight persons were indicted for burglary offenses, two for theft related offenses, three persons for sexual assault [...]

Strawn ISD Called Meeting

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Called Meeting
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Administration Building
Board Room
224 E. Walnut St., Strawn, TX  76475
5:00 p.m.
AGENDA
I.      CALL TO ORDER
II.      FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Announcement by president as to the presence of a quorum that the meeting has been duly called    and that required notice of meeting has been posted in the time and manner [...]

Candidate Requests Recount

Eastland -  Monday, March 7, Cecil Funderburgh filed a petition for a recount of the County Clerk ballots.  The petition was filed with the Eastland County Republican Chair, Sean Schaefer.  Mr. Schaefer will appoint four people to serve on the recount committee.  The request was for a manual recount rather than an electronic count.   Election [...]

Eastland Co. Jail Log March 1 - 8

Jail Log Mar 1-8

Gordon Library Now Open

The Gordon Community Library and Museum is now open to the public.  It has taken months and much volunteer work to turn the oldest building in Gordon into the educational and cultural center it now is.  Lillie Petty and Betty Allison have headed up a volunteer team to bring the small town of Gordon a [...]

Youth Baseball Sign-Ups

Attention all youth ages 12 years and under, Baseball sign-ups will begin on Monday March 8, 2010 at the City Hall Commissioners Room. ALL youth in Eastland or Cisco School Districts are eligible to sign and play in Eastland League this year. We will have additional sign-up on March 22. 2010 and on March 23, [...]

Abigail Jaicee Bailey

We joyfully announce the arrival of Abigail Jaicee Bailey. Abby was born on January 29, 2010, at 12:34pm, at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora, Illinois. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces and was 16.5 inches long.
Abby is the daughter of Patrick and Angie Bailey of Sugar Grove, Illinois. Abby joined two amazing [...]

Ricky Herrera of Eastland

Ricky Herrera, 46, of Eastland died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at his residence. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Leon River Cowboy Church with Pastor Paul Howie officiating, assisted by Pastor Shawn Brewer and Pastor John Ross under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Alameda Cemetery. Visitation will be [...]

Had A Ball With The Salsa Barons

Saturday, February 27, the Salsa Barons’ Ball was held at the Sheriff Posse Building in Mineral Wells.  This is Palo Pinto Challenge’s largest annual fund raiser.  What a wonderful evening it was. The room was festively decorated with serapes, sombreros and draped with tiny colored lights. Information about sponsors and donors was printed [...]

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