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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar this week announced the annual sales tax holiday held before schools start again in August, where shoppers can save on clothing and school supplies.
By Thomas Wallner
PERRIN – Perrin-Whitt CISD school board members weighed in on whether or not to allow home schooled students to participate in school activities during the regular board meeting Tuesday, July 20.
By Brian Smith
PERRIN – Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District taxpayers could see a slight decline in their tax rate for the next tax year.
By Brian Smith
Jacksboro Police Department is working with city of Jacksboro code enforcement officials in an attempt to get areas around town cleaned up.
By Brian Smith
Sports
You know you’ve made an impression when your old coach is willing to help you out.
BRYSON – Bryson ISD announced the addition of two new coaches to be added to their staff; Emily Chenault at Bryson High School and Mark McCorkle at Bryson Junior High School.
SAINT JO – It takes a while to get a young team to work together. Trying to do that in the summer is even more of a headache.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again the old adage goes.
Joel Hood learned that, the veteran track coach, trying to get a summer track program back in 2008. He had some issues.
Lifestyles
More than a dozen people came out Saturday for a Bryson field cleanup at McCloud Memorial Park.
Luke has been cooking with cast iron for most of his adult life. He first began using the old kettle on the right in the last sixties when his uncle presented it to him for a birthday present. File photo
This past week on one of those cool clear mornings, the urge to do a bit of campfire cooking hit me.
Prosperity Bank and its employees made a donation to the Jacksboro Community Food Pantry recently.
Luke pouring a hot cup of coffee to Mrs. Nancy Roy at last year’s event. Photo by Jeff Rice
The Rocky Mountain Rendezvous was an annual gathering that began in 1825 at various locations held by a fur trading company at which trappers and mountain men sold their furs and hides and replenis
Obituaries
Mary Jean (Smith) Harding was reunited with her late dear husband, Conrad Lloyd Harding, and late daughter, Virginia Yvonne Varnado on Friday, July 16 at her home on the hilltop at Robert’s Branch
Tommie D. McDonald was born April 7, 1941 in Graham. She was the daughter of Ed and Vonnie (Tilghman) Swan.
Coongravy Johnny R. McCaghren, passed away on Monday, July 12, in Fort Worth, surrounded by his family.
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