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DSHS to host shot clinic Aug. 15

The Department of State Health Services will host an immunization clinic in Jacksboro from 9:30-11 a.m. and 1:30–3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at Live Oak Baptist Church.

Vaccines are available for kindergarten, seventh grade and college entry. All infant immunizations will also be offered. Adult immunizations are available to those who qualify. Please bring your immunization records to the clinic.

JISD new student enrollment begins Monday

New student enrollment for Jacksboro Elementary, Jacksboro Middle School and Jacksboro High School will be held on Monday, July 29, 2019, from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. at each campus.

After July 29, please call the campus office to schedule an enrollment appointment.

All new students to JISD must provide a copy of their Social Security Card, birth certificate, shot records and proof of residency in Jacksboro ISD.

Ranch Gaterhing coming up tomorrow

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Bowie Community Center in Bowie, Texas. The event will provide an opportunity for local cattle producers to learn about TSCRA’s recent activities, discuss issues facing cattle raisers and connect with other cattle producers in the area. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner.

Cattle producers meeting coming up Tuesday

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Live Oak Veterinary Clinic, Dry Fork Veterinary Clinic, and Merck Animal Health will host a meeting for livestock producers at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the Jack County Fair Building, 1072 SH 59, Jacksboro. Dr. Peter Armstrong will present “Management and Testing of Beef Herd Bulls.” Dinner will be sponsored by Merck Animal Health and Live Oak Veterinary Clinic. The program and meal will be provided at no charge to those attending.

Oakwood Cemetery cleanup to begin March 15

Oakwood Cemetery Association spring cleanup will begin March 15 in preparation for Easter April 21. As always, the association appreciates any help with this project as it prepares for mowing, cleaning, trimming and other maintenance.

Any misplaced or unsightly flowers and any remaining Christmas arrangements should be removed. Items placed on the ground must be removed so that the necessary work can be done. These items include but are not limited to flowers, easels and mementos.  

Two JHS students see scramble success

Elizabeth Hines and Abigail Mangum, members of Jack County 4-H, each caught a calf during Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble February 7, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $12,500 in scholarship awards. 

Hines’s parents are David and Stacie Hines. Hines’s award was sponsored by Stampede Springs.  Mangum’s parents are Will and Denise Mangum. Mangum’s award was sponsored by Bill Ratliff III. 

First Baptist celebrates church expansion

Members and friends of First Baptist Church celebrated Sunday afternoon the completion of its approximately 8,700 square foot Sunday School classroom addition with an open house and potluck luncheon.

Builder and church member Joe Underwood said the project could not have gone better and with the addition of the 15 new classrooms, the congregation can host Sunday School all in one building.

From China to champion

Libby Mosley’s path in life has taken her from her birthplace of China to being a member of a state champion Jacksboro FFA team.

Libby was adopted by her parents Sean and Michele Mosley from China when she was 10 months old. She had a difficult start to life.

Libby was found abandoned in a box containing some clothes and bottles of milk. She said because the Chinese one-child policy was very strict at the time, parents wanted to have a son because when daughters married, they tended to help their husbands’ families.