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Saturday brought the annual TNT Fest to Lake Jacksboro with a number of vendors, a baseball tournament and a BBQ cookout. Live music and a fireworks show wound up the day-long festivities. Here, Three members of the Faith Community Hospital BBQ team prepare their meat for judging. Photo/Brian Smith

An annual event Jacksboro is known for will be done on a smaller scale than in past years Saturday.

BRYSON – At the school board meeting here June 15, Bryson School Principal Gary Kirby announced some changes in how the school will offer classes

Jacksboro City Council approved a conditional use permit allowing commercial use as office space during its regular meeting June 8.

In an agenda that took barely 30 minutes to work June 8, Jack County commissioners approved a resolution to aid in voting in today’s society.

The Help America Vote Act of 2020, is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act  and makes it easier for everyone to vote. County Elections Administrator Lynn Casteel said it is set up by the State and funding, which 20 percent must come from the entity itself, can be used for anything voting related, including cleaning supplies and potential salaries of extra people  possibly needed to work elections now.

Jacksboro Independent School District plans to open its doors for the 2020-21 school year on time in August.

Superintendent Dwain Milam told board members that during the board’s regular meeting June 8. He said the more you read on what the TEA wants, the more frustrating it gets.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, June 17, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.

The Gladys Johnson Ritchie Public Library will move forward with its Summer Reading Program starting Monday, June 15, through July 10.

With COVID-19 distancing guidelines still in place, Librarian Lanora Joslin said the library will move its weekly programs to a virtual medium to help introduce the topic for the week.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, June 10, edition of the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette.