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County officials received an update from Texas Department of Transportation personnel on the construction in Perrin last week. The construction, which is expected to last another 9-12 months, has been the cause of drivers’ headaches because of signal lights causing up to a 16-minute delay.

An update on the district’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program was given as part of the Jacksboro ISD’s board meeting Monday, Oct. 9.

Brian Smith news@jacksboronewspapers.com Jacksboro’s Pee Wee football team had problems handling kickoff returns, leading to a pair of Vernon touchdowns. That was all the visitors needed in posting a 32-0 win over the host Tigers Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

Running just one play in a half will not win you many games. That is what Vernon’s Midget football team was held to… and Jacksboro picked up a quarterback sack on that as the Tigers took advantage of turnovers to post an 18-0 win over the visiting Lions at Tiger Stadium Jacksboro goes to 2-4 in Top of Texas Youth Football League play with the visitors dropping to 1-5.

It’s hard to beat someone three times in one year. Jacksboro’s JV White football team, which had beaten Peaster in the previous two meetings, had its hands full with the visiting Greyhounds for more than three quarters Thursday, Oct.

The Texas Department of State Health Services will offer a flu vaccination clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at Live Oak Baptist Church, located at 1014 Wichita Ave. in Jacksboro. This will be a walk-in clinic for children and adults.