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Concerned Citizens has received several donations in the last four months.

Jacksboro FCCLA members will have six groups heading to State April 8-10 in Dallas by virtue of top two finishes at the Regional II Star Event competition.

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative (Brazos EPC), Inc., J-A-C Electric Cooperative’s (J-A-C EC) power provider, announced March 1 that it has filed for Chapter 11 Financial Restructuring protection, stemming from the financial impact of February’s unprecedented polar vortex.

TexasSpeaks is being conducted in Jack County and across the State of Texas to allow the citizens of Texas to provide their input on the assets and issues in their communities. The local branch of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a rich history of providing educational programs that address the most critical issues in Jackcounty, and invites your participation in the TexasSpeaks process.

Jacksboro attorney David Spiller will be the newest State representative after wining a runoff election for the spot Feb. 23.

Overall, Spiller won the 22-county seat with roughly 63 percent of the vote. In Jack County, it was with 91 percent of the vote.

Bad weather hurt voting, particularly early voting as one percent of the voters voted during the voting period.

Spiller had a number of thanks to give out.

Nearly 70 houses had broken pipes or leaks after a mid-February storm nearly shut down the city for a few days.

City Manager Mike Smith said a number of city areas froze up including a booster station and a pump station which kept the city without water for a time. For the most part, there were major power outages in Jacksboro itself. Smith said north of town rolling blackouts were common.

Alderman Greg Robinson asked if the city learned anything from the experience of the adverse weather.