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Pancho runs circles around Gen. Pershing

Realizing his chances of catching Pancho Villa were slim or none, Gen. John J. Pershing divided his force into five parts on April 29, 1916, in the hope of finding and finishing off the guerrilla leader’s followers.

EISD prepares for next school year

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Evant Independent School District is getting ready for the next school year and received start times at the Wednesday, May 11, school board meeting.

Board names Lee president

Hamilton Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday evening recognized a room full of exceptional students, welcomed two new trustees, approved an agreement with KCLW radio station and voted to purchase new ChromeBooks for fourth and fifth graders.

DIRT’S A-FLYIN’

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DIRT’S A-FLYIN’- Dirt was flying at the lawnmower races Saturday at the Keith Curry Arena. Hamilton also had a 5K Fly-In, Gravel Locos race and Finley Grace Memorial Golf Tournament. It was a busy weekend. Staff Photo/Kim Hinton

Mona’s retiring, but...

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Around Hamilton, folks say, “Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog” and “It’s a good day to be a Bulldog.”

COVID drug gets FDA OK

Hamilton may have thought COVID was in its rearview mirror, but there are still positive cases showing up throughout the area.

Judge runoff May 24

Voting for the Republican and Democratic primaries is set for Tuesday, May 24 with early voting continuing May 18-20.

Gold Rush

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Seniors Caleb Lengefeld (left) and Taylor Long (right), pictured celebrating after the 800-meter run in Austin on Friday, were the talk of the 2022 Class 2A UIL State Track and Field Championships. See Page 1B. Staff photo/Lengefeld

Real cowboy wrote bestsellers

By May 5, 1927, two weeks after Riata and Spurs hit bookstores, the last book by the first real cowboy author had sold thousands of copies with readers clamoring for more.

Drought blamed for fires

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Fires have once again been popping up in the county and extreme drought conditions are not helping.