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AND THE WINNER

AND THE WINNER IS- Dr. Randy Lee is the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for 2021-22. Dr. Lee, Chief of Staff at Hamilton Healthcare System, is the County Health Authority and led the county through the COVID-19 pandemic with knowledge, compassion and care. Staff Photo/G.Lengefeld

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STATE BOUND TRACK

STATE BOUND TRACK: Nine Hamilton High School track and field athletes qualified for and will compete this Friday at the Texas UIL State Track and Field Championships to be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas campus beginning at 9 a.m. State qualifiers pictured (l-r) on the back row include senior Caleb Lengefeld (3,200-meter run, 1600-meter run, 800-meter run), sophomore Lily Emeyabbi (pole vault), senior Mason Guinn (discus), junior Mia Coker (4x400-meter relay), senior Taylor Long (200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run) and senior Dawson Melde (3200-meter run). On the front row, junior Cortland Mehaffey (long jump, 4x400-meter relay), sophomore Madison Henkes (4x400-meter relay) and sophomore Campbell Lengefeld (4x400-meter relay). See preview, Page 2B. Staff Photo/Grant Lengefeld

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Excellence on the hill

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS- Grant Bauman, Bret Bauman, Alina Eilers, Alex Thiele, Joe Polster, Emily Eller and Advisor Terry Baize ring the bell to celebrate Hamilton FFA Range Judging team’s national championship. Eilers was the National Champion individual, Eller was third high individual, and Thiele was fifth high. Staff Photo/Kim Hinton

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THANKS CORTLAND

THANKS CORTLAND- Cortland Mehaffey was a state qualifier in UIL headline writing, and wrote most of the headlines in this week’s edition.

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MOTHER’S DAY FUN

MOTHER’S DAY FUN - Vere (Bullard) Conrad and Mason Bullard with mom, Gwynda Bullard at the golf tournament. Below, mom gets a hug!

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Votes are in

New city council and school board members have been elected after the May 7 election.

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SUPERIOR

SUPERIOR- Hamilton Junior High’s sixth grade band traveled to the Pride of Texas Band Festival Friday and received a superior rating on their performance. The festival was held at Alley Cats in Hurst with activities including arcade games, laser tag, putt putt, bowling, batting cages, go karts and bumper cars.

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OFF WE GO

OFF WE GO- Hamilton High School aviation class headed west Friday to visit the Women Airforce Service Pilot Museum, the Big Spring Hangar 25 Museum, the Midland Army Airfield Museum, and the summit of Guadalupe Peak in the Guadalupe Mountains. The hike to the peak is 4 miles and a 3000-foot gain in elevation. The students were in awe at each museum and admitted being challenged and humbled by the three-hour climb to Guadalupe Peak.

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“I’ll be in Hell Before you Start Breakfast”

The career of Tom “Black Jack” Ketchum, the most successful train robber in the Old West, reached the end of the line on April 26, 1901. Kicked out of his own gang, the hard-bitten badman made the fatal mistake of trying to go it alone.