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Hico Hall public hearing Tuesday

A project in Hico to turn the old cotton oil seed mill into an event center named Hico Hall is moving through its first steps for a tax abatement after a series of meetings.

Council rolls back food truck rules

Food truck owners and city councilmembers are once again in harmony after a new mobile food ordinance was amended at a special called council meeting Friday, Nov. 12.

Booster booster

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Shawna McKandless has cared for Hamilton residents for more than a decade.

2021 Dove Festival

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2021 Dove Festival Queen Jenna Hinton, Sweetheart Preslee Armstrong, Junior Miss Izzy Starr, Little Miss Jenson Coalson and Dutchess Jentry Coalson volunteer for the annual holiday food drive benefitting Hamilton County United Care. Staff Photo/ Kim Hinton

Pandemic effect

Hamilton Independent School District Board of Directors honored excellence of Hamilton High School athletes at Monday’s meeting but also discussed issues students face like bullying and thoughts of suicide.

TxDOT working on base repair

Texas Department of Transportation Waco District began base repair operations in Hamilton County Monday.

Court lifts burn ban

The Hamilton County Commissioners Court approved lifting the burn ban at Tuesday’s meeting.

LOUD AND PROUD

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For what has become an almost annual pilgrimage, well over 100 Hamilton Bulldog fans and community supporters made the trip to Round Rock on Saturday to support both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs at the Texas UIL State Cross Country Championships. Hamilton High School was one of only four 2A school districts to be represented at the state competition by both their boys’ and girls’ teams. Following up on a fourth in state finish last season, the 2021 state runner-up Hamilton Bulldogs earned a spot on the state medal stand in Round Rock. It marked the highest ever team finish by a Hamilton boys cross country team. The Lady Bulldogs also shocked the 2A state cross country field on Saturday, placing seventh overall out of the state’s top 16 teams.

Anvil shoot Thursday

American Legion Post 222 will honor veterans and military personnel with its 102nd annual anvil shoot Thursday at 5 a.m. at the AL building on Highway 281.

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Veterans Day always brings me a sense of admiration and thanksgiving, selfishly because my siblings served in the military – one is still serving, two retired and one honorably discharged from both the Navy and Army – and came home safely, and emotionally because so many never came home.