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Patrick St. closed
Starting Tuesday, February 7th, TxDOT will be closing Patrick Street (67-377) from Clinton Street (219) to Blackjack (Hwy 6) between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until Thursday, Feb. 9. TxDOT will be doing resurfacing road repair on Patrick. A detour will be set up to move the traffic around the road work. TxDOT will detour all traffic to Highland Ave coming into town from both directions. This detour is very similar to the route used when there is a parade in Dublin.
Districts realigned!
Dublin will still be in big school, District 4-2A Division I with Breckenridge, Clyde, Comanche, Dublin, Eastland, Merkel, and Jim Ned.
Basketball alignment puts Dublin in District 7-2A with Breckenridge, Cisco, Clyde, Comanche, Dublin, Eastland, Hawley, and Merkel.DeLeon will be in big school 1-A with Goldthwaite, Hico, San Saba & Santo.
Lingleville will be in 6-man District 10 Division 1 with Evant, Gordon and Gustine.
Stephenville has dropped to 3A and will be in District 7 with Glen Rose, Alvarado, Hillsboro and Venus.
Brownwood is in District 8-3A with Burnet, Gatesville, Lampasas, Liberty Hill and Llano.
Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 2
•Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
Noon - 111 S. Patrick
Saturday, Feb. 4
•Pee Wee Basketball Clinic
See Ad on B1 for Times
Monday, Feb. 6
•Middle Trinity Ground Water Meeting
1 p.m. - Stephenville Office
•Little/Jr./Miss Dublin Contestant Mtgs
5/5:45/6:30 p.m. - 111 S. Patrick
•History 101
5:30 p.m. - Little Church on Grafton
Thursday,Feb. 9
•Lingleville ISD Board Meeting
7 p.m. - School Library
BELOW ARE STORIES
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Feb. 2, 2012 ISSUE
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Dublin drug problem growing menace
The arrest of a 16-year-old at David’s Supermarket for shoplifting Thursday morning presented a physical threat to officers and a supermarket employee as well as pointing out a growing problem in Dublin.
It took Officer Benny Noel and David’s Manager Michael Beard to take down the suspect who was allegedly “hopped up” on meth as well as a “candy” drug that is Coricidin, teens call it “skittles.”
New spotlight soda has rich history
Now that Dublin Bottling Works has become independent, it’s beginning to push Triple X Root Beer into the spotlight as a signature soda leaving many to wonder about the new soft drink of Choice.
According to Triple XXX owner Greg Ehresman, the soda is a Texas flavor with roots back to 1895.
Petition signers face signing deadline
he deadline to sign a petition requesting an election to change the City of Dublin’s ward system is noon Monday, Feb. 13.
There are petitions at a number of businesses in Dublin for city residents only to sign to ask the council to place the question on the May ballot regarding the change in the city council make-up.
2012 Who's Who Awards, Lions continue winning streak
Turning Back The Pages
75 YEARS AGO
Feb. 5, 1937
Plans for the paving of Highway 67 through Dublin to DeLeon and on to Hico were temporarily held up for lack of right of way as designed by state engineers.
The Citizens Executive Committee formed a tentative set-up for a central organization for Dublin. There were several titles turned in to be voted upon and after counting the votes the name of “Dublin Development Club” was selected.
The McClesky Grocery have reorganized into a unit of the nationally know grocery organization of Clover Farm Stores, a grocery organization. At present there were over 900 towns in 25 states that have Clover Farm stores.
The Dublin Lions, after taking 3 straight games from Stephenville won the Class A tournament at Tarleton.
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