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Courtesy photo This was the first mechanized equipment purchased by Erath County. Bud Salyer and L.W. Fulford are on the left, Bill Whitfield is seated in the cab and W.P. Hallmark is just behind the back wheel of the Case Tractor. John Lee Foster is at the steering wheel of the grader.

Courtesy photo This was the first mechanized equipment purchased by Erath County. Bud Salyer and L.W. Fulford are on the left, Bill Whitfield is seated in the cab and W.P. Hallmark is just behind the back wheel of the Case Tractor. John Lee Foster is at the steering wheel of the grader.

Museum Matters

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Ben Pate Special to the CitizenOn June 21, 1917 State Highway 10 was proposed to go through Dublin as part of the original 25 state highways in the State of Texas.
Yours.OpinionsMine.Ours.

Yours.OpinionsMine.Ours.

The Country Writer: Room and Bored

John Moore
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
There was always one room in every Southern home that was no man’s land – the parlor. Some called it the sitting room, while others called it the drawing room. It contained the nicest furniture, fresh flowers in the window, and it was the most boring room in the house.
Berry’s Picks

Berry’s Picks

Ag: Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
StrippersThis is a topic I have been reluctant to write about as I have not wanted to hurt anyone’s feelings. However, I would not be serving the public well if I did not address this reoccurring issue in the county.

Faith: Perfecting Love

Jerry D Ousley
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Love – something nearly everyone on this planet is passionately looking for. In other languages there are different words for different kinds of love. In English we interpret most of these with the one word – LOVE.
When It’s Time To Go Home

When It’s Time To Go Home

When It’s Time To Go Home

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
I grew up in the far southwest corner of Arkansas. Nature drove the speed of life, and the towns breathed at an unhurried pace. Even now when I return there, the clock seems to slow and things just don’t move as fast.
David Mayhall, owner of Mayhall Trucking has owned his trucking business for 15 years and recently started the Two Cajun Cowboys restaurant in Dublin with his friend. The seasonal restaurant is open from around January to June during crawfish season. Courtesy photo

David Mayhall, owner of Mayhall Trucking has owned his trucking business for 15 years and recently started the Two Cajun Cowboys restaurant in Dublin with his friend. The seasonal restaurant is open from around January to June during crawfish season. Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? David Mayhall

Eva Frederick
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
David Mayhall started working full time before he turned 18 — now, after decades of hard work, he owns two businesses and is enjoying a satisfying career and a life full of family time.
The Sound of a Trumpet

The Sound of a Trumpet

Faith: The Sound of a Trumpet

Jerry D Ousley
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
I was so proud of my boy. When our son, Jeremy, was old enough to join the band and choose an instrument, he chose the trumpet. We went through the period of squawks and squeaks that drove our patience to the limits, but after a while it started to sound much better.

Faith: Can I Be Sure God is With Me? (Psalm 23:6)

Carey Kinsolving
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:6).“The verse means that God will dwell with me all my life,” says Devon, age 10. “It also means that God will stay with me in my house.”Devon, God stays at my house, too.
Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Berry’s Picks

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Peanut Field DayWe will be holding a Peanut Field Day again this year. It has been a good year for crops in the county so far this year. Peanut acreage in the county is nowhere near historic levels, but peanuts are still an important crop for local producers.