DeLeon Free Press
On July 4, about 25 people met in what will likely be the final in-person meeting of the Comanche County Comprehensive Plan project sponsored by the Targeting Texas Communities program of Texas A&M University.
The meeting was held at the DeLeon City Hall auditorium and included business owners and civic, educational and healthcare representatives from DeLeon, Comanche and Gustine.
Initially, a plan update was presented. The plan itself is “a long range guidebook” planning for the next 20-30 years, depicting an overarching vision that will help public officials make future decisions. The plan also opens new funding opportunities through grants and other means.
The Comanche Chief
Comanche ISD is pleased to announce Joni Patterson is the new Comanche High School Principal.
Patterson began her career in 2004 at Cedar Park High School as a Career and Technical Education teacher. In 2008, she returned to her hometown of Burnet and continued to teach until she became an assistant principal at the high school. In 2021, she was promoted to an assistant principal. Patterson has experience in many areas of education including special education, career and technical education, professional learning committee planning, attendance and curriculum implementation.
Decorated for the grand re-opening: For the past few months, the Comanche Brook-shire’s grocery store has been remodeling their store front. The remodeling is officially complete and Brookshire’s is hosting a Grand Re-Opening that started on June 29.
The Hico News Review
Old Settler’s Reunion will be held July 14-16 in Hico along with the Miss Hico Pageant.
The pageant was held at Tues-day, July 12 with many entrants.
The reunion will include the following schedule of events:
Thursday, July 14 – Downtown parade (7 p.m.), carnival rides and games (7-10 p.m.), Karaoke – live entertainment, main stage (8 p.m.) and vendors/shopping in the park (7-10 p.m.).
Friday, July 15 – petting zoo/city park (7 p.m.), carnival (7 – 10 p.m.), concert and dance – live entertainment/main state (7 p.m.), corn hole tournament/ city park (7:30 p.m.) and vendors/shopping in the park (7-10 p.m.)
Saturday, July 16 – 5K run to remember/downtown (8 a.m.), poker run/chamber of commerce registration (8 a.m.), ex-students luncheon/ Hico Secondary Cafeteria (11 a.m.), lawnmower races/ across from Pete’s Path (5 p.m.), carnival (7 – 10 p.m.), vendors/shopping in the park (7-10 p.m.) and concert and dance on the main stage with Tag Thomas at 7 p.m. and Shotgun Josephine at 8 p.m.
Hamilton Herald-News
Evant ISD Superintendent Brenda Martinez was recently spotlighted in the Texas Association of School Administrators Inspiring Leaders series.
With 18 years under her belt, Dr. Martinez currently serves as superintendent in Evant ISD, a position she’s held for nearly one year. As a leader, Martinez is focused on making sure everyone working in her district has the tools and support they need to be successful, according to colleague Claudia Canales, effective schools coordinator in Evant.
Hamilton City employees worked 14 hours Saturday to restore service after a water main break in front of City Drug. It took five employees of the city’s public works department 14 hours to get the line repaired and the city lost an estimated 1.2 to 2 million gallons of water, at a cost of about $11,000 plus the overtime of employees to repair the leak.