Masks,Music & More at Hispanic Heritage Festival

Crowds react as a villain luchador (who started the fi ght by insulting Dublin and spectators) with Mundo Mascaras, plays dirty by biting a masked wrestler during the Hispanic Heritage Festival Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Dublin City Park. (Don't worry, the good guy won!

Middle Trinity adopts new rules, budget

The Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District approved rules changes establishing management zones in Coryell and Bosque Counties following public hearings at the regular meeting Sept. 10 in their Stephenville office.

Community Calendar

Wednesday, Sept. 16 ■ Senior Citizen Exercise: 9:30 a.m. The Station (between DQ and First National Bank) FREE■ Senior Citizens games of choice: 2 p.m. Three Oaks Assisted Living (118 E. Live Oak) FREE Thursday, Sept. 17■ Dublin Jr. High Pep Rally: 7:30 a.m.

Knights of Columbus hosts second annual Hispanic Heritage Festival

The second annual Knights of Columbus Hispanic Heritage Festival took place Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Stephenville City Park. Stephenville Boxing Club offered its annual Lights Out Boxing Tournament, while people enjoyed sno-cones in the park combating high temperatures.

Departments battle grass fire on CR 343

Numerous departments including Dublin VFD fought a grass fire on CR 343 over the weekend. Though the grass fire caught a vacant home on fire, thanks to the hard work of the department, numerous nearby homes were saved. Erath County remains under a burn ban and is in severe drought conditions.

Area Briefs

Shive Vol. Fire Department Fish Fry SaturdayShive Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual fundraising fish fry event from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19.The meal is by donation and everyone is invited to attend organizers said. SVFD is located in Hamilton.

Dublin Garden club kicks off 2026 learning about birds

The Dublin Garden Club kicked off our fall meetings Sept. 9th at the Dublin Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. It was great to see everyone again after our summer break. We want to thank the Church of Christ for always being generous and supportive of our organization.

Post 240 unveils lasting tribute to victims of Agent Orange

Turnbow Higgs American Legion Post 240 unveiled a solemn and enduring tribute during its August 2026 Third Tuesday Joint Meal Meeting, where Commander Frank Maddy presented a newly created Agent Orange Memorial Plaque.

Response Reports

The following first responder calls were made Sept. 7 through Sept. 14.Local first responders handled 90 calls during this time and PD completed 44 traffic stops.Dublin PD Sept.