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News Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Mac & Cheese cook off set April 20 There will be a Mac & Cheese cook off for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Erath County at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the Bosque River Taphouse, located to 1050 S. Graham Ave. in Stephenville. Email smcneal@bbbstx.org with any questions.
Texas Sage owners Paige and Scott Williams and Wes Allen along with friends, family and Dublin Chamber of Commerce board members gather for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly opened nursery, garden center and gift boutique Saturday, April 13. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Texas Sage owners Paige and Scott Williams and Wes Allen along with friends, family and Dublin Chamber of Commerce board members gather for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly opened nursery, garden center and gift boutique Saturday, April 13. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Texas Sage blossoms into business

Wyndi
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
“It feels kind of like an escape,” Paige Williams, co-owner of Dublin’s new nursery, garden center and gift boutique Texas Sage said.The business officially opened Saturday, April 6 and is located at the corner of Hwy. 6 and Hwy. 377, right by the loop in Dublin.

Moving into the next phase of Panhandle wildfire recovery

News Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Generosity from across the nation filled four Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Animal Supply Points since Feb. 28 in the wake of the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek wildfires, which burned over 1.2 million acres to become the largest wildfire in Texas history.
Zach Hagood, a Dublin citizen and a firefighter/EMT with Stephenville Fire Department, was named as April’s Hometown Hero by Leslie Walker Insurance Agency-Farmers Insurance. Zach, who is married to Mayra, enjoys playing baseball along with their son and daughter, Cooper and Mason. He is also a volunteer with the Dublin VFD and works at Erath County Fire Rescue. Courtesy photo

Zach Hagood, a Dublin citizen and a firefighter/EMT with Stephenville Fire Department, was named as April’s Hometown Hero by Leslie Walker Insurance Agency-Farmers Insurance. Zach, who is married to Mayra, enjoys playing baseball along with their son and daughter, Cooper and Mason. He is also a volunteer with the Dublin VFD and works at Erath County Fire Rescue. Courtesy photo

A Hometown Hero

News Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Zach Hagood, a Dublin citizen and a firefighter/EMT with Stephenville Fire Department, was named as April’s Hometown Hero by Leslie Walker Insurance Agency-Farmers Insurance. Zach, who is married to Mayra, enjoys playing baseball along with their son and daughter, Cooper and Mason.
Volunteers showed up in force for a Revitalize Dublin workday project to aid a neighbor living on Camden Street with tree trimming and clean up. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Volunteers showed up in force for a Revitalize Dublin workday project to aid a neighbor living on Camden Street with tree trimming and clean up. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Revitalize Dublin project helps neighbor

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Around 30 volunteers gathered Saturday, April 13 at a home on South Camden for the first Revitalize Dublin workday of 2024.The project was to help Teri, a resident who moved to Dublin 34 years ago with her husband and two young sons so he could work as a milk truck driver.

Meth bust ends in arrest

Wyndi
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Over the weekend, Dublin PD made one of the largest meth drug busts in its recent history.
Entomology Team

Entomology Team

7 FFA teams head to state

Wyndi Veigel-gaudette
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Dublin FFA student brought in a slew of awards over the weekend with seven teams headed to state being held at Texas Tech University, Tarleton State University and SamHoustonStateUniversity over the course of the next two weeks.
Staud

Staud

Staud seeks to unite city

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
“I’d like to see more involvement with the community,” said Dublin mayor candidate John Staud. “There are a lot of our organizations dependent on a few volunteers.

Voting starts Monday for council, mayor

Wyndi
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Early voting for the Saturday, May 4 local election will begin Monday, April 22 and will include the mayoral race along with two city council seats.
Leatherwood

Leatherwood

Mayor runs to continue progress

Paul Gaudette
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
“I never had any intention of being mayor,” said incumbent Dublin mayoral candidate David Leatherwood. “I just felt I needed to run.”This was 10 years ago. Leatherwood feels things have improved in that time, but there is still more to do.“There’s a lot that I’m proud of,” Leatherwood said.