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Victor and Michelle Castillo with daughters, Ava and Sophia

Victor and Michelle Castillo with daughters, Ava and Sophia

Dublin regards faithful founder

Paul Gaudette
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
“God gained an amazing warrior.” These were the words used to honor the life of Victor Castillo, the pastor of Calvary Fellowship of Dublin, on the sign at Dublin’s Dairy Queen. He passed on Friday, Dec. 29 at the age of 45.
A snapshot of 2023 from Jan to June

A snapshot of 2023 from Jan to June

Looking back at 2023

News Staff
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
January 2023 County Judge Brandon Huckabee was sworn into office at a formal ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 by Judge Jason Cashon. Zander Bullard posed with a red cedar table with swing seats constructed by Dublin FFA students and shown by him at the 2023 Erath County Jr. Livestock Show.

Community Calendar

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Sunday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve, Please Drive responsibly! Monday, Jan. 1 Happy New Years! ■ Newspaper office closed! ■ Stock show begins Tuesday, Jan. 2 ■ Stock show continues ■ Dublin Lions Club: 7 a.m.

Area Briefs

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Elvis Day set at Comanche museum The Comanche County Museum is Excited to extend an invitation for all to visit the museum on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 from 1–4 p.m.

Responders busy with wrecks over holiday weekend

Wyndi
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Wrecks plagued the Dublin area over the holiday weekend including a fatality accident that claimed one life. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, all hands were on deck for an accident on the Dublin Loop and CR 351.
Garden club holds December meeting

Garden club holds December meeting

Garden club holds December meeting

Dj Klutts
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
The Dublin Garden Club held the regular February meeting Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Perry Hall. Guest speaker was Carolyn Harbin with the Dublin Rodeo Museum. Carolyn is very knowledgeable about Dublin’s rodeo history.

TDA, USDA commits 11.5M to strengthen food supply

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI).

Four appointed to Animal Health Commission

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Anthony “T.J.” Klein and Johnny E. Trotter and reappointed Joseph Osterkamp and Wendee Payne, Ph.D. to the Texas Animal Health Commission for terms set to expire on Sept. 6, 2029.
Those helping with the livestock show last year gear up again for this year’s sale which will be held Saturday, Jan. 6. Citizen archive photo

Those helping with the livestock show last year gear up again for this year’s sale which will be held Saturday, Jan. 6. Citizen archive photo

Stock Show to start Monday

Paul Gaudette
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
The Erath County Jr. Livestock Show starts early New Year’s Day, kicking off 2024 for kiddos involved in FFA and 4H. With the show starting Monday, letters were recently sent out asking for contributions to the Dublin Junior Livestock Buying Pool.
The Barbie aisle at Walmart was extremely busy during the fourth annual Shop with a Cop for Erath County, as law enforcement and kids chose their Christmas gifts. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

The Barbie aisle at Walmart was extremely busy during the fourth annual Shop with a Cop for Erath County, as law enforcement and kids chose their Christmas gifts. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Blessings with a Badge

Wyndi
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Despite overcast skies and a misty rain, spirits soared at the fourth annual Erath County Shop with a Cop event in Stephenville. The event held Thursday, Dec. 21, paired 61 kids with law enforcement agencies throughout the county and the state.