Library happenings

Summer Reading Club participants enjoy live programs at the Dublin Public Library. Clockwise from top left, participants follow along with Elizabeth Kahura, the founder of the African Safari Program, as she sings an African song.

Honored for sharing belief with brothers behind bars

Mac McKinnon of Dublin recently received his cross made of prison bars from the Bill Glass Behind the Bars Prison Ministry. The cross is given after five prison visits, the latest one coming at the Bonham Choice Moore prison.

POLICE LOG

May 30 Report of what sounded Report of what sounded like gunfire in the 500 block of East Elm Street. Officers located kids popping black cat fire-works. A turtle with an egg was re-ported in a caller’s backyard in the 300 block of Blackjack. Officer relocated the turtle near a pond.

A love of home

Dublin’s annual Hearts Home Reunion allowed classmates, friends and citizens to get together Saturday, June 11 at the Community Building. The event was sponsored by Bank of Houston, Dublin Division and the Dublin Historical Society.

Library wrangles writers for showcase

Dublin Public Library hosted a local Author’s Showcase Saturday, June 11. Citizens were able to purchase the authors’ books and get them signed and the library also gave away free books purchased by the authors.

CWJC grads earn scholarships

The Transformation Pathway Christian Women’s Job Corps has made a difference in both Brianna Watts and Catalina Cormack’s lives and both women recently received a scholarship from the National Woman’s Missionary Union to further their education.

Dublin ISD honors teachers and staff

Dublin ISD honored retirees and, teachers and staff with awards in recognition for their service last month as the 2021-2022 school year ended.

Sound and suds

Dublin ISD band members and boosters worked fast and smart as they tended to a line of all manner of vehicles including trucks and boats during a ‘car wash’ fundraiser Saturday morning in the First National Bank parking lot.