Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago Jan.27, 2022 Dublin Fire Department held a business meeting before having an oyster supper at Kid and Charlie’s Cafe. 75 years ago Jan. 31, 1947 H.L. Harris was named the new Dublin ISD bands director.

Tarleton offering free tax preparation

Free income tax preparation will be available Saturday, Jan. 29  and Feb. 19 at Tarleton State University’s Stephenville campus. Taxpayers with income below $60,000 are eligible for free tax return preparation and e-filing.

Senior LIVING!

Hello Toni: My husband recently retired from his job and because I am over 65, I needed to sign up for Medicare. I had to go to the local Social Security with the Request for Employment Information signed my husband’s HR department to sign up for Medicare Part B.

COVID Update

Erath County Emergency Management Coordinator Cyndi Smith reported 881 new cases of COVID-19 in Erath County in the most recent report Tuesday. The report also included a total of 2,306 probable cases of COVID that have gone unreported.

Dublin BMY now Michael E. Boucher, CPA

On Monday January 17, 2022, Mike Boucher and Boucher Morgan & Young, a PC CPAs, came to an agreement to transfer BMY’s Dublin operation at 330 North Patrick Street to Michael E Boucher, CPA.

Granbury Opera House staging ‘Odd Couple’

Granbury Theatre Company will launch its 2022 Broadway on the Brazos season with Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” on January 28-February 13, 2022, at the historic Granbury Opera House in Downtown Granbury.

TSLA makes DOT records available, searchable

The State Archives, part of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, has announced the digitization of 79,608 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Right of Way records dating from 1913 to 2017.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

January 14 At 3:36 p.m. a Palomino horse was seen running down CR 516 before being penned, awaiting owner. At 10:12 p.m. a very big fire was spotted heading towards a house on CR 454 which then jumped over FM 914 towards Stone Gate Drive before being put out. January 15 At 5:47 p.m.

POLICE LOG

January 11 Dublin PD was informed that the high winds were blowing trash cans and trash into a neighbor’s yard in the 500 block of E. Live Oak. January 12 A reporting person advised Dublin PD of seven stray dogs busting a water line and tearing up chairs in the 500 block of S. Park.

Elks Lodge present grant to CASA

Stephenville Area Elks Lodge #2834 grant chairman Larry Stanford presented a check for $1,596.70 to CASA for the Cross Timbers Area through the Texas Elks Children Service special needs grant. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo