CASA seeking volunteers

CASA for the Cross Timbers Area (CTA) is calling for community members to step up and advocate for children and families involved in the child welfare system throughout the CASA CTA service area. CASA CTA serves the children and families of Bosque, Eastland, Erath, and Hamilton counties.

Briefs

Dublin EDC to consider grants The Dublin Economic Development Corp. board of directors will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 25th, to consider several grant applications, as well as routine business.

MUSEUM MATTERS

The surveyors of the Texas Central Railroad came through the Dublin area in 1879 and started laying out the path for the new railroad. By 1881 the first trains started coming through with mail runs in both directions as early as June 1st of that year. Work had also started on W. T.

In the Neighborhood

Hamilton Herald-News On Jan. 3, Steve and Kerri Watson completed the sale of Watson’s Farm and Ranch Store to Mark and Sabrina Sellers. The store is located on the east side of Hamilton on Highway 36 and has been in the Watson family for 54 years.

Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago Jan.20, 2022 A photo of the Dublin postal force was featured including: postmaster W.P. Wallmark, finance division Albert J. Palmer, General Delivery Rowland H. Andruss, Mailing and Distributing Dept. Titus Shillingburg and Mailing Dept. John Gordon.

CCMC offers women’s health screenings

Comanche County Medical Center offers the following message for women: Has your busy life kept you from getting your annual cervical screening? Many women have put off getting a pap test or HPV screening during the pandemic.

Vet unveils watercolor works

Local veteran Chuck Markham was hosted at the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council River North Gallery for a special reception in honor of his exhibition of watercolor art.

Lions Club hosting raffle

Dublin Lions Club is raffling off a fire pit-grill to raise money for a Dublin High School band scholarship. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing will be held during the St. .Patrick’s Day celebration in March. The grill can be seen at Bradberry’s Best. Mac McKinnon | submitted photo

POLICE LOG

January 3 A Reporting Person called for a welfare check on a dog on N. Grafton that was tied up with a a chain. The responding officer ensured the dog had shelter, food and water. A caller reported a man kicked in a door on S. Park, yelled and ran away.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

January 7 At 11:18 a.m. a grass fire broke out on Hwy 6 East starting from a heat lamp and endangered multiple structures before being put out. At 9:26 p.m. everyone managed to get out of a one-story house fire on CR 128 which started in the garage and spread rapidly to the house. At 10:22 p.m.