YEAR IN REVIEW

Liquor rules approved Dublin City Manager Bobby Mendez reported around five current and potential business owners had expressed interest in registering to sell liquor under the city ordinance approved by the City Council in January.

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 1.32 feet low. Largemouth bass are good with perch like crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms, chartreuse bladed spinners, and shaky head jigs near timber, rocky shorelines, and docks.

Berry’s Picks

Merry Christmas All of us at the Comanche County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you for your support this past year.

AgriLife hosting land program

The 2022 dates for the Owning Your Piece of Texas: Key Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know program have been announced. Three sessions of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event will take place Feb. 7 in Conroe, March 14 in Fort Worth, April 8 in Burnet, and Sept. 12 in Fredericksburg.

Buying Pool seeking donations

With the 2021 Erath County Junior Livestock Show fast approaching, letters were recently sent out asking for contributions to the Dublin Junior Livestock Buying Pool.

COVID Update

Erath County Emergency Management Coordinator Cyndi Smith reported 19 new cases and 29 active cases of COVID-19 in Erath County in the most recent report Monday. With the upcoming holiday gatherings, please remember the basics,” wrote Smith in the weekly report.

Community Calendar

an event calendar for Dublin and nearby communities Thursday ■Christmas holiday (Dublin Citizen office closes at Noon) Friday ■Christmas Eve (Dublin Citizen office closed) Tuesday ■Dublin Lions Club: 7 a.m.

Briefs

EDC to meet Tuesday night Dublin Economic Development Corporation will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 104 S. Patrick Street. Discussion will include grant applications for community and commercial improvement. —submitted Prayer Vigil set for Dec.

MUSEUM MATTERS

He worked as a meteorologist at WBAP for years. Some called him the world’s greatest weatherman. But without a doubt, everyone respected Harold Taft. I had a chance to work with him at the channel 5 studios back in 1979. He told me an interesting story and I thought I would share it here.

Elementary names Lion Leaders

Dublin Elementary announced its newest Lion Leaders last week.