Crop Report

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service compiled the following report for the CENTRAL District: Rainfall totals ranged from 0.3-2.5 inches. Producers were unable to access fields to cut hay or perform fieldwork. Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were mostly adequate.

Understanding Hospice

Hello Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit RN, I am advising adult children who are desperately seeking advice for their parents that are closing in on end-of-life issues.

Hollis Dean Jones

Hollis Dean Jones has flown B-52 bombers with live nuclear weapons over North America, completed over 100 combat missions with iron bombs in Southeast Asia, and worked in cities around the US. Now that he’s finally retired, he’s enjoying a quiet life back in Erath County.

Cora Cemetery receiving marker

Cora Cemetery will be receiving a Texas Historical Marker in a special dedication ceremony on June 5 at 10 a.m. Cora cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Comanche County. The community was first called “Troy” and was established on the military road from Fort Gates to Fort Phantom Hill.

Coach and incoming

Coach and incoming Athletic Director Greg Hardcastle. joined the fun during the end of year Dublin ISD celebrations by agreeing to be in the dunk tank. Students got a chance to pitch at the button and if they succeeded, they got to send the coach in for a dip. | submitted photo

Dublin Garden Club

The Dublin Garden Club met May 5th in the First United Methodist Church Atrium. This is our first meeting since March 2020. The club met to vote on officers for the Sept. 2021 thru May 2022 club calendar year and award a scholarship to a deserving Dublin Senior.

Selden Homecoming canceled

The Selden Homecoming, which is normally on the last Sunday in June at the Selden Community Center, will not be held, again, this year (2021) due to the coronavirus. —submitted

Lions Club to host Irish Stampede

Dublin Lions Club will once again have their annual Irish Stampede the second weekend in June in honor of local diary farmers since June is diary month. The run - a 10-5-2K race, wil be on a certified course with the 10 and 5K races to start at 7:30 a.m.

FBC hosting mobile food pantry

First Baptist Church of Dublin is hosting the Tarrant Area Food Bank Mobile Pantry every 1st Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in our church parking lot —submitted

Proctor VFD hosting Fish Fry

Proctor VFD is having its 2021 annual Fish Fry Fundraiser June 5th starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Proctor Community Center in Proctor Tx. This year, they are selling chances for a John Deere Z345M Zero Turn Mower with a trailer to haul it on and a Bergara B-14 HMR Wilderness Rifle.