COVID Update

Erath County officials reported that the county had 276 active cases of COVID-19 in its Monday night report. (This was up from 247 active cases reported by county officials on the Monday before.) The county report also showed that hospitalizations had dropped from 17 last week to 16.

Community Calendar an event calendar for Dublin and nearby communities

Monday ■Dublin ISD School Board: 6 p.m. - 420 N. Post Oak Tuesday ■Dublin Lions Club: 7 a.m. - Dairy Queen ■Dublin Rotary Club: Noon - First National Bank Building (between FNB and Dairy Queen) Wednesday ■Dublin Disc Golf Club: 5 p.m.

Day visitors

Day visitors to Proctor Lake will notice fee stations in place of attendants at the entrances. The station represents a move towards credit over cash as the machine will not take currency and allows entry without requiring staff at the entrances. | submitted photo

Briefs

Dublin Market Days return Aug. 21 This Saturday, Wright Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be there for the Dublin Market. Be there for tasty treats, for unique gifts, for fun wearables, and/or local, fresh produce. Bring your friends.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

August 14 At 1:43 a.m. a Ford Explorer knocked the wheel off a John Deere bailer before rolling over onto its side on FM 8 West. After the driver exited, the vehicle began smoking but no flames were seen. At 1:32 p.m. another vehicle rolled over on FM 219 North. At 6:21 p.m.

POLICE LOG

August 16 A reporting person advised Dublin PD of suspicious activity, saying that the past couple of days, they had found a shredded roll of paper towels in their car after visiting the post office.

In the Neighborhood

Hico News ReviewProfessional chef Stanton Bundy, a 2004 Hico High School graduate and son of former Hico mayor Stan Bundy, was featured on Aug. 13 in a new episode of ”Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” a nationally-televised series on food Network.

Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago August 26, 1921 W.P. Hallmark was formally “checked in” as the new postmaster of Dublin following the resignation of W.E. Abbe. Abbe tendered his resignation a few weeks before to accept the postmaster position in Roswell, New Mexico. The Dublin School Board accepted Sept.

CCMC hosting information session

Comanche County Medical Center (CCMC) will hold a second Diabetes Relief™ information session for the public on Monday, Aug. 30, 5:30pm, in the Cafeteria at CCMC, 10201 Highway 16 North, Comanche. Dr.

Where Are They Now? Pablo Melendres

When Pablo Melendres was growing up in Dublin, his father, Lolo Salinas, encouraged him to become a welder. “He said it was a good honest living,” Melendres said. Now, more than 20 years later, Melendres is a career welder. Melendres’ father, however, passed away in 2003.