The Dublin Lions will turn out in a spectacle of green and gold this Friday as they celebrate their annual Homecoming. The game will kick off at 7 p.m.

Horse-drawn carriages, the mounted Erath County Sheriff’s Posse and more paraded in downtown Dublin Saturday, Sept. 2 to kick off the 20th anniversary celebration for the Dublin Heritage Rodeo Museum.

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A funeral service for Noel Shoup, World War II veteran and 1936 Dublin High School graduate, has been set for 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11 at Green’s Creek Baptist followed with a burial at Green’s Creek Cemetery. The public is invited to both the service and burial. Noel’s remains were recently returned to his family from France after being missing for many years.

A reporting person requested an officer for a person coming into her apartment and yelling at her. Dublin PD responded for an agency assist on a hit and run that occurred at Bosque River Center.

Carolyn Smith of Dublin was honored Saturday night with a reception to honor her 75th birthday and retirement from Tarleton State University after 37 1/2 years of service. The surprise party at Faith Lutheran Church was arranged by her husband, Max, relatives and friends.