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Sandra Kinsey looks over family photos taken from previous reunions during Saturday’s event.

Sandra Kinsey looks over family photos taken from previous reunions during Saturday’s event.

Kinsey clan reunites for 80th reunion

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Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:06
By DAVID MORRIS   Spread from West Virginia to New Mexico, a dozen descendants of Thomas Kinsey gathered in Gatesville over the weekend to celebrate their heritage and extend their connections on their family tree.

Higher fuel prices forcing families to curb cars

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Tue, 06/24/2014 - 10:02
By DAVID MORRIS   The kids are finally out of school but it’s the parents who should wise up now if they want to save money on gasoline and spend it on something fun instead. Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have risen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.

Boys and Girls Club looking for new home

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Fri, 06/20/2014 - 05:00
By DAVID MORRIS   The Boys &Girls Club of Central Texas approached the City Council Monday evening seeking to lease parks ground inside Ogletree Gap Park as they look for a newhome inside the city limits.
Camp Discovery counselor Hailey Hensley gives the Roadrunner campers a hand with their paper mache balloons.

Camp Discovery counselor Hailey Hensley gives the Roadrunner campers a hand with their paper mache balloons.

Camp Discovery thriving

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Fri, 06/20/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Camp Discovery has completed its second week for kids ages five to 12, and is sending home tired but happy campers each evening. The camp, hosted by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, is held Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Fireworks on the Brazos to end daylong July 4 celebration

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Fri, 06/20/2014 - 05:00
Celebrate national independence at the very site where Texas declared its independence in 1836: Washingtonon- the-Brazos State Historic Site, between Brenham and Navasota. The annual 4th of July celebration, presented by H-E-B, includes a day filled with family activities from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Regional Farm Bureau, county protest federal water proposal

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Tue, 06/17/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Neil Walter, District VIII director of the Texas Farm Bureau, was present in Coryell County commissioners court on June 9 as the commissioners approved a pair of resolutions regarding federal control of water, as well as a resolution calling for representation within...
Stephanie Burkholder and Shannon Bryant wash a car at Saturday’s fundraiser for The Rainbow Room.

Stephanie Burkholder and Shannon Bryant wash a car at Saturday’s fundraiser for The Rainbow Room.

Car wash earns Rainbow Room $211

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Tue, 06/17/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   Amy’s Attic was the site of a car wash on Saturday to benefit the Coryell County Rainbow Room, where abused and neglected children are given clothing, shoes, toys and school supplies in the event they are removed from their homes by Child Protective Services.
A recent outbreak of juniper budworms has been causing cedar trees in South Central Texas to turn brown.

A recent outbreak of juniper budworms has been causing cedar trees in South Central Texas to turn brown.

Budworm likely cause of browning cedar trees

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Fri, 06/13/2014 - 05:00
By PAUL SCHATTENBERG   If you live in South Central Texas and have noticed cedar trees turning brown, it is likely due to a new infestation of juniper budworms, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist.