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Biden to visit LBJ Library in Texas on Monday for 60th anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act
President Joe Biden will travel to Texas next week to visit the LBJ residential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the White House said Tuesday.
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach
Phillips, Gilley crowned 2024 Little Miss Peach Mitchell Pate Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:23 Image Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant on Saturday morning. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder Twenty young girls compete in the 2024 Little Miss Peach Pageant...
FC Commish moves forward with financial decisions, insurance bids
Freestone County Commissioners awarded the bid on county management software to a company called Local Government Solutions. The commissioners made that decision at their July 17 meeting, when they also opened bids on county medical insurance; agreed to buy a brush cutter for a little over a quarter of a million dollars; agreed to buy security cameras for the new Tax Office; and made other decisions about the county’s funds and well-being. As for the county management software, the county had previously received bids from two companies on the matter: one from LGS and the other from I-Docket. Dane McBroom, the county’s...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames VP Harris for ‘open border’ policy
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined KXAN for a 1-on-1 interview Monday where he discussed Vice President Kamala Harris, Houston power company CenterPoint's response to Hurricane Beryl and what's in store for the education savings account initiative during the 2025 Texas legislative session.
The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High
At a boutique hemp farm in deep East Austin, I’m sitting around a conference table with Liz Grow (real name) and Geremy Greens (not real name) hitting a glass bong loaded with some freshly cured Lava Cake (real name), which is a hemp strain high in THCA. Grow, a...
Grimes County man killed after being stung by bees
BEDIAS, Texas (KBTX) - A 75-year-old Bedias man was killed on his property in Grimes County following a bee attack. Off Highway 90 between Bedias and Singleton, lifelong Bedias resident, Bryce Smith, was killed after bees attacked him. Smith was on his bulldozer clearing trees when the attack happened, the...
Marlin residents expected to give away more than 400 backpacks full of supplies for local students
MARLIN, Texas (KXXV) — "This is just one of giving back to the community and helping the kids as they head back to school,” said President of the Marlin Juneteenth club, Hermetta Paul. As Marlin residents prepare to head back to school in August, local businesses are banding...
Concerns about water issues impacting home sales in Kempner
KEMPNER, Texas (KXXV) — “Water quality, like any kind of quality – soil quality, construction quality – these are all factors that buyers take into consideration, especially if it's widespread, like Kempner,” Cory Duncan, Owner and Broker of Haus Realty, said. This summer many residents...
Texas Elvis Weekend Returns In August – It’s Gonna Be Hot
So, how big an Elvis fan are you? Have you been to Graceland? Have you seen all his movies? Did you buy every Elvis album, even the gospel ones? Did you attend a concert or two back in the day? Did you see him perform at the Municipal Auditorium in Texarkana before he was Officially the King of Rock & Roll? Ok, how about this? Have you ever been to the Texas Elvis Weekend in Waco? What! You haven't? Maybe you're not as big a fan as you thought.
Woman accused of embezzling nearly $260K from Waco landscaping company pleads guilty to lesser charge
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A former landscaping company office manager pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony theft in a plea deal that reduced her original charge and significantly cut the amount of restitution she would have owed. Dina Kirsten Plumlee, 47, who worked for Lawns Ltd., pleaded guilty to theft of...
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