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FREEDOM FEST IN GIDDINGS ON WEDNESDAY
Lee County residents are gearing up for Fourth of July festivities at the Giddings Freedom Fest. The event is set for Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Park, 200 Raymond Street. The Texas Unlimited Band and Lost Cause Band will provide entertainment all evening long. The splash pad...
Medics push city, county to nearly triple EMS units
From left, after two years of planning, Bastrop County First Responders volunteers Paul Hightower, Preston McGrew and Caleb Peck presented their proposal for Emergency Services District No. 3 to city and county officials in June. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) Three medics are on a mission to increase the number of ambulances...
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