Rainy Week Deluges Central Texas Drought Relief
Central Texas received heavy rains with five to twelve inches in spots causing floods near Jerrell and Salado and delaying or canceling Friday football games. Clifton Cubs reached Little River Academy despite travel hazards while Cranfus Gap Septemberfest proceeded in rain. Ranchers praise the long awaited rainfall as creeks and ponds refill. Burn ban lifted by Commission Court on Monday.
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Salado
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Weller Wins Jones Award At Bosque Art Classic
Don Weller of Oakley Utah won the John Steven Jones purchase award for his watercolor Keven and the Calf Holder at the Bosque Art Classic. Weller also took first place in the Soo Art Classic among 95 artists from multiple states in the juried show.
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Weller
John Steven Jones
Roland
Joyce Jones
Don Waller
Oakley
Utah
Keven
Jones
Bosque
Bosque Art Center
Prine
Bestett Catering
Waco
Prive Wee
Art Council
Wylie Basham
Mimi ‘Wright
Don Weller
Art Center
County Okays NetData Software Contract
Bosque County Commissioners Court convened on September 8 to approve a NetData software contract. The session also set the first public hearing on the tax rate and heard bids for road hauling and inlet/outlet projects. A budget work session was conducted during the meeting.
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County Okays NetData Software Contract
Bosque
Clifton City Council approves one way street on S Ave J
Clifton City Council approved turning South Ave J between Hwy 219 and 13th Street into a one way during school travel hours. The action follows use of blinking school zone lights to guide traffic. Signs will be posted and drivers from 7th to 13th Streets warned to follow one direction during travel times. The meeting also approved a GO TEXAN grant request and a Constitution Week proclamation. James resignation from the Planning and Zoning Commission was noted. Charles McLean appointed city plat administrator. Audit report accepted and financial statements presented.
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13Th Streets
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Profem Jay Theor
Septemberfest Rolls In Rain at Cranfills Gap
Wet Septemberfest in Cranfills Gap draws crowds to city park for the wild game cookout. Nine teams offered Alaska salmon, buffalo meatballs, jalapeño bites, and more while coast-to-coast cooks from Alaska to New York competed. Joe and Jan Borden sold shirts and tickets under the pavilion as Brave Souls braved the dunking booth amid the rain.
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9 11 Memorial Service Held at Bosque County Courthouse
Meridian residents gathered in drizzling rain for a 9 11 memorial at the Bosque County Courthouse. Judge Cole Ward welcomed attendees and urged remembrance as State Sen Averitt announced a Bosque County town hall for Sept 2 at 11 a.m. The service featured a poem by Sherrod L. Fielden and a timeline recounting the 2001 attacks starting at 7 46 a.m. and ending with the World Trade Center collapse.
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Bosque County
Cole .Ward
Austin
Nup Averitt
Waco
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Sherrod L. Fielden
Jimmy Schmidt
World Trade Center
Court Lifts Burn Ban in Bosque County
Bosque County commissioners lifted the burn ban after several days of rainfall in central Texas during a Sept 14 session. Jeff Hewlett filed a formal request regarding future consideration while no discussion occurred on health insurance bids.
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