A man who was honored as a hero by the United States Air Force for saving a man’s life from fire in Korea was the victim Thursday of a fire at his new home in Hawk Cove of only one day.... + continue reading
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The Quinlan City Council approved financial arrangements for $1,675,000 of improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment system Monday night at its regular monthly meeting.
Action included the authorization to issue certificates of obligation. The sale of the... + continue reading
Quinlan Independent School District announced selections this week for its 2017 Teachers of the Year. Shown is Elementary Teacher of the Year Tina Westmoreland who is a fifth-grade Teacher. Westmoreland has been with the district for four years. She represented Quinlan ISD... + continue reading
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last week in Campbell.
Hunt County Sheriff Randy Meeks said his office with help from Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents made contact Tuesday, July 25, at approximately 4 p.m. with a subject behind a business in the 6500 block of East Interstate 30 in the Campbell area.
Meeks said, “Information had been obtained in an earlier... + continue reading
The Talent Box, a nonprofit community theatre located at 244 N. 4th Street, Wills Point, will host encore performances of "Exit the Body," written by Fred Carmichael.
There will be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. and a dinner theatre performance with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19.
Limited... + continue reading
A 225.4-gram bag of methamphetamine was confiscated and two people were arrested Friday at a traffic stop by the constable’s office.
Constable Kent Layton said Deputy Constable Matthew Regan stopped a motorcycle with a male driver and female passenger about 12:30 in the 9000 block of FM 751.
“The stop was for no turn signal when... + continue reading
Neighbor alerts family in time to prevent injuries
Six fire departments were called Monday afternoon to a fire in a home west of Quinlan.
West Tawakoni Fire Chief Kyle Harrison said six departments of volunteers responded to the fire on County Road 2546, off FM 36 just north of State Highway 276.
Harrison said a neighbor saw the blaze and... + continue reading
Payments to the City of Quinlan can soon be made online at the city’s new website. The city council was given a preview of the city’s cyberspace address Monday night at a special meeting.
Court Clerk Lisa Sechrest projected the website onscreen and took council members through its pages.
Sechrest showed how a utility bill could... + continue reading
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“The free football clinic put on by Quinlan First Assembly of God was a tremendous success with over 50 players in attendance as Southwestern Assembly of God University head Coach Frank Tristan... + continue reading
Brannon McMillan took first place over the week in Lake Tawakoni Bass Club’s tournament at Lake Tawakoni. McMillan fished with son Clayton for the five-fish winning catch that weighed 29 pounds... + continue reading
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For most older folks, the word “tablet” brings to mind some kind of vitamin. For younger folks, a “tablet” looks like an overgrown cell phone. This is the kind of tablet we... + continue reading
One difficulty that many people preparing for emergencies experience is that as far as they know, nobody else on earth is doing it.
That isn’t true. Texas has a population of about 25 million... + continue reading
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Amvets Post 36 Ladies Auxiliary Americanism Chairman JoAnne Ringwood presents a program on VJ Day (Victory over Japan) to Juniors of Amvets McKenzie Douglas, Heaven Browning, Madison Tanton, Joseph... + continue reading
Enhancement includes painting by local artist Karen Cory
West Tawakoni artist Karen Cory is shown by the Tawakoni landscape she painted and donated to hang in the recently remodeled foyer at West... + continue reading
