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The White Hall Community Center will be celebrating their 5th Birthday Bash April 24. There will be barbecue chicken plates, live music and a car show. Members are selling tickets for the raffle that includes a $400 Visa card, one-night cabin stay and hog hunt for two people at 7D Ranch, $100 gift certificate from Baylor Lumber, wine and spirits basket, Igloo 60 Qt wheeled cooler filled with a variety of beers, five-foot Pre-Lit Dress Form Christmas Tree, vintage kingsized quilt, portable swing lounger/chair and a basket of home canned goodies. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. If you are interested, feel free to contact me or any other member.
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Winner number 33 of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 52-week gun raffle was drawn Sunday, April 11. The winner of a Henry Lever Action Youth, 22LR is Rhonda Sechelski of Stoneham, TX. The next drawing will take place Sunday, April 18.
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Grimes County Commissioner, Chad Mallett, wrote us regarding the process for the county to adopt Darrell Hall roads into the county roadway inventory.
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Evergreen Baptist Church celebrated Palm Sunday, March 28 with a full house of members and visitors. The service was enjoyed by all in attendance. Following the service, the people enjoyed a covered dish meal of all sorts of good eats. Then there was an Easter Egg hunt with approximately 30 children hunting eggs. A picture was taken of the children and all the adults that attended.
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The latest report on child maltreatment fatalities and near fatalities, compiled by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, indicates 251 children in Texas died in fiscal year 2020 due to abuse and neglect. That figure includes 28 children who died after being left unattended in hot vehicles.
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Easter weekend has come and gone. I hope all of you have a great time with family and friends.
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It almost feels like we are pushed from one holiday to another. Easter is now over so should we start prepping for Mother’s Day? Churches across Grimes County celebrated the ultimate sacrifice, and the truest form of love in Jesus Christ, but it can be hard to remember and continue that spirit of sacrifice and love when society pushes us from one holiday to the next so quickly.
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Road construction has begun in the Blackberry Community. County Road 207 closed March 29. We will finally receive up to date 21st century roads. It’s the little things in life we need to be thankful for. It has been a longtime coming. God is awesome and deserves all the glory.
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