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The Family Nelson
Country music star Willie Nelson sang to a capacity crowd in 2003 at the Five Flags Center.
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24.NOV.08 Elections Commission Meeting Held
Hill County election officials discussed the recent presidential and local elections during the Thursday, November 20, meeting of the Hill County Elections Commission.
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Undeliverable refunds await dozens of Gregg County taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Texas taxpayers who are missing 30,700 economic stimulus checks totaling more than $19 million and about 9,000 regular refund checks totaling around $8 million that ...
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged the Cottonwood Inn in La Grange with advertising false room prices as evacuees fled Hurricane Ike.
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Teenager Killed In Friday Night Accident
The Department of Public Safety is investigating an accident that killed one teenager Friday, November 14.
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"Food For Families" Drive To Be Held November 21
This year's 'Food For Families' food drive will be held Friday, November 21, in Hillsboro and across Hill County.
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03.NOV.08 Police And Sheriff Investigate Gas Station Thefts
Hillsboro police and the Hill County Sheriff's Department investigated three convenience store thefts Wednesday afternoon, October 29.
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Music Festival gets under way
The second South Padre International Music Festival gets under way today and the tunes will be heard all across the Island.
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Be safe and be sweet for Halloween kids
Texas drivers are asked to drive safely around areas where children are likely to gather this Halloween, but trick-or-treaters are also asked to make sure they behave safely as well.
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Attorney General should stop DPS' end-run around the Lege on roadblocks
The fight over using traffic roadblocks without probable cause to check for drunk drivers has become a biennial affair at the Texas Legislature, and interest groups were already sharpening their knives over the ...
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09.OCT.08 RC&D Funds Available For Tire Recycling
Additional money to dispose of old tires has been allocated to Hill County by the Bluebonnet RC&D. Expending the $13,263 was discussed at a special meeting of Hill County Commissioners' Court Tuesday morning, ...
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$8 Billion Settlement Between Texas vs. Countrywide
It took an out of court settlement worth billions of dollars to keep many Texans from losing their homes.
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Motorcyclist hurt on I-35
A 34-year-old Gatesville man was injured on Interstate 35 Friday night when he drove his motorcycle into a pickup truck after failing to brake quickly enough when traffic ahead slowed.
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Judge-DA sex tale gets weirder
When we last left the case of death row inmate Charles Dean Hood, a state district judge had ordered a hearing on whether to force the judge and district attorney in the case to give sworn testimony as to ...
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18.SEP.08 Hazardous Chemical Spill Reported North Of Abbott
YES NO Local emergency-management officials and firefighters were called to a hazardous-chemical spill on the parking lot of Sunmart north of Abbott about 6:30 p.m. Friday, September 12.
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18.SEP.08 Hubbard Homecoming September 19-20
YES NO Hubbard Homecoming September 19-20 Homecoming festivities for Hubbard High School and Hubbard Ex-Students Association have been scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20.
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Council Approves Utility-Rate Proposal... Rates To Increase October 1
It was another long night of discussing utility rates for the Hillsboro City Council Tuesday evening, September 16.
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Homecoming This Weekend In Bynum
Bynum High School and Bynum Ex-Students Association will be observing its 2008 homecoming Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20.
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11.SEP.08 Vacancies On Appraisal Board To Be Discussed
YES NO Vacancies on the Hill County Appraisal District Board of Directors will be discussed at a meeting Monday afternoon, September 15.
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Vehicle Use By County Employees Approved By Court
It took a couple of workshops and a meeting with a tie vote, but Hill County Commissioners' Court voted Tuesday morning, September 9, to implement a vehicle-use policy for the county.
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