Friday's Internet Edition, 6:5 AM, May 16, 2008. Levingston re-elected Mayor; Proposition passes - In last Saturday’s City of Groesbeck election, Mayor Jackie Levingston was reelected for a two year term. Also passing was the sales tax proposition in regard to a new civic center. The voter turnout was rather large for a city election with a total of 521 voting. Three incumbent Council members were reelected to two year terms without opposition. In the Mayor’s race Mayor Levingston defeated Randy Bostain by a vote of 278 to 214. Mr. Bostain is also a member of the City Council and will remain on the Council. Votes for the three unopposed incumbent Council members were . . . [Click for Full story] INSIDE NEWS STORIES GPD arrest two for Criminal Mischief The Groesbeck Police Department recently arrested two persons on charges of criminal mischief. The acts of criminal mischief were the breaking of windows in several businesses in Groesbeck. These criminal . . . [ Full story ] Chamber of Commerce meets last week The Groesbeck Independent School District hosted the May general membership meeting the Groesbeck Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 8, in the Band Hall of Groesbeck High School. The invocation . . . [ Full story ] Give blood at LMC and win chance for movie tickets Spring and summer times bring joy each year- long hours of daylight, picnics at the park, a break from routines; but these seasons also bring a great need for blood . . . [ Full story ] Oil & Gas News - May 15, 2008 Location Reports Devon Energy Production is drilling a field development, horizontal well in Freestone County. Well # 17H, M. T. Peyton Gas Unit 1 lease, is in the Nan-Su-Gail (CV . . . [ Full story ] This Week in Texas History: Civil War hero comes home to town named for him Resonsible for protecting the Rebel retreat to Atlanta, Granbury’s Texas Brigade fought another of many rearguard actions on May 16, 1864. A key component of the famous Confederate contingent was . . . [ Full story ] Local Sports Hutto stops Goats bid for higher playoff levels The only two runs scored in the Groesbeck -Hutto baseball playoff series in the state Area round on Friday night in Lorena came in the top of the ninth inning . . . [ Full story ] Local Obituaries Issue of May 15, 2008 Johnny E. Franklin Graveside Services Held May 14 Johnny E. Franklin, 71, of Mount Calm, died at a Waco hospital on Friday, May 9, 2008. Graveside services were held 10 . . . [ Full story ] News Archive Sports Archive Local Obituaries Archive SW Fiddlers Championship is Saturday - The City of Groesbeck has teamed together with Groesbeck Economic Development to present the 42nd annual Southwest Fiddlers Championship Fiddlers’ Contest. The contest will be held at the City Park Pavilion on SH 164 West in Groesbeck. The Masonic Lodge #354 will host the BBQ. The Fiddlers Contest, an annual event will be held Saturday, May 17. Registration begins Saturday, at 10:00 a.m. with 0-15 division playing first at 10:30; they will be followed by the 65 and over, then 16-35 age group, 36-64 age group and last the accompanist division. Each of these divisions will be playing for five places, $125; $100; $75; $50 and $30. Last the top two winners from each age division will compete for four places paying $250, $200, $100 and $50. The winner of this competition will also earn the title of “Southwest Champion Fiddler 2008”. The contest is under T.O.T.F.A. This is an on-line publication of Groesbeck Journal P.O. Box 440 Groesbeck, TX 76642-0440 254-729-5103 For comments or questions, email Publisher: Thomas Hawkins thawkins@groesbeckjournal.com The Web Site contains material which is protected by international copyright and trademark laws. No material may be copied, reproduced, republished, broadcast or distributed in any way or decompiled, except that you may download one copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. On-line publication, Copyright 2000, Groesbeck Journal. Web page design, Copyright 2000, EZ Edit Web Publishing.