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Groesbeck Lions Club hosts District 2-X3 Cabinet Meeting
      On this past Saturday, July 24, the Groesbeck Lions Club hosted the Cabinet Meeting for Lions Club District 2-X3 with the district including a large portion of Central Texas. The meeting was held at the Groesbeck Church of Christ. Seventy-eight Lions Club members representing 22 clubs were present.
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Limestone-Falls SWCD holds meeting
      The Limestone-Falls Soil and Water Conservation District (l-F SWCD) Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 19, at 1:00 p.m., in the NRCS office, Groesbeck. Directors present were: Claude L. Monk, Chairman of Tehuacana; J.B. Sackett, Vice Chairman of Groesbeck; John Schlemmer, Secretary/Treasurer of Mart; Mike Meyer of Marlin and Ronnie Sims of Personville.
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“Concert for the Cure” Relay for Life
      The Mexia State Supported Living Center “Warriors” will host an event benefitting the Limestone County Relay for Life, 2011 on Saturday, September 25 at Hughes Park. Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Christian Rock, Acoustic, and Folk Music bands will be entertaining.
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Limestone County Appraisal District Directors meet
      Kin g The B oa rd of Direc tors of the Limestone County Appraisal District met in regular session at 3:00 P.M. on July 20, in room G13 located in the Limestone County Courthouse, Groesbeck. Members present were Billy Waldrop, Mack Jones, George Tidwell, George Humble, Wanda Fewell with Charlene Black being absent.
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FIF to hold conference
      The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas will hold its 2010 Bernard and Audre Raporport State Conference on Friday, August 13 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. This year’s theme is Open Government: Navigating Digital Dangers. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will be the conference’s Luncheon Keynote Speaker.
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Limestone County Conservatives meet
      The Limestone County Conservatives met at the Kosse Community Center on Monday, July 19, with John McCarver, president, presiding. Following the pledge to the flag, Judge Daniel Burkeen led in prayer. Billy Anderson, who was ill on the night of the meeting, was remembered in prayer.
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News from Congressman Chet Edwards
      U.S. Representative Chet Edwards announced that the fiscal year 2011 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill was approved by the House Appropriations Committee July 20th.
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Courthouse News
      MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses have been issued in the County Clerk’s Office since the last report: Bernard Mitchell, Jr. and Melanie A. Scott Milner Robert A. Hopkins and Renita A. McElwee Fogle Ernest L. Walker and Kyristy L. Carter Keith C. Green and Michelle D. Jackson
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27 Indicted by Limestone County Grand Jury
      The Lime s tone Count y Grand Jury indicted 27 persons when it met on July 21st. The indictments are listed below: Jeremy Duane Nyagoko, Burglary of Habitation, $20,000 bond. Karen Bennett, Burglary of Habitation, $20,000 bond. Name Withheld Pending Arrest, Burglary of Habitation, $20,000 bond.
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Unemployed Texans will be paid benefits for past weeks
      AUSTIN – The deadline for jobless Texans to qualify for emergency unemployment benefits has been extended to the week of November 27, 2010. Congress passed HR 4213, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, on Thursday setting this new filing deadline which allows long-term claimants to continue receiving unemployment benefits.
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Funding Your Small Business
      Learn about the different types of funding sources to start and grow your small business. Topics cover financing options such as bank loans, SBA guaranteed loans, non-bank lenders, and private investors.
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August 14th Proclaimed Liberty Tree Day
      The Commonwealth of Massachusetts By His Excellency Endicott Peabody, Governor A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, The early settlers of Boston planted an elm on Boston Neck in 1646 which grew tall and stately and subsequently became know as the “Liberty Tree,” and
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Texas Treasures Award Nominations
      Follow the preservation success of Nacogdoches, San Marcos and Waxahachie and nominate your community for the 2011 First Lady’s Texas Treasures Award. The award will recognize one community in 2011 that utilizes multiple resources offered by the Texas Historical Commission (THC), as well as those of other organizations or state agencies, to support historic preservation initiatives.
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