The Groesbeck Lions Club has announced a change in its regular meeting location. The club will now meet at the First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, located at 203 W. State Street in Groesbeck.
Stone County Conservatives hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday, Feb. 5 at Springfield Hall, and the space was packed. All candidates running for county positions in the March 3 Primary election were in attendance, except for Micah Anderson (incumbent and unopposed for County Commissioner, Pct. 2) and Sheila Winn (running against Jeff Melasky for Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3).
The Groesbeck Ex-Students Association recently received memorial contributions from alumni David and JoAnn Stone and Sterling and Pay Yates gave in memory of Jeremy Mayo.
Exactly 63 years ago Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1963, several grass fires ravaged the area in Thornton, Groesbeck, and Kosse near the railroad tracks, prompting local fire departments to fundraise and purchase new equipment to help fight fires out of city limits.