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DPS Launches Holiday Traffic Enforcement Initiative

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing enforcement for Christmas and New Year’s to ensure Texans have a safe holiday. Texas Highway Patrol (THP) Troopers will surge enforcement efforts from Friday, Dec. 19, through Thursday, Jan. 1, and have Troopers looking for people committing traffic violations including, not wearing seat belts, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failing to follow the state’s Move Over, Slow Down law and others.

Descendants Nancy McSwane and Cris Morton with the newly installed marker at Bates's gravesite in Fort Parker Cemetery. Photo Courtesy of Cris Morton
Descendant Cris Morton with the newly installed marker at Anglin’s gravesite in Faulkenberry Cemetery. Photo by Racheal Clark/Groesbeck Journal

Two Early Texas Rangers Honored with New Grave Markers in Limestone Co.

Just days before the 208th anniversary of his birth, the grave of Abram Anglin- early Texas Ranger, survivor of the Fort Parker attack, and Texas War for Independence veteran-has been newly marked to reflect his role in Texas history. Anglin, born December 28, 1817, was a member of Captain Seale's Company of Rangers during 1835–36, a unit organized "agreeable to order from the Council of Texas." He died on September 6, 1875, and is buried in the Faulkenberry Cemetery, where a metal Texas Ranger cross was recently added to formally acknowledge his service as one of the state's earliest Rangers. Marked the same day, and for the same reason, was the grave of Silas H. Bates, another early Texas Ranger whose service on the frontier of the Republic of Texas has long gone unrecognized. Bates is buried in the Fort Parker Cemetery, where his grave also received a Ranger marker recognizing his role in early Texas history.

Groesbeck ISD Rating Raised to 'C' After Successful Appeal

Groesbeck ISD Rating Raised to 'C' After Successful Appeal

Groesbeck Independent School District's overall accountability rating has been raised from a D to a C after a successful appeal to the Texas Education Agency, district officials announced. The TEA granted the district's appeal of its final accountability rating for the 2024–25 school year, increasing Groesbeck ISD's overall score from 69, which corresponds to a D rating, to a 73, earning a C. The appeal also improved Groesbeck High School's rating, raising it from a 70 to a 79, both within the C category. Superintendent Scott Cummings said the revised ratings represent progress but acknowledged the district has more work to do. "This is not where we want to be as a school district," Cummings said in a message to the community. "Our staff, along with myself, have been leaving no stone unturned to improve our school academically." Cummings emphasized that continued improvement will require support beyond district staff, calling on parents, guardians and community members to play an active role in student success. "Although our staff is hardworking and committed to your child's growth, we cannot do this alone," he said. "With everyone's support, we can make Groesbeck ISD the place to raise a family."

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