Texas House Dems to Speaker Burrows: Put Flood Relief First
Wed, 07/23/2025 - 7:52pm
Democratic lawmakers unite in solidarity with victims of the July 4th flooding
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Shot Down in Silence: A Texas Family’s Cold War Tragedy
Wed, 07/23/2025 - 7:52pm
It has been over seventy years since an international tragedy stunned the world — and the quiet towns of Groesbeck, Thornton, and Iowa Park — during a Cold War confrontation in the skies. Among the passengers aboard the British airliner shot down by Chinese fighter planes off the coast of China on July 23, 1954, was one of Groesbeck’s own: Frances Pringle Parish, her husband Leonard, and their three young children.
Sales Tax Revenue Rises in Most Area Cities
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 6:37am
Most Limestone and Freestone Counties’ cities showed increases in sales tax revenue for June, compared to the same month a year ago.
Rain and Wind Cancel July 4 Fireworks Hours Before Show
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 6:37am
The City of Groesbeck canceled its July 4 fireworks show just hours before it was scheduled to begin, citing weather-related damage to the pyrotechnics, officials said.