As the culmination of two years’ research by the Eastland City Commission, staff and consultants on the most cost effective alternatives to improve the city water system, in action taken Monday night, the City Commission awarded the bid to build a new water tower to Kentucky based Phoenix Fabrication. The $1.1 million dollar project is [...]
Margie Lorene Kitchens, 97, of Strawn, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at a local hospital. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the family farm cemetery in Strawn. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn.
According to Eastland Police Chief, Cecil Funderburgh, one juvenile and three adults have been identified in the destruction of inflatable Christmas decorations in the Crestwood area in the west side of Eastland. Police are in the process of taking statements and filing appropriate charges for criminal mischief. The information came to the Police Dept. via [...]
Christmas Eve in the area started out with some snow flurries and the anticipation of many to see their first white Christmas in Texas. Then it built up to some serious snow causing accidents and traffic nightmares on I-20 at the most traveled time of the year. I-20 was impassable much of Christmas Eve due [...]
Billy “Bill” Guess, 85, of Ranger, TX went to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Eastland Memorial Hospital in Eastland, TX. Bill was born October 2, 1924 in the La Casa Community north of Ranger to G.A. “Austin” Guess and Winnie Pearl Newnham Guess. He was preceded in death by [...]
Eastland - Someone is cutting inflatable Christmas decorations on West side of town – Reward offered There have been three reports of inflatable Christmas decorations being damaged or destroyed by cutting or slashing them. The reports received at this time are all on the west side of Eastland in the Crestwood area. Anyone having information [...]
Eastland Co. – Interstate 20 EB reduced to one lane Alternate routes are encouraged WHERE: Eastbound Interstate 20 near Ranger Hill in north Eastland County WHEN: Through the holiday season WHAT: Eastbound I-20 motorists will be reduced to one lane from State Highway 16 to the Erath County line (near Ranger Hill) for construction. Westbound [...]
