Rams vs. Buckaroos: Lessons learned
BRECKENRIDGE — The Rams took their first bus ride of the new season to Breckenridge to scrimmage the Buckaroos, Aug. 18.
August 2022
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Garrett’s Jewelry & Loan
MINERAL WELLS — If you stroll into Garrett’s Jewelry & Loan you’re guaranteed to be asked, “Wanna a cold one?” Not the fizzy, adult beverage kind of cold one. We’re talking something much creamier, sweeter and family friendly – as in ice-cream sandwich.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENIORS!
Mineral Wells Senior Center celebrates birthdays from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Chamber to move downtown
MINERAL WELLS —_e Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce is relocating its offices and the Tourism and Visitors Bureau downtown to the Poston’s Building in September, according to Chamber President and CEO David May.
Long arm of the law
Palo Pinto County Sherriff’s blotter Aug.16 Issaac Barrientes, 31, knowingly manufacture, deliver or possess with intent to deliver drugs over 1 gram and under 4 grams. Aug.
Mineral Wells Highlights
First, I would like to welcome the Palo Pinto Press to our city of heritage, hospitality, and hope! It is exciting to have more local media covering local issues and I know there are many of us that have tremendously missed a good “old-fashioned” print newspaper. School is back in session, the weather has cooled off a bit and it’s a great time to be a citizen of Mineral Wells. Go Rams and Go Warriors!
New Newspaper: Pulse of the Community
Throughout the last decade, general trust in prominent media outlets has declined significantly, and only 35% of Americans believe that those reporting the news care about the people or circumstances on which they report. As the divide between the media, and citizen trust widens, the quality work of community- focused news organizations tends to be overlooked.
Rain, winter won’t slow record book fire season
PALO PINTO COUNTY — Despite the recent rains, the National Weather Service isn’t predicting a wet winter due to the current La Nina year - which means drought conditions fueling a volatile fire season still loom over Palo Pinto County.
School district installs high-tech security system
MINERAL WELLS — Mineral Wells ISD has added a two-fold layer of security giving first responders a 360-degree view of school rooms, and a second-by-second accountability of students and staff during crisis situations.
County approves budget with property tax decrease
PALO PINTO — At their regular meeting Aug. 22, county commissioners unanimously passed a $22 million spending plan with a 21.99% property tax rate reduction for the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.