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Chili cook-off draws crowd
After having to be rescheduled due to bad weather, the Downtown Mineral Wells Crazy Chili Cook-Off showed why it’s a big draw in town. And some residents showed why their chili is the best.
Sue's News
Happy Spring! Isn’t this a wonderful time of year? Warm sunshine, cool breezes (some breezes are a little stronger than others), new life all around us. The Texas Mesquite trees are budding out along with Bluebonnets, pecan trees, and beautiful wildflowers in every ditch and road shoulder.
Superintendent, two teachers in Millsap ISD arrested following child abuse investigation
Chris Roark, croark@cherryroad.com The superintendent at Millsap ISD and two teachers were arrested Thursday following allegations the teachers abused multiple children in the classroom and… Login to continue reading Login…
Suspects involved in 2022 fatal fight at Whataburger plead guilty to criminally negligent homicide
Chris Roark, croark@cherryroad.com The two men who had been accused of fatally assaulting a homeless man at a Mineral Wells Whataburger in 2022 have pleaded… Login to continue reading Login…
Save the Date
March 22 – Live music by The Poorly Governed, 7-9:30 p.m. at Bankhead Texas Wine Bar in Mineral Wells.
Rebuilding a tractor strengthens bonds of a father and daughter
ROWENA — In Rowena, Olivia Hoelscher, a Ballinger High School student and member of the FFA, stands beside 9 months of hard work in the form of a 1959 Ford 641 diesel tractor that she rebuilt as part of her Ag Mechanics pursuit.
The colors and beauty of spring
Spring is here! How wonderful is this time of year? Winter wasn't near as drab as it could have been, with only a couple of severe cold fronts, but winter is winter, nonetheless. It leaves one to ponder deep thoughts in the doldrums of days short of daylight and nights long on darkness.