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Rocker B Ranch strikes baseball tournaments over water woes

GRAFORD — Limited water access has led Rocker B Ranch owners to announce the sports complex and family vacation spot will no longer host youth baseball tournaments. “After careful consideration, we have come to the difficult decision that it is not feasible to host baseball tournaments for the foreseeable future” a recent Facebook post from the Byrd family stated.

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Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public

Texas will no longer fight to ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public. A judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning the practice was unconstitutional, and Texas initially filed a notice that it would appeal. But Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw withdrew the appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week.

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HOMETOWN HERO: CLARENCE HOLLIMAN

MINERAL WELLS — For the past year, 17-year-old Auden Jaquez and 15-year-old Braden Yanez have been working hard on their skateboarding skills hoping to go pro someday. When they’re not in school, they spend a lot of time rolling, jumping, twisting and turning in the skateboard area at West City Park.

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PPGH’s new pelvic health physical therapy program reduces incontinence, pain

MINERAL WELLS — Palo Pinto General Hospital has started a rare specialty with its recent hiring of physical therapist Shonda Rowell, a Parker County native. Rowell has moved back to her home region from Lubbock, where she owned a practice for five years, to offer pelvic health physical therapy to the greater Palo Pinto County area at PPGH.

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