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MINERAL WELLS — Mineral Wells native and country music sensation, Shane McAnally, could walk away with an armful of honors from the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards, airing on ABC, Nov. 9.

WHAT: _e American Red Cross North Texas Region is providing free smoke alarms and re safety information to the rst 300 Mineral Wells families who sign up as part of its Sound the Alarm e rt. Sign up now and schedule a time for our Red Crossers to install your free smoke detectors.

_is week’s Remember Well comes from Kelvin Jackson, a descendant of German settlers in Dodson Prairie. _e 1925 family photo is in front of the home of Joseph Karl and Franciska Ondra Nowak with their children and grandchildren. Jackson’s grandmother is in the picture as a baby. _e couple immigrated from Europe, built this house, and farmed the land until their deaths. Joseph died in 1946 at age 76, and Franciska passed away in 1926 when she was 56. Both are buried in the historic Dodson Prairie cemetery along with many other family members.

MINERAL WELLS — Mineral Wells High School Principal Dr. Doug Funk is incorporating lessons he learned at a Harvard workshop into local campus life for the bene_t of students, parents and the entire community.

SANTO — e Santo,TX Community Association got an early Christmas present this year, its 501(c)(3) status. After two years of paperwork and all the hassles and headaches that go with it, the group learned of their newly sanctioned nonpro_t designation at its board meeting, Sept.