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July 28, 2009

Freak winds hit Madison County

Emergency Management Coordinator Shelly Butts reported a serious weather event classified as a downdraft/ downburst occurred in Madison County at approximately 5:25 pm on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Much of Madisonville was affected, as well as most of the center of the county with severe damage to homes and businesses. More...

Multiple sexual assaults alarm Leon County

by Vanessa Goodwyn

A disturbing trend has surfaced recently as our county has been rocked by an unprecedented number of sexual assaults. Perpetrators in at least two recent attacks remain at large as of press time. - On June 24th, Buffalo Police responded to a call by a woman who reported that two of her children had told her of a sexual assault, with the suspect being a white male. More...

•	Dew traffic stop leads to drug charges

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•	Oakwood ISD considers bond election

•	Oakwood hires new Police Chief

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News

•	“Beauty and the Beast” wows sell out crowd

In a tale as old as time, members of the Palestine Community Theatre presented a delightful presentation of “Beauty and the Beast” to a sell out crowd on Friday, July 24. Performances had begun the previous week, on July 17, 18, 19 and this weekend on July 24, 25, 26. More...

•	Beauty and the Beast is a family affair

•	Rippley/Johnson Benefit: Those who gave

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Obituaries

•	Cecil Bell

Funeral services for Cecil Bell, age 69 of Oakwood were held 3 pm Sunday, July 26, 2009 at the Walters Buffalo Funeral Home in Buffalo, Texas. Earl Williams and Jamie Duplichan officiated the service, and interment was in the Oakwood City Cemetery. More...

•	William Murray “Bill” Bunting

•	Alberto Ortiz

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Church & Community

•	Community Calendar

The American Legion Post #335 of Leon County will hold our monthly meeting on Saturday August 1st at 6pm. The meeting is held at the Centerville municipal building located across from the Post Office. We would like to invite our members and their wives to attend. More...

•	Prewitt-Hickman engagement announced

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Columns

•	Straight from The Horse’s Mouth

"Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life." Joseph Addison More...

•	Leon County Sheriff’s Report

•	Freestone County Sheriff’s Report

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Sports

•	LJHS students attend Aggie Basketball Camp

Three local junior high students honed their basketball skills last week at the 2009 Mark Turgeon Texas A&M Basketball Camp. Brock Brown, Caleb Eagans and Brandon Bilodeau, all members of the Leon Junior High School basketball team, attended the July 22-25 camp held at G. Rollie White on the A&M campus. More...

•	Hilltop Lakes Golf Update

•	Buffalo Volleyball Camp a Smashing Success

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Farm and Ranch News

•	Increasing ethanol mandate harmful for cattle raisers

Fort Worth, Texas - The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing an increase of ethanol levels in gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent. More...

•	Leon County 4-H’ers join retreat

•	Storms do little to relieve drought

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