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Peak ‘moves’ audience as Hall of Honor speaker
Dr. Kayla Peak, second from left, stands with Hall of Honor inductees: Elites Rams Jacoby Prestwood, left, and Niya Benavides, second from right, and Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Jackie Harvey at Wednesday’s ceremony.
The 20th Mineral Wells High School’s Hall of Honor induction ceremony, Wednesday, seemed to have an athletic, kinesiological theme, but the messages were ones that ring true for all live’s endeavors.
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City seeks medical equipment funds
Mineral Wells City council members unanimously supported submitting a grant request on behalf of the city for new emergency medical devices.
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Election winners sworn in as new council takes shape
Votes from city elections held May 11 were canvassed at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, a step necessary to officialize reported results.
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Benavides, Prestwood tapped 2013 Elite Rams
At the 20th Mineral Wells High School’s Hall of Honor induction ceremony, the Ram choir almost stole the show before the substance of the program began.
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Strawn: Still plugged, dealing with water issues
STRAWN – Strawn Mayor Carl Frazier said residents of the city were still being required to boil water Thursday before ingesting or cooking with it.
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Give MD the boot
The Mineral Wells Fire Department will take to the streets Friday and Saturday for their annual Fill the Boot campaign supporting the Muscular Distrophy Association.
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County’s new disaster relief team seeks water donations to aid Strawn
The Palo Pinto County Disaster Relief Team is asking for help in responding to water shortages in the county.
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Abandoned house destroyed by fire
Local firefighters responded multiple times to a structure fire in the 2600 block of N.E. 2nd Street.
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Strawn: Still plugged, dealing with water issues
- Local Sports
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Mineral Wells starting quarterback Caleb Acosta looks down field as he scrambles Monday during Rams’ spring drills at Ram Stadium.
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Rams near completion of spring grid drills
From the day after the Mineral Wells Rams’ last football game in November, the Rams have been working hard in off-season drills and in “spring football practice” the past semester in preparation for the 2013 grid season.
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Perrin Lady Pirates place six on All-District 8-A softball team
Six Perrin Lady Pirates earned first or second team honors on the All-District 8-A softball team in a recent vote of league coaches.
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‘New look’ Lady Rams volleyball team nears end of spring workouts
After setting a school record for the deepest run in the playoffs, the Mineral Wells Lady Rams volleyball team got back to work this spring to prepare for the upcoming 2013 season.
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District, area championships highlights of Santo baseball season
Playing into the third round of the 2013 Class A baseball playoffs, the Santo Wildcats fell to state-ranked No. 3 Bosqueville in two games of their best-of-three series.
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Rams near completion of spring grid drills
- Education
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WC faculty, staff honored for teaching, leadership excellence
Eight faculty and staff from Weatherford College have been recognized by The National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development for teaching and leadership excellence and were honored at WC Commencement May 11.
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Travis goes Ga-ga
The Travis Elementary TNT (Travis News Team) proudly donated a Ga-ga ball pit to the Travis campus.
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Community shows support at annual DEC rally
Entertainment and advocacy merged to form the second annual Call to Action Rally Thursday evening at Mineral Wells High School.
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MWISD trustees experience Travis’ talent
Each month a Mineral Wells ISD campus helps open the school board meeting with pledges to the American and Texas flags, and typically follows up by highlighting successes at that campus.
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Photos: Aftermath of massive tornado in Moore
Storm victims were pulled from the rubble and residents began surveying the damage late Monday and early Tuesday in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, where a powerful tornado destroyed entire neighborhoods and left dozens dead.
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Okla. officials vow not to quit looking until everyone is found
The tornado that killed 24 people and injured at least 100 others in the Moore and Oklahoma City area cut a 17-mile-long path that started in Newcastle and ended at Lake Stanley Draper. Nine of the dead are children.
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VIDEO: Orlando shootout tied to Boston bomb suspect
The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports that the victim was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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National Day of Prayer set for Thursday
National Day of Prayer calls on all people of different faiths in the United States to pray for the nation and its leaders.
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SOAKING IT IN ... SOUL CARE
I hope you are noticing – spring is beginning to emerge from winter.
Even though it has been cold and very blustery these past few days, last week in the southeast part of Mineral Wells, I noticed a weeping willow tree budding out. -
Eleventh Avenue Church hosts 63rd anniversary
Eleventh Avenue Church will be celebrating its 63rd Anniversary on Sunday, March 3.
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