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Tickets to the Lonestar Fireworks Festival benefiting Foster’s Home for Children are on sale now. The first of its kind show in Erath County is being held October 16th. What promoters promise to be a massive fireworks show will blast off at Stasey Field on the B Bar S Ranch in Bluff Dale. THey say the two-hour event will include six fireworks displays choreographed to music as well as large shell demonstrations, flame effects, fireballs and a drone show. Food trucks will be on site offering a wide choice of delicious items, and ticket-holders will be allowed to bring coolers inside the ranch too. Early bird specials on tickets must be purchased before October 1. Sponsorship opportunities are also still available. For full details, visit www.lonestarfireworksfestival.com/

SISD is hosting community involvement sessions to help with the search for the next superintendent, and everyone is invited to take part in one of two sessions with the executive search committee. The sessions will be held at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at SISD’s Bond Auditorium. Each session is expected to last about an hour. The search is on to find a replacement for Matt Underwood, who left the district in August after serving seven years as its superintendent. Kelly Magin, the executive director of curriculum and instruction, is currently serving as interim superintendent for the time being until a new superintendent is found. The board is working hard with hopes to name a permanent superintendent by December.

Stephenville’s lighted Christmas parade returns this year, and although it’s still a little more than two months away, now is the time to make your plans. The second annual parade will take place in downtown Stephenville on Saturday, November 27th.. which by the way, is just two days after Thanksgiving. Sponsorships are still available for the fireworks and for the parade. A Platinum fireworks sponsorship is $1,000, and it comes with a position at the front of the parade line, a banner at downtown plaza, live announcements, a yard sign, and lots of coverage on social media. Gold sponsorships are also available for $500, Silver for $250, and Bronze for $100. For the parade itself, A Christmas Star sponsorship will set you back $1,000, a Joy sponsorship $500, a Snowflake is $250, and a Candy Cane sponsorhip is $100. For all the details including just what comes with each level of sponsorship,call 254-592-7404 or visit www.stephenvilletx.gov.

Harmony Masonic Lodge and the Stephenville Masonic Lodge are hosting a blood drive by Carter Bloodcare from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Stephenville Masonic Lodge on Columbia St. To sign up, visit ww2.greatpartners.org. For more information, cal (254) 396-1243.

The Stephenville Chamber of Commerce will celebrate new member Tom Hines – Architect with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon in the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce lobby. Hines provides architecture and interior design services for commercial and residential purposes, as well as preservation and adaptive re-use, construction, program planning and historical restorations. For more information, call the Chamber at (254) 965-5313.

ON Wednesday, a jury in Erath County found a man guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant.. It was a quick decision too… taking the jury less than 15 minutes to find David Moore guilty. Next now comes sentencing, and that will be handled by Judge Jason Cashon and will take place during a punishment hearing at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27th. For now, and until he is sentenced, Moore is being held behind bars in the Erath County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Moore was accused of assaulting Deputy Tye Box who was attempting to detain him back in 2019. Box was taken to the hospital and treated for a concussion, scrapes and a fat lip, but was not seriously injured.

Stephenville’s new fire chief is from Round Rock. Robert Isbell, who is currently the Fire Chief in Round Rock, has been selected as the only finalist in the search for the new fire chief of Stephenville… the person who will fill the shoes of Jimmy Chew following his retirement. According to City Manager Allen Barnes, there was a very competetive field of applicants… about 30 of them to be exact… with some from as far away as Alasks. Isbell has been Round Rock’s fire chief for the past five years. Prior to that, he served as chief for the cities of Midland, Euless and Southlake. He is expected to fill the job as the new Stephenville Fire Chief on October 4th.

ON Wednesday, a jury in Erath County found a man guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant.. It was a quick decision too… taking the jury less than 15 minutes to find David Moore guilty. Next now comes sentencing, and that will be handled by Judge Jason Cashon and will take place during a punishment hearing at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27th. For now, and until he is sentenced, Moore is being held behind bars in the Erath County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Moore was accused of assaulting Deputy Tye Box who was attempting to detain him back in 2019. Box was taken to the hospital and treated for a concussion, scrapes and a fat lip, but was not seriously injured.
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Texas Health Resources is holding a mobile vaccine clinic at SISD’s Bond Auditorium in Stephenville, where they will administer the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to anyone 12 and older from 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Priority will be given to those who are 50 and older and have health issues that put them at an increased risk of developing severe Covid. You can schedule your appointment by calling 1-855-318-7696. The clinic comes as Erath County earlier this week, reported 47 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of known active cases to 424. Of those cases, 253 are in Stephenville, 50 in Dublin and 121 are elsewhere in the county. At last report, there were 16 local hospitalizations.
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A ceremony will be held this Saturday in Stephenville to mark the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. It all will begin this Saturday, September 11th, at 10am with the ringing of the Stephenville Fire Department bell. The actual event will take place at the Administration Mall on the Tarleton campus. It is open to the public. There will be free parking in Lot 10 just off Lillian Street. A Field of Flags will fly at Tarleton’s O.A. Grant Amphitheater, recognizing the three firemen who raised the red, white and blue on a mangled pole amid the destruction at Ground Zero. The display also will be open to the public September 8th thru the 14th.

A ceremony will be held this Saturday in Stephenville to mark the 20-year anniversary of 9/11. It’s a cooperative effort by Tarleton State University, the city of Stephenville, and Erath County aimed at remembering the nation’s loss and resilience following the terrorist attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans. It all will begin this Saturday, September 11th, at 10am with the ringing of the Stephenville Fire Department bell, aimed at paying tribute to 9/11 victims and their families, and to honor the courage and sacrifice of first responders. The actual event will take place at the Administration Mall on the Tarleton campus. It is open to the public, and it will be hosted by Tarleton President James Hurley who will open the ceremony. Stephenville Police Chief Dan Harris will be the keynote speaker. The Stephenville Fire Department and Tarleton’s Corps of Cadets will post colors and the Texan Troubadours will perform. There will be free parking in Lot 10 just off Lillian Street. A Field of Flags will fly at Tarleton’s O.A. Grant Amphitheater, recognizing the three firemen who raised the red, white and blue on a mangled pole amid the destruction at Ground Zero. The display also will be open to the public September 8th thru the 14th.

The Tarleton Police Department is offering a course specifically designed to help women protect themselves against sexual harassment and rape. Tarleton Police Chief Matt Welch says the class is not just for female Tarleton students… it is being put on for the entire community. The free course will be offered on two separate nights – from 6-10 p.m. It is tomorrow, and again on Thursday. The four-hour course will include one hour of training on the Texas Penal Code, which will concentrate on self defense, striking techniques, ground techniques and application. The class is open to females 16 and older. You can register by emailing police@tarleton.edu.