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Iconic Salado sculptor Troy Kelley passes away
Iconic Salado artist Troy Kelley passed away November 3, 2026 at Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center in Temple. Kelley was part of a vanguard of artists and visionaries in Salado in the early 1980s that included his close friends Lonnie Joe Edwards, Joe Pehoski, Darwin Britt and Don Legge, as well as Bill Jaxon, Gretchen Jackson, Ronnie Wells, Larry Prellop and Ramon Carver that shaped Salado into an art center.
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Salado’s 65th Scottish Gathering: Highland Games in the New Scottish Capital of Texas
Tartans, bagpipes, and a big milestone for Salado. The town is celebrating 65 years of the Scottish Gathering and Highland Games—and its new designation as the Scottish Capital of Texas. Salado Museum and College Park board members KD Hill and Pamela Anderson share the history behind the event, what families can expect over the multi-day festival, and why this Scottish celebration has become such an important tradition for the entire community, whether you have Scottish roots or not.