Hamilton Herald-News
The Hamilton Independent School District votes Tuesday to hire from within the ranks of HHS staff to fill the athletic director/head football coach vacancy with Ryan Marwitz.
Marwitz graduated from Comanche High School in 2002 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State University in 2006 and a master’s degree from Lamar University in 2010. Following a 12-year stint at Eastland High School, Marwitz began coaching in Hamilton four years ago and has served as the head Bulldog basketball coach the past three seasons.
The public is invited to join in reading the Declaration of Independence at 9 a.m. on the 4 th of July on the courthouse lawn in Hamilton.
The Hico News Review
Last week the Hico City Council approved a resolution designating an area of “having slum and blighted conditions,” and authorizing a Downtown Revitalization Program grant application and designation of an authorized representative.
To qualify for the $500,000 grant, that area basically included the south half of downtown, bordered from Live Oak Street to Mesquite Street, and North Railroad Street to First Street.
The annual Hico Old Settlers Reunion produced by the Hico Civic Club is set for July 14-16, in City Park. That’s Thursday – Saturday with carnival rides and the usual food, vendors, music and activities in the park. The downtown parade will be Thursday, July 14.
Deleon Free Press
The Comanche County Commissioners’ Court met in a called meeting on Monday.
Commissioners listened to a report from Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, who is proposing a substation to be built at Rucker. The power company is putting an environmental report as part of the National Historic Preservation Act. The substation is being built to sustain future growth and electrical reliability. The wider world has impacted DeLeon ISD.
Following the active shooting in Uvalde, DeLeon ISD began to make immediate changes to the security of its last vulnerable campus, the middle school. The Comanche Chief
The Comanche Chief Last week, Wednesday,
Last week, Wednesday, June 15, we had a very successful Dairy Breakfast 2022. We served a record number of around 830 people which included lots of takeout meals and about 100 summer school students with their teachers.
We were excited to feed the community a yummy breakfast with lots of dairy foods and at the same time show our appreciation for their support of the dairy industry during the year.
The weekend of June 17- 18 brought many visitors to Comanche for the open rodeo. The grounds of the Comanche County Cowboy Church next to the Comanche Roping Club Arena were filled with trailers of the Comanche Open Rodeo participants.