7000 Free Trees Help Texans Save Energy, Reduce Costs

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

In its second year as an Arbor Day Foundation partner, Entergy is providing 7,000 free trees to customers through the Energy-Saving Trees program in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. Launched as a pilot initiative in 2011, the Energy-Saving Trees program conserves energy and reduces household electricity bills through strategic tree planting...

Nursing Home Residents Celebrating Feb. Birthdays

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - BY STEPHANIE BIVINS

Celebrating February birthdays this month at Teague Nursing Home are Minnie Gumm, 2/17; Odis Ellison, 2/20; and Ronald Jones, 2/21. A party was held in their honor on February 22nd at 3 pm. The community is welcome to attend any/all monthly birthday celebrations throughout the year...

Teague Rotary Club Chili Supper and Auction is Feb. 24

To Benefit Teague Rotary Club Community Projects

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Teague Rotary Club is hosting a chili supper and auction on Friday, February 24. Supper starts at 5:00 p.m., and the auction begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Eighth Avenue Baptist Church Christian Life Center. Everyone is encouraged to join the Rotary Club for good food and great fun!

Yard Sale Benefit For Melody Phillips, Feb. 24-25

Friday, February 17, 2012

A Benefit Yard Sale is being held for Melody Phillips on Friday and Saturday, February 24th and 25th, at 601 N. 8th Avenue from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to help Melody Phillips and her family. Melody has already been through surgery and hospitalization for cancer in the past. Now there is a new mass on her small intestine...

Op Grad Steak Dinner, $5000 Drawing Set For Feb. 25

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Don't miss your chance to win $5,000 and the added pleasure of enjoying a great steak dinner for two while you support the Teague High School graduating class of 2012. The Teague Operation Graduation Steak Dinner is set for Saturday, February 25, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the THS Cafeteria. Tickets for the dinner are $100 for two adults. Though everyone who attends this event will enjoy the great ...

Brand Re-Registration Period Ends February 29 In Texas

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) reminds ranchers that the next brand re-registration period ends Feb. 29, 2012. The State of Texas requires that brands be re-registered in the county or counties where the owner operates every ten years. Larry Gray, executive director of law enforcement at TSCRA, says that branding is the number one way to prevent livestock ...

Tuition Promise Fund Enrollment Runs Thru Feb. 2012

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The annual enrollment period for the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state's prepaid college tuition program begins Sept. 1 and runs through Feb. 29, 2012. For parents who are concerned about squeezing college savings into a tight family budget, the Texas Tuition Promise Fund may be the answer...

Texas Exes To Meet Friday, March 2 In Fairfield

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Limestone - Freestone Chapter of the Texas Exes will gather for its annual observance of Texas Independence Day on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at Creekside Farm, 161 County Road 120, Fairfield, Texas 75840. A buffet dinner will be provided. Admission is $10.00 per person. (Children 10 and under free.) All University of Texas Alumni and Friends are invited to attend...

Unemployment Benefits Deadline Extended

Claimants should continue to apply for benefits while searching for work

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

The deadline for jobless Texans to qualify for emergency unemployment benefits has been extended to March 3, 2012, affecting approximately 78,000 Texans who would have otherwise exhausted their unemployment benefits during January 2012. Congress approved the extension before December 31, 2011, when qualified claimants ...

Prospective Election Candidates Have March 5 Deadline

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Prospective candidates in the upcoming Saturday, May 12th election seeking election to city council, school board or hospital district board elections have until the close of business on Monday, March 5th to get their names on the election ballots.

WLAC Qualifying Contest Set For March 8

Thursday, February 16, 2012

The fourth and final qualifying contest for the 2012 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) will be held at the Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Company, LLC, on Thursday, March 8. Twenty-eight livestock auctioneers from 11 states and one Canadian province will compete to qualify for the 2012 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, to be held this June in Turlock, California. The sale and contest is free and open to the ...

Free Dialing Code 2-1-1 Provides Resource Help

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

What is Heart of Texas 2-1-1?

Heart of Texas 2-1-1 is the dialing code for free information and referrals to health and human services and community organizations. “2-1-1” is the “free” telephone number to call for information about community resources. It links individuals and families to critical health and human services provided by nonprofit organizations and government agencies in their own ...

Theatre Production Of 'Miss Firecracker Contest' Scheduled

Begins March 2, Ends March 11

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Waco Civic Theatre's production of The Miss Firecracker Contest is scheduled for performances at 7:30 p.m. on March 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 with matinee shows at 2:30 p.m. on March 4 and 11. Thursday nights are general admission. Written by Beth Henley in 1984, the Civic Theatre production is directed by Richard Leslie. Set in Brookhaven, Mississippi, The Miss Firecracker ...

Nominations Sought For Recipients Of Community Awards

Chamber Of Commerce Awards Banquet Will Be In April

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Nominations are currently being sought by the Teague Chamber of Commerce for civic awards to be presented during the Chamber's annual Awards Banquet set for Thursday evening, April 5th. Nominations are needed for the Bill Boyd Community...

Camp To Teach Youth About Benefiting Waterfowl

Deadline To Apply For Camp Is March 15, 2012

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

The Texas Brigades is gearing up for the newest addition to their family, the Waterfowl Brigade. The camp will start this summer near Palestine, Texas. It will focus on teaching youth about managing land to benefit various waterfowl species and the importance of wetlands management. The Texas Brigades hosts five camps each summer: two Buckskin Brigades, two Bobwhite Brigades, Bass Brigade and ...

Circus Coming To Town Monday, March 26

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Carson and Barnes Circus, "World's Biggest Big Top Show" will be in Teague on Monday, March 26th at B.T. Washington Park on Jefferson Street. There will be two performances--4:30 and 7:30. Pick up a coupon at The Teague Chronicle to save $4 off the adult ticket price....

Pearce Museum Hosting Western Artists Show In March

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Pearce Museum is delighted, once again, to host the Western Artists of America Show and Sale opening Mar. 26, 2012. More than 250 works of art by 68 of the country's top Western artists will be on display for six weeks. Come experience the best of the American West - cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo riders and mountain men, buffalo and ...

Pasture, Livestock Management Workshop, March 27-29

Registration Is Limited To 60 People

Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - BY ROBERT BURNS

Though usually billed as being for novices, this year's three-day Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop will have information that all ranchers, both beginners and experienced, can use to cut costs and raise profits, according to the faculty at theTexas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton. Set March 27-29 at the center, the workshop is now accepting students. As in previous years, registration is limited to 60 to ...

Be Ready In 2012 For Emergencies / Disasters

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

As 2012 follows one of the most active years for disasters in recent history, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages all Americans to Resolve to be Ready by taking simple steps to prepare for emergencies. A recent report by the National Climatic Data Center says that 2011 saw more billion-dollar natural disasters than any year on record. Last year alone, the U.S. experienced its first hurricane landfall since 2008, the most deadly ...

Parkview To Award Scholarships; App Deadline Is April 1

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Parkview Regional Hospital Foundation is announcing that it will be awarding eight, $1000 Healthcare Scholarships to deserving students who wish to pursue a career in the health care field and would like to return to this area to practice their chosen field. These scholarships will be awarded in May. Graduating seniors in the Mexia, Wortham, Teague, Groesbeck, or Coolidge school district are eligible to apply. Applications will ...

2012 Street Paving Schedule

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The following is the 2012 street paving schedule. This list will be

 done in phases. The street crew will start in April or May, 

depending on the weather. Phase 1 will start on the west side 

of town. The entire list of streets will be paved before moving 

to Phase 2. We will not pave any streets that are not on the list.

Phase 1

• Dallas St. from Grayson St. to Huckaby St....

Community Good Friday Service Set For April 6

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Ministerial Alliance planned a community Good Friday service on April 6. This will be a "Last Seven Sayings of Christ" service with messages and music to focus the worshipers on the coming of Easter and provide an opportunity for our Teague congregations to grow together. All of our pastors will speak, the congregations will provide...

Brotherhood of Bikers 28th Annual Easter Run, April 7-8

Friday, February 17, 2012

The Brotherhood of Bikers will gather at Mother Chapter Club House, (look for B.O.B. Building) on Ranch Road 2838 in Mexia, April 7th and 8th. Gates open at 9 a.m.

Cost: $15 for adults; $10 for 13-15 years; free for 12 and under.

Music by MoJo Assassins.

Sunday morning services with "Middle ...

Citizens Must Register To Vote By April 12

For May 12th Elections

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The last day for citizens to register to vote in the May 12th elections is April 12th. Early voting will be conducted from April 30th through May 8th. Polls on election day will be open form 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

TISD Schedule For The Remainder Of School Year

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

With Christmas behind us and New Years Day approaching fast TISD students will be returning to school after a 17-day holiday vacation. Classes will resume bright and early on Tuesday morning, January 3rd for students with teacher's heading back to the classroom a day earlier on January 2nd for a Teacher Workday ....

Teague Rodeo Scheduled For June 28-30

Thursday, January 12, 2012

More information will be made available at a later date.

Camp Of The Rising Sun Masquerade Party Starts July 2

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Camp of the Rising Sun (CRS) is a summer camp program for Navarro and Freestone County students who are being served by the Special Education program in their school district. This includes students with a learning disability, intellectual disability, speech impairment, visual and/or hearing impairment, physical impairment, emotional disturbance, and autism....

Emergency Farm Loan Applications Being Accepted

Apply Now

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Applications for emergency farm loans for losses caused by WILDFIRES beginning on August 30, 2011, are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office located in Franklin, Nathan P. Philipello, Farm Loan Manager, said today. HOUSTON, LEON, BRAZOS, FREESTONE, LIMESTONE, MADISON, ROBERTSON, AND WALKER Counties are 8 of 28 in Texas recently named by President Obama eligible for loans to cover...

Federation Of Student Anglers Organizing Clubs

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Federation of Student Anglers (FSA) wants to hear from students in Texas middle and high schools who want to form or be on a school fishing team and from school administrators who are interested in starting a club team at their school. FSA is expanding its two flagship programs, the Texas Middle School Fishing Challenge and the Texas High School Fishing Series, with chapters and club teams forming in and around North Texas, Houston, Austin and Tyler...