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Creative Deal Banishes Serial Offender and Resolves Land Dispute

Officials strike an innovative deal to keep notorious thief Keaneu Riley out of Stonewall County for goodStonewall County officials have been working for months to find a solution to a wanted individual from Oregon who was arrested for theft after obtaining ownership of land in Stonewall County.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

- Friday• Everyone is Invited to The Revival at Cornerstone Fellowship Foursquare Church with Garrett and Lauren Marchant this Friday and Saturday services at 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY'S SERVICE will be in the city park hotdogs served at 6 p.m.
Electric demand could nearly double by 2030

Electric demand could nearly double by 2030

Electric demand could nearly double by 2030

The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.
The above picture was taken from a video of DMC Publisher Patricia Hurt during a stopover in LaGrange to visit family after the newspaper won top honors at the Texas Press Convention in College Station. Readers can watch the video by visiting the DMC's Instagram or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/reel/26786994554232709

The above picture was taken from a video of DMC Publisher Patricia Hurt during a stopover in LaGrange to visit family after the newspaper won top honors at the Texas Press Convention in College Station. Readers can watch the video by visiting the DMC's Instagram or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/reel/26786994554232709

DMC SWEEPS STATE

The Rotan Double Mountain Chronicle emerged as a top contender in the 2023 Texas Better Newspaper Contest, capturing four, first place awards — including the General Excellence for Division 8 weeklies — and earning this year’s Sweepstakes award for amassing the highest points in the competition.
Fisher County Paramedic Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault

Fisher County Paramedic Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault

Fisher County Paramedic Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault

Fisher County Deputies arrested Ryan Tipton, a Fisher County Paramedic, on the charge of Aggravated Sexual Assault, and along with state investigators, conducted a search of the hospitalowned property where the crime is alleged to have been committed.

GET SET TO SPARKLE!

Communities across the Double Mountains are gearing up for this year’s annual Independence Day Celebration scheduled to take place just after dark in Aspermont and Rotan on July 4.

Fisher County Museum

The Fisher County Historical Association met at the museum on June 4, 2024, with fourteen members present, to discuss future plans for the museum. It was with deep regret that we received the resignation of Roenna Thomas, our secretary and newspaper reporter.