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Lenice Dennis and Dot Harris show off one of Ellen Goodwi's quilts, who brought several family quilts to share during her presentation, using them to highlight how quilts preserve memory and history across generations PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

Lenice Dennis and Dot Harris show off one of Ellen Goodwi's quilts, who brought several family quilts to share during her presentation, using them to highlight how quilts preserve memory and history across generations PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

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“A Stitch in History”

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Quilts, Ellen Goodwin told a gathering of DAR and DKG members last week, are not just fabric — they are family memory you can hold in your hands. Her program at Rotan Methodist Church traced the craft from unfinished projects in her own attic to a Texas quilt mentioned in a will dated 1779.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
• Aspermont Prom!• Rotan Prom!April 28th• Aspermont City Council Meeting rescheduled for today at 6pmMay 4th - STAR WARS DAY • ROBY SENIOR DECISION DAY! 9 am - May the 4th be with you!May7 th• wRoby Sports Banquet 6:30 pmMay9 th• Roby Prom!

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”~ Bertrand Russell (1933) TRANSLATION:The people who know the least are often the most certain.
Roby City Manager Jack Brown points to troubled water delivery areas that are expected to be replaced should the city be awarded funding. PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

Roby City Manager Jack Brown points to troubled water delivery areas that are expected to be replaced should the city be awarded funding. PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

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ROBY AWAITS STATE REVIEW ON $750,000 WATER GRANT

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 16, 2026
editor@dmchronicle.comRoby city officials are continuing to pursue outside funding for water line improvements through the Texas Community Development Program Roby City Manager Jack Brown informed the council that the city’s application materials have already been submitted.
Rotan ISD’s Newest Team Is Already State Bound

Rotan ISD’s Newest Team Is Already State Bound

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Rotan ISD’s Newest Team Is Already State Bound

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 16, 2026
editor@dmchronicle.comAgroup of Rotan High School students is headed to the state stage in e-sports after helping launch the school’s first team in a competition many adults are still learning to understand.

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ASPERMONT COUNCIL DENIES BULK WATER SALE, TABLES RV PARK RULES AGAIN

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 16, 2026
editor@dmchronicle.comDuring its March meeting, the Aspermont City Council voted to deny bulk treated water sales to Wilda Beast LLC for a construction-related project and tabled its ongoing RV park discussion again while members review ordinances from other cities ahead of next week’s meeting.