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Rotan ISD Junior Justin Shelley explains the students' standpoint on their request for the district to continue holding classes on Fridays

Rotan ISD Junior Justin Shelley explains the students' standpoint on their request for the district to continue holding classes on Fridays

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Rotan ISD students petition to keep 5 day school week

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
After last week’s adoption of Rotan ISD’s 2023-2024 school calendar, which is scheduled around a four-day school week, a group of high school students took action, initiating a petition to convince the board to reconsider, requesting the district maintain the current schedule to include Friday...
Family celebrates a century of life

Family celebrates a century of life

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Family celebrates a century of life

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Wednesday January 25th Annie Marie (Ree) Phillips-Thornton, from Rotan, turned 100 years old, but the party started last Saturday at the Stonewall Memorial Living Center. Family from all over Texas and Arkansas traveled over to Stonewall County for this matriarch's birthday party.
Gardners celebrate 70th wedding Anniversary

Gardners celebrate 70th wedding Anniversary

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Gardners celebrate 70th wedding Anniversary

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Thursday, January 26, 2023
A Family Party celebrating 70 years of marriage was held Sunday, January 22nd at the Gardner's home south of Sylvester, Texas. Jackie Leon Gardner and Zenita Lee Cross were married on January 18, 1953, at the bride's home in Longworth, Texas.
James and Sue Branch 50th wedding anniversary

James and Sue Branch 50th wedding anniversary

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James and Sue Branch 50th wedding anniversary

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
James Ira Branch and Wilda Sue Edington exchanged wedding vows on Jan 20, 1973. James has been a lifelong resident of Stonewall County and graduated from Aspermont ISD and got his degree in agricultural economics and ranch management from Texas Tech University.
AISD extends superintendent contract through 2026

AISD extends superintendent contract through 2026

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AISD extends superintendent contract through 2026

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
The Aspermont ISD Board of Trustees met on Monday, where after a brief discussion behind closed doors, unanimously approved extending Superintendent Zach Morris’ contract through the 2026 school year with a 2% salary increase.
Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

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Blast from the Past

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
STONEWALL COUNTY - Wright's Chapel School photographed around 1936. Teacher was Jewell (Hicks) Branch. Back Row (l-r) Jack Black, Jewell Branch, Warren Edwards. Middle Row (l-r) 'Pete' Seaton, Oleta Rogers, Mildred Adams, Bille Edwards, Pauline Adams, Glen Posey? Front Row (l-r) W.T.