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Frank Craddock, takes his time judging sheep shown by local Junior Livestock competitors Jillian Castro and Weston Fisher during the 2019 Annual Junior Livestock Show, January 11, 2019, in Sonora. KIMBERLEY MEYER | THE DEVIL’S RIVER NEWS

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Local Kids Win Championship Honors at 2019 Annual Sutton County Junior Livestock Show

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 4:25 PM

Sutton County 4-H and FFA livestock showman did their best to impress the judges during the 2019 Annual Sutton County Youth Livestock Show, Friday, January 11, 2018, at the Civic Center.

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Board Terminates Contracts for Telemedicine and Data Analysis

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 4:21 PM

With two separate motions, the Sutton County Hospital District Board of Directors approved to end contacts for Telemedicine and data analysis programs implemented within the past two years during their regular meeting Monday, January 14, 2018.

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Back to Business, Commissioners Handle Light Agenda Following Holiday Break

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 4:19 PM

It was back to business as usual for the Sutton County Commissioners as they met for their first regular meeting of the 2019 new year this past Monday, January 14.

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Too Much Blood

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:06 PM

I believe this happened in the summer of 1960. I’m at the age of having to guess as most of my memories reach back 50 or 60 years. But, that guess is as good as any because I remember the incident well.

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Just ‘Plane’ Herb

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:05 PM

For decades, four words have been used to magnify success achieved by remarkable individuals. The words? “Only in America could.”… Following this opening are tributes to support such a lofty claim.

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Waco Is Booming

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 2:03 PM

Waco has the highest hotel occupancy rate in the state partly because of the TV show Fixer Upper and the Magnolia restaurant and store owned by Chip and Joanna Gaines, creators of the TV show. David Ridley noticed the big increase in tourism and decided to start a tour company. He calls it Waco Tours.

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Love’s 700 Now Open, New Travel Center Benefits Sonora

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 5:49 PM

The completion of the long-awaited Sonora Love’s Travel Center (Love’s 700) was marked by an official Grand Opening ceremony and ribbon cutting Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the Center’s new I-10 location. Community leaders, professionals and residents alike came out to take part in the special event.

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City of Sonora Searching for New Administrator

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 5:47 PM

A search is underway to name a new City Manager and seven people have applied in hopes that they may be the next to oversee the City of Sonora.

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Sutton County Elected Leaders Sworn in to Office

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 5:45 PM

Newly elected Sutton County officials were administered the Oath of Office Wednesday, January 2, 2019, to officially take their positions and begin their terms in office.

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TPWD Urges Hunters and Landowners to be Vigilant for Signs of Chronic Wasting Disease after Recent Tests Confirm CWD in White-tailed and Mule Deer in Existing Containment Zones

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 5:40 PM

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties, and in three mule deer in Hudspeth, Hartley, and El Paso Counties. TPWD emphasizes that the discoveries underscore the importance for aggressive detection, sampling and herd management to control the spread of CWD.

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Recent Obituaries

Walter Byerl “Pop” Dillard

Walter Byerl “Pop” Dillard passed peacefully from this life on January 01, 2019 at the age of 92.

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Clarence E. “Jack” Prince, Jr.

Clarence E. (“Jack”) Prince, Jr. had a fruitful, abundant life driven by intellectual curiosity, love of family and friends, and a trust in God whom he truly desired to serve.

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