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The following information was submitted by News-Courier reader Marilyn Coffman, in advance of Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, and Flag Day, June 14, 2026.coming, and 2026 being the 250th anniversary of our nation, it might be a good time to remind all of us of a few things that have been forgotten, or...
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
WAIT FOR IT … A new 3-phase siren was installed and connected by AEP, through a joint effort of Knox City officials and community members. The initial test has not been set, according to the Knox City Police Department. | COURTESY PHOTO
Installation of warning siren underway in Knox City
Troy Parton |
Knox City did not take long to install a refurbished alert siren after receiving the funds needed to complete the project.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
The Mother Road at 100: A meditation
Text And Photos By Barbara Brannon And Kay
YOU MAY RECALL that in summer 2024 your intrepid newspaper editors hit the road for a weeks-long exploration from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Commissioners approve backhoe purchase, hear about BESS facility
Troy Parton |
After considerable discussion and short negotiation— with County Judge Don Thompson absent due to a recent arm injury— Knox County commissioners approved the purchase of a used backhoe from Warren Cat in Wichita Falls.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Munday’s L.J. Collier inducted into Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame
Staff Reports
Munday’s native son L.J. Collier was inducted into the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame in Abilene on April 20.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
WAGONS HO A 2026 water bottle in a cupholder is the only nonauthentic feature of an 1880s U. S. Cavalry ambulance driven in a cross-country wagon train expedition and parked lastThursday at the Circle Bar horse barn at Truscott. Owned by Cliff Teinert, Albany rancher, the wagon was driven by Teinert and pulled by two big Cleveland Bays, an endangered breed. The horse in the background belongs to Circle Bar rancher Jerry Bob Daniel. | PHOTO BY HANABA MUNN WELCH
Ranchers head to roundup the old-fashioned way—by wagon
Story And Photos By Hanaba Munn Welch
When a country like the USA reaches a 250th anniversary, things happen— like wagon trains.Except wagon trains don’t just happen. They require organization and participants.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Knox notes
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GRADUATION EXERCISES, CLASS OF 2026 BENJAMIN HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, MAY 22, 7 p.m., Don Haskins Gym KNOXCITYHIGHSCHOOLSATURDAY,MAY16,7p.m.,BakerAuditorium MUNDAY HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, MAY 15, 7 p.m. STATE RUNOFF ELECTION MAY 26, 2026 Early voting in the Republican and Democratic runoff elections runs...
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive
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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY?
Thursday, May 14, 2026