Days Gone By

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10 YEARS AGO
Hughes Springs’ teacher Kay Breazeale retires after teaching first grade students for 37 years.
Bob McBride takes the oath of office as mayor of Lone Star.
John Griffin, 12, and Halley Hauser, 8, both of Daingerfield, start the summer break from school with a trip to the library to read and select books to take home.
 
20 YEARS AGO
Hershel Burks is elected president and Donnie Qualls vice president of the United Steelworkers union of America in Lone Star.
Bill’s Dollar Store announces plan to move into the space formerly occupied by Winns at the shopping center on Highway 11.
When most of the larger schools are struggling with declining grades and increasing student drop-out rates,
Avinger High School is succeeding by getting more students motivated to enter college.
 
30 YEARS AGO
Patman Switch Apartments is annexed to Hughes Springs as a result of a petition accepted by the Hughes Springs City Council.
Hughes Springs Lions Club donates $500 to the Hughes Springs Chamber of Commerce for the Spring Park clean-up project.
The Lone Star Junior Police will sponsor its fourth annual festival June 30 at the Lone Star City Park.
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