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May 21 Iron Bluff Cemetery Meeting

The Iron Bluff Cemetery Meeting originally scheduled for May 21 has been postponed due to illness. A new date for the meeting will be published at a later date.

May 22 Pastor Anniversary

Hughes Springs Community Church will host Celebration Services honoring Bishop Jessie and Frankie Biles’ first year anniversary. The celebration will be Sunday, May 22, at 3:00 P.M. Special guest speaker will be Pastor C.D. Mitchell of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Daingerfield.

May 23 CASA Volunteer Training

CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties will be holding CASA Volunteer Training starting May 23, 2016. As a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer, you are a voice making a difference at a critical point in a child’s life. Learn more about how you advocate for a child’s best interests while in the foster care system. For more information, please contact Rita Floyd at 903.717.8940.

May 24 Democratic Runoff Election

Morris County will hold a Democratic Primary Runoff Election on May 24. Early voting will be from May 16 to May 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.at the Morris County Courthouse. On May 24, Election Day, ballots will be accepted for all precincts except 303 at the Morris County Courthouse Annex Building from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Precinct 303 will cast their ballots at the Omaha City Hall Building, in Omaha. Contact Maudie Peters at 903-563-3625 with any questions.

May 24 Republican Runoff Election

Morris County will hold a Republican Party Runoff election on May 24, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters from precincts 302 and 303 will vote at the Omaha City Hall. Voters in precincts 101,102,103, and 401 will vote at the courthouse annex. Republicans from precincts 202 and 203 will vote at the Lone Star Fire Department.

May 26 Speech Pathology Master’s Program Meetings

Region 8 Education Service Center will host a series of meetings about the Speech Pathology Master’s Program, which was designed to address the shortage of master’s level speech/language pathologists in Texas public schools. The program is a partnership with the Texas Education Agency and Texas Woman’s University. Awareness meetings will be held at Region 8 Education Service Center, 4845 U.S. Hwy. 271 N. in Pittsburgh, Texas on April 27 and May 26 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Those interested can register by calling Deborah Biddy at 903-575-2756. All potential applicants must attend one of these meetings.

May 30 Memorial Day Service

The Gordon Mattison American Legion Post 422 will hold this year’s Memorial Days service on Monday, May 30th at 12 Noon. The service will be held at the Veteran’s Monument on the Court House grounds. Our guest speaker will be Col. Donald Sides, Chaplin for Gordon Mattison American Legion Post 422. Seating will be available, but limited so if you need a lawn chair please bring one. Please make plans to attend.

June 6-30 Children’s Summer Feeding

program Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD will once again be serving free sack lunches to any child, 18 and under during the Summer Feeding Program. In Lone Star, meals will be at the Lone Star City Park at 11 a.m., and at Country Square Apartments at 11:30 a.m. In Daingerfield, lunches can be picked up at the City Park at 11 a.m. The program is free for all children ages 18 and under.