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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, POST 10351 HEMPHILL

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Our organization is growing slowly, but we must have more members for this to continue. We are committed to providing service and assistance to our veterans and this community. The more members we have the better we can serve here at home and build our strength of influence in Washington DC. This helps VFW to keep and increase benefits for all veterans now and in the future. These we earned by serving and protecting this country.
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Joanne Shofner

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Joanne Shofner, a Conservative Republican candidate running for State Representative, held a meet and greet at the Fairmount store location on January 30th. The meet and greet was well attended and Joanne took the opportunity to express her position on all the major issues concerning Texans today, as well as how she differs from her competition in the race, Travis Clardy. Joanne vows to be present at all voting sessions and to always vote conservatively. She is endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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NASA 21st Anniversary

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The 21st Memorial for Space Shuttle Columbia Mission STS-107 was held on February 1st at 7:45 a.m. at the Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum. Master of Ceremony Steve Mills led the introduction of pictures and information about each of the 7-member crew and the 2 recovery team helicopter pilots that were lost. Steve also read Joshua 1:6-9 NKJV that was read to the crew by Commander Rick Husband just prior to take off. Guest Speaker Brian Ewenson (pictured above) gave an emotional remembrance of each member of the doomed crew, as he had worked with and personally known for several years.
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Fishers of Men tournament

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Tater Reynolds and George Jeane Jr. took 1st Place (and $10,000) at the Fishers of Men Texas East Division tournament held on Toledo Bend out of Fin & Feather with a whopping 5 fish limit weighing 26.08 lbs. Tyler Vidrine caught the Big Bass of the tournament with a whopper weighing 10.36 lbs. A total of 107 teams competed in this first tournament of the season. The pre-tournament banquet was held at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center with guest speaker Bro. Dave Edwards who brought a great message from Mark 8.

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The Sabine County Beekeepers will meet every 1st Monday of the month at 6:30PM at the Sabine County Extension Agents office in Hemphill, located in the Brookshire Brothers parking lot next to Family Dollar. We welcome the public to come out and join us. We have no dues, or officers. This is for anyone interested in becoming a new beekeeper or an already experienced beekeeper. For more info, call James at (409)625-4787.

Pineland City Council holds first meeting of 2024

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Pineland City Council met in regular session January 23 with a moderate agenda. After the board reports were read into the minutes the first agenda item was the ratification of a Joint Election Agreement between the city of Pineland and West Sabine ISD for the May 4 2024 municipal election, to which Tracy Lane made the ratifying motion and Lisa Welch seconded.

For the Record

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SABINE COUNTY JAIL (The persons named below have been charged but not proven guilty of the crimes stated. This information is obtained by written request to the Sheriff from Sabine County Reporter.

No Barriers!

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I belong to a group of people that have prayer conference calls, over the telephone. Many of them are licensed ministers. There are certain planned days and hours that we call this number. We can hear one another, as we pray. And God always moves. There is usually a short devotional; then we take requests.