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Heavy rainfall between Tuesday and Thursday swelled the banks of Lake Pat Cleburne leaving park picnic areas partially submerged. Although the lake is now full, Cleburne remains under drought conditions.
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To the brim
Lake Pat Cleburne is officially full and running over the spillway, Cleburne City Manager Rick Holden said Thursday morning.
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JISD FFA hopes hogs bring home bacon
Bacon will be bountiful when Joshua FFA students invade Cleburne on Feb. 28 for the annual Johnson County Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair.
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School lunches face major overhaul
When students go back to school this fall after a long summer of, possibly, too much junk food, they may be surprised to see what’s for lunch in the cafeteria.
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Stage 2 drought plan still in place
Johnson County Special Utility District will keep its Stage 2 drought plan in place despite this week’s rain.
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Cleburne TOT Team to perform
Thirty-five Cleburne fourth- and fifth-graders will show off some ball handling skills of their own as the halftime entertainment at Saturday’s exhibition of the Harlem Globetrotters at American Airlines Center.
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To the brim
- Sports
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Lady Jackets setting the bar high in powerlifting
Last week at the Venus powerlifting meet, the Cleburne Lady Jackets sent several lifters to the competition.
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Cleburne ready for district swim meet
Both Cleburne swim teams are headed to the Mansfield ISD Natatorium on Saturday for the District 15-4A swim meet.
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Cleburne weekend soccer schedule
CHS boys' soccer schedule for Little Elm Tourney ...
Highland Park - 2 p.m., Thurs.
Lovejoy - 10 a.m. Friday
Lub. Coronado - 4 p.m. FridayCHS girls' soccer schedule for Birdville Tourney ...
Brewer - 9:30 a.m., Thurs.
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Upcoming sports schedule
A look at the sports schedule for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Lady Cats win, Wildcats fall to Peaster
The Godley Lady Cats moved to 8-1 in District 10-2A play on Tuesday night after a 56-28 win over Peaster.
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Lady Jackets setting the bar high in powerlifting
- Opinion
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Don Newbury: Uncle Mort and a sixth sense about double whammies
My Uncle Mort claims to have a sixth sense that warns of upcoming “whammies.” As long as they arrive in single file, he can handle ’em with grace — dodging, hiding or meeting head-on.
- Don Newbury: Din in the den jiggles the Richter scale
- Don Newbury: Is David Hatala an accomplice for Cupid?
- Don Newbury: Half-time kicks off with musings with Mort
- Don Newbury: Holiday decorators attempt to ‘keep up with the Joneses’
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- Features / Living
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Larue Barnes: Carving out memories
By Jan. 1, 1946, Ralph M. Garrett was out of the Army, happily working on his family’s Hood County farm. Housing there was primitive, but luxurious compared to a foxhole.
- Randolph Garner: A bit more than a Ghost Walk at Wardville
- Larue Barnes: Master of trades
- Randolph Garner: A new piece of history discovered and a note of thanks
- New chapter
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- Obituaries
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Charles Edward Engstrom
Charles Edward Engstrom, 66, of Burleson, a retired business owner, passed away Jan. 22, 2012, in Burleson.
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J.T. Sullins
Mr. J.T. Sullins, 78, of Grandview, Texas, a longtime resident of Cleburne, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at a Grandview nursing home.
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Vernon ‘Scooter’ Locker
Vernon “Scooter” Locker was called home on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
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Donald Cox
Donald Cox, 73, a Korean war veteran, passed away Jan. 20, 2012. Graveside services were held Jan. 23, 2012, at Grandview Cemetery.
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Lavenna Reuther
Graveside services for Lavenna Reuther, 81, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at Greenacres Memorial Park with the Rev. Farris Whitehead officiating.
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