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Services for Clayton Charles Hackney, 27, of Allen, were 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13 , at Church of God of Prophecy in Allen, Pastor Ed Rutherford officiated. Burial followed at Calvin Cemetery.
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Services for R.D. “Buck” Cozad, 90, will be 10:00 am Thursday, October 14 , at Ada First Baptist Church, Jerry Wells and Harold Ware officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada.
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The Allen Mustangs lost a heartbreaker Friday night to the Liberty Tigers.
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A couple of weeks ago I shared an article that those of us 74 and over are now considered “old.” That was the bad news. However there is a newer article out from Japan that now says that those of us under 75 qualify as “pre-old”. I now feel so much younger. The article read as follows . . .
Read moreTexas has a lot going for it. One of the things -- there is a lot of wealth and pride residing south of the Red River and the growth of North Texas continues unchecked. I remember back in the 1950s when I lived in a Dallas suburb and worked for a company called Chance Vaught, building jet airplanes. Each morning the routine was to check in then stand at attention while someone played a scratchy version of our National Anthem on the loudspeakers followed by the song “The Eyes of Texas.” Me? I was pretty finished when the National Anthem was. Ready to get to work. But the Texans there just stood there. Their hands over their hearts with perhaps a little tear in their eye. Then and only then were they ready for work time.
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AHS Homecoming 2021 is history. Friday was a good day in Allen despite a heartbreaking loss to the Liberty Tigers.
Read moreVoters in the Calvin and Moss school districts went to the polls Tuesday to have their say on proposed bond issues.
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