Local baseball round-up - Bowie County Citizen Tribune

Jack Abston with the New Boston Lions batting during one of their many games last week in the Linden-Kildare tournament. The team went undefeated during the tournament. Photo by Nancy Abston

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Kenny Mitchell Special To The Tribune It Was An Active Tournament Week For Local Baseball Teams Including Impressive Performances From The Hooks Hornets In The Michael Ruth Memorial Tournament Last Week. The Hornets Started The Tournament Off On Thu on March 1, 2023

Local baseball round-up

It was an active tournament week for local baseball teams including impressive performances from the Hooks Hornets in the Michael Ruth Memorial Tournament last week. The Hornets started the tournament off on Thursday scoring 20 times and allowing just one run as the beat James Bowie 10-1 in the first game and then blanked Maud 10-1 in the nightcap.

The bats from Hooks wasted no time in catching fore, as they scored twice in the 1st and added five more in the 2nd to get all the runs they would nee...

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CHRISTUS Health announces contract extension with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas through July 31

Kenny

July 3, 2025

CHRISTUS Health announced today it has reached a month-long contract extension with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) that ensures continued in...

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Arkadelphia community celebrates historical designation

By Holly Harper Staff Writer

July 2, 2025

The community of Arkadelphia was formed near the City of Maud in Bowie County in the mid to late 1800’s to serve the African American community follow...

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Arrest made in west Bowie County double homicide

Susan Lindsey Staff Reporter

July 2, 2025

Officials say an interrupted burglary led to the shooting deaths of two former prison guards at a home near DeKalb. The bodies of Donna Culpepper and ...

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Citizens urged to Sign Petition as Red River Army Depot Faces Imminent Threat

July 2, 2025

A press release issued this week by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) Local 2189 – Red River Army Depot, the time is now to act in s...

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New Boston Hall of Fame athlete honored with plaque at Lincoln University

Kenny Mitchell Publisher

July 2, 2025

Vickie R Boone was a multi-sport standout and a 1981 Hall of Fame graduate from New Boston High School. She was a regular in qualifying for the Region...

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A&M-Texarkana President Ross Alexander Thanks Texas Legislature For Funding Increase

July 2, 2025

Texas A&M University- Texarkana President Dr. Ross Alexander thanked the Texas Legislature for the university’s increase in funding allocated through ...