Thirty Years Ago - 1995
July 13, 1995
On Tuesday, July 11, the new Telford Unit, one of 60 new prisons opening across the state this year, had formal grand opening ceremonies that brought officials from TDCJ and members of the New Boston Special Industrial Development Corporation together. Rep. Barry Telford, with the help of Allan Polunsky, Chairperson for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, did the honors of the ribbon cutting before a throng of visitors descended on the prison for tours.
Twenty Years Ago - 2005
July 13, 2005
DeKalb Police Chief DeWayne Cannon received 500 cable gun locks from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) last week. Randy Lamb with the NSSF was making a swing through Northeast Texas last week distributing gun locks and educational materials to local law enforcement agencies to distribute to their towns. The NSSF created Project Childsafe to promote firearm safety in the home.
Ten Years Ago - 2015
July 15, 2015
Lasting Bubbles, owned by Judy Peek of Avery, won its third straight Valor Farms Stakes race at Lone Star Pack last Saturday. Lasting Bubbles was also featured on the cover of the park’s racing season program. The horse is trained by Kevin Peek and its jockey for the race was Luis Quinonez.
Five Years Ago - 2020
July 15, 2020
The Limited Modified Clone 240 Junior Class Top Finishers at 201 Go-Kart Speedway in New Boston: 1st - #95 - Cason Claxton, 2nd - #13B - Brody Maxwell, 3rd - #34 - Kolbe Cook, 4th - #1 - Case Jorden
