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Serenading Swing Music

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BAC series presented 40s sound with the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra One of the most successful bands of the Swing Era of the 1930s and 40s, the Glenn Miller Orchestra had a string of hit records before their legendary leader disbanded the group to volunteer for the Army in World War II. After the band leader’s tragic death during the war, the orchestra was revived in 1956 and has been touring ever since.

Bricks moved to veterans memorial site in Meridian

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Volunteers moved blank bricks to the site of the future Bosque County Veterans Memorial on Monday, February 5. Over the course of the day, it took two trips to move the five pallets of donated bricks to Meridian.

HOTBHN services grow in county

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The Bosque County office of the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network is now open in Clifton. The six HOTBHN staff members were welcomed with a ribbon-cutting by the Clifton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, February 7.

Conversations about caregiving: HHSC

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Most of us will act as an informal caregiver at some point in our lives by helping a loved one with a health condition, a disability or a functional limitation with daily tasks. Daily tasks could include grocery shopping, preparing meals, providing transportation, locating supportive services or offering social support. Other more medically complex activities could include helping manage medications or caring for a wound.

Clifton Food Bank releases report on 2023 activities, changes to service

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The Clifton Food Bank recently released a report on its activities for the 2023 year. The report stated that the average number of families served on a monthly basis was 77; the highest number of families served in one month was 98 (October 2023); and the average number of people served monthly was 224.

Meet the candidates

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Eligible voters will decide the outcome of the partisan political primary elections in Bosque County ending on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The Clifton Record and the Meridian Tribune recently reached out to the candidates who filed for a place on the ballot in the Republican primary election for Bosque County Attorney, Bosque County Commissioner Precinct 1, Bosque County Commissioner Precinct 3, and Bosque County Tax Assessor-Collector.

Freedom to feel

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A memorial service for a Clifton High School student welcomed the community to grieve last Saturday morning, February 10. First Baptist Church of Clifton’s youth minister Stephen Payne encouraged the family and friends of the late Dylan Clay Atkins to feel their emotions at Clifton ISD’s Performing Arts Center.