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Festive parade, tree lighting usher in Christmas season

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Robert Hull held daughter Sawyer as parade floats trickled down Main Street Sunday evening in Springtown.

You’re a winner, Mr. Grinch!

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The rain on Saturday couldn’t stop Anna Smith’s family tradition of creating the Grinch float for the Springtown Christmas parade.

Christmas tree to honor loved ones lost to overdose

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Springtown resident Jessica Castro described her son Joseph as someone with a “big personality” who was important to the people in his life. After he died of an overdose in 2019, she wanted to make sure he is remembered.

Steel Trailer Rentals

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Steel Trailer Rentals is a family-owned business in Azle. Aaron and Samantha Steel saw a need in the community and wanted to be the solution. Together with Justin Alexander, business operations manager, they will make sure you are taken care of.

Springtown High School presents “Frozen JR.”

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The public will be able to attend Springtown High School’s production of “Frozen JR.” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10-11, at the high school auditorium. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $2 for students during pre-sale, and $10 for adults and $3 for students at the door. For more information on purchasing tickets, please visit www. springtownisd.net/Page/13651 or call Robin Hidrogo at 817-220-1700.

14th Annual Christmas Festival

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From left, Art Crawford, Mary Harms, Debbi Bosch and Jane Crawford look over the massive Christmas display they’ve spent the past two weeks preparing at First United Methodist Church. The church is hosting the 14th Annual Christmas Festival, which includes a live nativity scene, Christmas lights and decorations, a decorated tree, storytelling, crafts for the kids, refreshments and a visit from Santa Claus. The event will be 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 109 W 3rd St., in Springtown. Admission is free. Photo by Jeff Prince

Pair charged with exploiting elderly woman

A Springtown man and a Weatherford woman were arrested after a sheriff’s office investigation revealed they had exploited a senior Parker County woman for four months.

CORRECTION

A quote in the article “Author, philanthropist visits Springtown’s Neighbor to Neighbors” from the Nov. 25 edition of the Epigraph was incorrect. The correct quote is “Before he left, McKinney said he hopes the volunteers who listened to his talk will ‘feel good about what they’re doing for the community.’” The Epigraph regrets the error.

Parker County takes package theft seriously

Parker County residents need to be careful about their online shopping orders this year as a current theft trend continues.

Reno swears in new police chief, deputy chief

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Reno City Administrator Scott Passmore swore in Scott Elsner and Nathan Stringer as the city’s new police chief and deputy chief, respectively, last week at a city council meeting.