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Things get hairy at Buttefield
A group of children’s theater performers took the stage Thursday night during a dress rehearsal for “Wiley and the Hairy Man” at the Butterfield Stage Theater. The Suzan Zeder play opens tonight. Performances are 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 23 and 24. A matinee is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Call 665-8152 for ticket information. The Butterfield theater is located at 201 S. Denton St. in Gainesville.
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Sales tax decrease affects city budget
Gainesville residents will have a municipal swimming pool at least one more year after City Council members voted to open the Leonard Park pool this summer.
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TxDOT lays out future projects
Future projects were laid out during the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) public meeting on Tuesday for Fiscal Years 2011, 2012 and 2013.
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Spring Break means more visitors to Frank Buck Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo Executive Director Susan Kleven said the zoo is so popular with the Facebook crowd, the zoo’s entry on the Web site recently reached its limit of 5,000 friends.
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Rett Syndrome - One cause of mental retardation
March is Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Month
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GHS band 'superior' for third-straight year
For the third year in a row, the Gainesville High School Band has earned, or taken the Sweepstakes.
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Fire destroys home near Valley View
A Cooke County couple reportedly lost almost everything they own in a house fire on County Road 207 outside Valley View Sunday afternoon.
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GISD Board considers committing old junior high property to Boys & Girls Club
Gainesville Independent School District board of trustees heard from Ray Nichols regarding the Boys & Girls Club of Cooke County during their Friday meeting.
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Sheriff honors 4-year-old that uses 9-1-1 to help grandfather
Riley Burt and some of his family were guests of Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton and his staff Thursday after the 4-year-old made a 9-1-1 call to get help for his grandfather, Paul Bezner, who was unconscious and lying on the floor of his home near Callisburg.
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Crop producers keep their eyes on the sky
With rain continuing to come down, and moisture already seeming to soak the ground here in Cooke County, people are wondering how local crops are being affected.
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Butterfield hosts award-winning playwrights
Guests of the Butterfield Stage Theater were in good company Thursday evening when the organization hosted playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.
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