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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 06:29 pm

Cooke County News

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Alzheimer's Caregiver Class for Professionals offered July 9 in Gainesville

Category: Antiques , Antiques Dealers , Resale Shops , Retail Stores A Touch of Class Antique Mall is home to Some of the Best Antique Dealers in the Southwest.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

KERA-TV Dallas

DIY: Yes We Can

Yes we can can, and it's easier than I thought! This past weekend as part of their Salsa Sunday celebration, North Haven Gardens presented a Basics of Canning class that was helpful and informative for a ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

KXII-TV Sherman

Cooke Co. hit and run leaves teen in critical condition

Authorities in Cooke County are looking for a man they say hit an 18-year-old girl and then sped off around 9 p.m. Wednesday on a bridge crossing Lake Ray Roberts along FM 3002.

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Gainesville Daily Register

GOP Eagles discuss challenges

Members of the Republican Eagle Club met Monday night to discuss some of "the greatest challenges America faces." Those challenges were voted on at the last meeting of the organization in May, when those in ...

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Related Topix: Valley View, TX, Social Security, Medicare, Personal Finance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

County to get farm aid

Cooke County was one of several counties recently named by the Secretary of Agriculture as eligible for loans to cover damages from a recent round of severe spring storms.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, TX, Agriculture, Science, Stephenville, TX, Erath County, TX

KXII-TV Sherman

1 arrested in Gainesville bar fight

A heated argument landed one Cooke County man behind bars over the weekend. Police say it happened at the Hubcaps Bar & Grill in the 300 block of North Interstate 35 early Saturday morning.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

KXII-TV Sherman

Gainesville robbery suspect in custody

A man accused of armed robbery earlier this month has been arrested by Gainesville police.

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Sun Jun 29, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

County begins budget hearings work

Beginning Monday afternoon, department heads made their cases for funding from the county.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

KXII-TV Sherman

Stray animal crisis in Cooke Co.

Stray animals left on farms, in open fields, and even on the side of the road is a growing problem around Texoma.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, TX

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Budget meeting addresses animal concerns

Animal control problems have been dogging the county, county officials say. In discussion at Monday's meeting of the Cooke County Commissioner's Court, Precinct 1 Commissioner Gary Hollowell addressed animal ...

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

CCPA planning for future

A Cooke County citizens' group is hoping its leadership encourages residents to look 17 years into the future to decide what they want for the county by 2025.

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Gainesville proposes set of new Moss Lake ordinances

Proposed changes to regulations on docks and floating structures on a city reservoir are intended to avoid confusion among waterfront residents, Gainesville's city manager said.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

CASA to star Sonny Burgess

An old song admonishes mothers not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys, but at least one cowboy has a mother who can be proud that her son's efforts will benefit CASA of North Texas - a local non-profit ...

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Related Topix: Country, Sonny Burgess, Texas, Gainesville, TX

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Cyclists in Lindsay on way to Anchorage

A group of cross country cyclists from the University of Texas stopped in Cooke County Tuesday night to spend the night before heading for Ardmore, Okla.

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Related Topix: Lindsay, TX

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Court OKs fireworks

It appears Fourth of July fireworks will go on as usual, following a decision Monday at the Cooke County Commissioners Court meeting.

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Fri Jun 13, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Democrats vote Ravjani to convention

A larger than normal Texas Democratic Convention with approximately 12,000 in attendance at the Austin Convention Center this past weekend continued the excitement which produced a record turnout at the ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Texas, Barack Obama, Gainesville, TX

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

CCYC gala nets about $32,000

Lindsay's Centennial Hall was like paradise Friday night transformed into a tropical get-away for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cooke County fund-raiser gala.

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Related Topix: Lindsay, TX, Valley View, TX, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

Gainesville adds patrol boat to Moss Lake

Moss Lake residents and visitors have a reason to feel a bit safer this summer thanks to the presence of law-enforcement officers and the addition of a new Gainesville Police Department patrol boat.

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Related Topix: Tarrant County, TX, Gainesville, TX

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

ABBA expansion, renovation complete, ready to help

A local women's center is hoping its move to a larger facility will help expand its mission of helping women and families during crisis pregnancy and other difficult situations.

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Tue Jun 03, 2008

Gainesville Daily Register

County courthouse renovation schedule pending with county

The Cooke County Courthouse will continue to house local government offices and services at least until October, the county judge said Monday.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, TX

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