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Houston Senior Center receives grant for safety, beautification
More than $5,000 could cover multiple projects.
New library boosts summer reading participation
This is the first year of the summer reading program in the new Houston library, which opened in October 2025.
Mentors sought for reading program at library
The school district and the library joined to offer the program.
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First responders sent to accident on Highway B in Houston on Friday evening
The call came at about 6:45 p.m.
Man charged in stolen gun case
The pistol went missing from the Summersville area, authorities said.
Man faces multiple sexual offender registration charges
He is held on a $10,000 cash bond.
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Obituaries
OBITUARY: Gary Alfred Murray
He passed away on June 23.
OBITUARY: Blanche Marie McKinney
She passed away on July 5.
OBITUARY: Mark Wayne Breckenridge
He passed away on June 29.
OBITUARY: Alice “Oneta” Duncan
She passed away on June 11.
OBITUARY: Cleta Sue Gaddis
She passed away on June 28.