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Tarleton State University's W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial Texas will relive the wild history of Thurber, Texas, on July 27.

By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com MINGUS - A one-vehicle rollover early Sunday morning resulted in the death of a Gordon man and the reported injury of two other men.

By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com PALO PINTO COUNTY - On a weekend denoted as a time of remembrance for those who've served their country, area law enforcement saw an increase in weekend arrests ...

Updated: May 20, 2008 6:50pm Non-profit group raising monThe need for care of injured soldiers is growing as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continues into a 5th year.

By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com Mineral Wells on Tuesday joined several other area municipalities that won't hold elections next month for city council seats. via Mineral Wells Insider

“They're not much of a person, that would do that.”

Police in Dallas are asking for help from the public in locating the driver who ran over an 85-year-old man on Wednesday night. via KTXA-TV Fort Worth

“I'd like Gaven to have fun; forget that he's sick for a little bit. He wants to be a soldier so bad”

Talk Back: Post a comment on this article By Jade Mingus KCEN/NBC News Channel BELL COUNTY, TX -- A young Texas boy fighting cancer saw his dreams come true Thursday at Fort Hood Army base when he had the ... via FirstCoastNews

By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com During the first week of filing for seats on area school boards and city councils, few candidates have put their names on the ballot. via Mineral Wells Insider

“If I have to go out and protect myself that's what I'm going to do because my family is what's important to me, and they are expecting me to come home”

By Jade Mingus KCEN/NBC News Channel KILLEEN, TX -- Two Texas sisters are trying to take personal safety to a whole different level. via WTLV

“We haven't thought about that -- we're having so much fun with this one”

Three forms of rhythm -- poetry, jazz and video -- intersect Tuesday night at Roxy Grove Hall in the multimedia concert "The Langston Hughes Project," a musical/visual interpretation of the poet's 1961 work ... via Waco Tribune-Herald

Lou Grassi is one of the few drummers that straddles the line between time and timelessness with ease. via All About Jazz

“I am working steadily on my book about the murder case in Kansas”

There's something a little illicit about going through Norman Mailer's Rolodex. But there it was, circa 1960, in a box in the basement of the Harry Ransom Center, and there were the cards for "Capote, Truman," ... via Austin American Statesman

From Staff Reports Alright all you boot scooters, it's time to swing into fall. Or is it fall into swing? Either way, a group of renowned country and western swing musicians will once again take the Holiday ... via Mineral Wells Insider

Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy Cornell 1964 Blue Note 2 CD set Charles Mingus has inspired the critical and scholarly attention befitting a jazz titan of his stature. via J.B. Spins

Information in this column is gathered from the Mineral Wells Police Department and the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents. via Mineral Wells Insider

“The constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person who violates certain court orders or conditions of release in a felony or family violence case.”

Precinct 2, Gordon voters to decide beer sales referendums in Nov. 6 election. By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com An abundance of rain and floods this year did not make Palo Pinto County wet enough ... via Mineral Wells Insider

“There are several factors to look at”

Areas deemed suitable and not suitable identified By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com PALO PINTO - The issue of a landfill within the borders of Palo Pinto County has been a hot-button topic for ... via Mineral Wells Insider

“When the state's 2007 fiscal year ended Aug, 31, sales tax collections totaled $20.1 billion, 10.9 percent higher than in fiscal 2006”

From Staff Reports A salesperson knows it's usually hard to compete against a previous year's numbers - especially when they had a really good year. via Mineral Wells Insider