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Comprehensive News Feed for Blanket, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 87 in Blanket, TX

  1. Texas schools to standardize GPA formula

    Yesterday | Report news

    ... high schools that compute grades by grade point average (GPA): @New stock white:Abilene Christian @New stock gray:Blanket @New stock white:Bronte @New stock gray:Coleman @New stock white:De Leon @New stock gray:Dublin @New stock white:Gorman @New ...

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  2. I missed being named Harry Potter, but not much

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Brownwood Bulletin

    ... fortune if my middle name had been Potter. I could have named my last two books, "Harry Potter and The Last Train to Blanket," and "Harry Potter and The Lonesome Bull." I agreed, but told him I would most likely have personally met J.K. Rowland or ...

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  3. Pair arrested in Cross Plains after Brownwood theft

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Brownwood Bulletin

    ... authorities learned the pickup they were riding in was stolen in Brownwood, police said. Anthony Carrier, 46, of Blanket, was held Monday on a Brown County warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, Callahan County Jail Administrator Tom ...

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  4. Volunteers stitch hope for troubled children at libraryRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Plano Star Courier

    ANN MARIE SHAMBAUGH/STAFF PHOTO Gretchen Thompson, right, colors pieces for a quilt as her father, Robert Thompson, looks on at Project Linus' "Make a Blanket Day" at the Frisco Public Library on Saturday.

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  5. Greyhounds set for sixman state-title runRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 10 | Mineral Wells Insider

    ... City; 9. Milford; 10. Vernon Northside. Sixman Division I District 10 Rankings 1. Strawn; 2. Gordon; 3. May; 4. Blanket; 5. Gustine; 6. Rising Star. Premium Jobs YOUTH Program for 14-18 Years Old. Are You 14-18 years old? Texas Workforce Solutions ...

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  6. Staying close to home? Head southeastRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 6 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... (325) 784-4653, on Lake Brownwood and Shady Creek Golf Course, (325) 748-4404, 11 miles northeast of Brownwood near Blanket. Special Events - Brown County Rodeo and Parade, July 24-26 The rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys ...

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  7. Heroes, bruised but not brokenRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Messenger

    ... those elements," Swords said. Top graphic novels include: "Y: The Last Man," Mary Shelly-inspired science fiction; "Blanket," Craig Thompson's coming of age epic; "Maus: A Survivor's Tale," a bizarre dissection of Holocaust hangover; and "The ...

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  8. Grady is the man who packs the parkRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | Medina County Gazette

    ... Grady Sizemore Gold Glove Bobblehead Night (40,504), postgame fireworks against Texas (39,947) and Sizemore Fleece Blanket Night (38,141). The concept of "Grady's Ladies" is no myth as the popular center fielder draws female fans to games like no ...

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  9. Officials: Blanket of smoky air over El Paso comes from wildfires

    Jun 20, 2008 | El Paso Times

    A heavy blanket of smokey air over El Paso is being blamed on wildfires more than a hundred miles away in West Texas and Southweastern New Mexico, officials with the El Paso Fire Department and National Weather ... 9 comments

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  10. Officials: Blanket of smoky air over El Paso comes from wildfiresRead the original story

    Jun 20, 2008 | El Paso Times

    A heavy blanket of smokey air over El Paso is being blamed on wildfires more than a hundred miles away in West Texas and Southweastern New Mexico, officials with the El Paso Fire Department and National Weather ... 9 comments

  11. May 17-18, 2008: Beacon's unSitely afFairRead the original story

    Jun 14, 2008 | Maykr

    ... Windows The pieces that were created through the day Saturday will be installed in the windows of the Electric Blanket Factory at 1 E. Main St. I don't know what time. Country Folk @ Zahra's Studio noon - on. If you simply can't get enough live ...

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  12. Girl Scout Troop makes quilts for Linus ProjectRead the original story

    Jun 12, 2008 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... Linus Project as a recipient of one of the troops service project. Each of the girls used donated material to sew a blanket that was donated on May 29 to Ellen Knoefel, chapter coordinator for the WNC Linus Project. The donation was made during ...

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  13. Girl Scout Troop makes quilts for Linus ProjectRead the original story

    Jun 12, 2008 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... Linus Project as a recipient of one of the troops service project. Each of the girls used donated material to sew a blanket that was donated on May 29 to Ellen Knoefel, chapter coordinator for the WNC Linus Project. The donation was made during the ...

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  14. Good Samaritan feeling the pinch

    Jun 8, 2008 | Brownwood Bulletin

    ... force," Executive Director Angelia Bostick said this week. "We have volunteers in places like Lake Brownwood or Blanket who had been coming three times a week who are now down to one, and others who just can't make it." Bostick said the office has ...

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  15. More of this storyRead the original story

    Jun 7, 2008 | Odessa American Online

    ... >> The Clio-Owens-Holder School Reunion is planning its 27th reunion Saturday and Sunday at the Community Center in Blanket. Contact: Doyle Pittman at (325) 646-2815. >> Ann Paynter Lustgarden is forming a reunion committee to mark the 50th ...

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  16. More of this storyRead the original story

    May 24, 2008 | Odessa American Online

    ... >> The Clio-Owens-Holder School Reunion is planning its 27th reunion June 14-15 at the Community Center in Blanket. Contact: Doyle Pittman at 325-646-2815 or Lomah Pittman at 254-259-3982. MILITARY >> The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Association is searching ...

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  17. Blanket guidelines planned for all government entertainment budgets

    Jun 2, 2008 | Asahi Shimbun

    In response to outrage over wasteful spending, two ministries will impose rules for all government entertainment budgets, meaning that civil servants will have to use their own cash to buy karaoke machines, ...

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  18. Harvey DodsonRead the original story

    May 22, 2008 | Brownwood Bulletin

    ... He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Dodson; and five children, Harvey Joe Dodson of Abilene, Sherry Graham of Blanket, Patsy Delarosa of Brownwood, Tony Dodson of Gatesville and Rebecca Batey of Valley Mills; five stepchildren, Celeste Martin of ...

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  19. Woman's Club makes charitable gift donations

    May 28, 2008 | Brownwood Bulletin

    ... Hubbard, Big Brothers Big Sisters; Minessa Mesic, Pecan Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross; Colline Nabers, Blanket Meals on Wheels; and Kitty Cavanaugh, Rainbow Room, Brown County Child Welfare Board. Photo by Candace Cooksey Fulton *The ONLY ...

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  20. Michael O'Rourke: What we need is a bikini revolution

    May 21, 2008 | MySanAntonio.com

    ... outraged. Ah, the power of the bikini. From its debut more than 60 years ago, through the Annette Funicello Beach Blanket era and all the way to a San Antonio carwash on South Flores, it appears the famous two-piece is just as controversial as ever. ...

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