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Christmas Parade set for December 14

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This year’s Stanley Ballard Sr. Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10 a.m. We would like to encourage schools, churches and businesses to participate in this year’s parade. This year’s parade theme is 'A Dickens Christmas' and the grand marshal will be Tori Lucas, Rotary Club’s Citizen of the Year.
Christmas Parade set for December 14

EDUCATION

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Open registration has begun at Southwestern Christian College for the 2025 Spring Semester. Please visit us at www.swcc.edu under the admissions tab to register.

Around Town

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November 29-30: Shop at Home for the Holidays will start Friday, Nov. 29 and run through Saturday, Nov.

NUCOR DONATES FOOD AT TURKEY DRIVE

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Members of the Nucor Buildings Group dropped off 10 boxes of Turkey and fixings plus 10 additional turkeys only for those in need at the Share Center on Nov. 22. The boxes contained cans of corn, cans of green beans, cranberry sauce, instant mashed potatoes, boxes of stuffing, a turkey, rolls and gravy mix. Those present for the drop-off were Nucor members Luis Seeders, Kitty Brin, Efrain Escobedo, Kyle Robertson, Tina Richardson and Share Center’s Lynn Meador.
NUCOR DONATES FOOD AT TURKEY DRIVE

The Gift of Hope seeking donations

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The Gift of Hope is a partnership between REACH Child Placing Agency and local churches; the Terrell, Forney and Kaufman police departments; the Terrell, Forney and Kaufman fire departments; Kaufman County Sheriffs’ Department; Kaufman County Constables; local city and Kaufman County elected officials; child advocate attorneys; the Department of Family Protective Services; and various community businesses and organizations in an effort to restore faith to foster children and bio-families in crisis during the holiday season.