Friday, Mar. 25, construction began by Farrell Properties, owned by developer Robert Farrell of Newton, on a two-unit townhome on Lots 3 and 4 in Northridge Estates, directly across the street from the Lynnville-Sully High School football field in Sully. Farrell has done several single-family and multi-family housing projects within Jasper County. He is excited...
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Pastor’s Pen: Because He Lives
By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor
Mark 8:31-33: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve.”
The world just celebrated another Easter season, Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, and His amazing gift to humanity! What a beautiful obedient example of a father-son relationship as Jesus willingly accepted His...
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Gas prices rise above $2 per gallon mark
Motorists are digging deeper into their wallets to pay for gas prices that have again gone over the $2 per gallon mark. After months of falling gas prices, reaching as low as $1.47 on Feb. 12 in the area, gas prices started the climb upwards and locally took an 11-cent jump overnight on Mar. 23.
According...
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Van Zante family’s European vacation impacted by terror in Brussels
The European family vacation Jason and Michelle Van Zante planned for over a year was dramatically impacted when the couple and their two children, Tyler and Megan, found themselves in the city of a deadly terrorist attack – Brussels, Belgium – on Tuesday, Mar. 22.
The trip was a celebration of the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary...
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Touched lives in Texico
Meeting the needs of people in physical and practical ways was the goal of locals who went on a recent mission trip to the Texas/Mexico border. And though locals have been taking this trip more than a dozen times, they return with fresh stories each year of lives impacted for the better.
The 11-member team was...
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Pysanky eggs add splash of color to art room
Dozens of miniature jewels, also known as Pysanky, have taken over Tara Conover’s K-12 art room. The Ukranian method of decorating elaborate eggs for countless generations was taught by Conover to all of her art students the last full week leading up to spring break. While the elementary students had help with the Easter-themed activity,...
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L-S FFA Banquet celebrates a year of success
The 2016 FFA Banquet held Tuesday, Mar. 15, was a celebration of a successful year for the L-S FFA Chapter and a look ahead at a bright future. Forty-four FFA members, their families, and special guests attended the evening, which included a meal featuring pork loin prepared by Dan Cross and a buffet of side dishes made...
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