Relay thanks supporters
DEBBIE GRIFFIN
      I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the hundreds of people who joined together with the Cherokee County Relay For Life Committee to hold the most successful Relay that Cherokee County has ever seen. At this point, we have breezed past the original fundraising goal of $100,000.
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A hero passes
RAY CRYER
      Last week a hero died. Tom Barrow was the most decorated soldier I've ever known. He fibbed about his age to join the Marines at age 16 and was in Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Tom joked about his capture of the first Japanese prisoner, who turned out to be a gardener and a native of Hawaii.
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Confederate history observed
KEN MCCLURE
      Last month was Confederate history and heritage month with April 26 designated as Confederate Memorial day. The Texas Senate officially proclaimed this fact in Resolution #526 on March 30,1999. More than 2,000 men from Cherokee County proudly served in the Southern armies during the war of northe...
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