April 2012-April 2013 As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with the Real County Centennial Steering Committee. This month we find the committee tracking the whereabouts of the Centennial T-Shirt. Sporting a Centennial T-Shirt in front of the Taj Mahal while on a trip to India last spring, Real County Judge Garry … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
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Real County Centennial Countdown
Real County Centennial Countdown April 2012-April 2013 As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with the Real County Centennial Steering Committee. This month we join members of the committee at the Real County Historical Museum Open House, which took place Sunday, June 3rd. Allyne Patterson Crider … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
Real County Centennial Countdown
April 2012-April 2013 As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with the Real County Centennial Steering Committee. This month, we learn the history behind the logo, as told by Willis Springfield, committee chairman. The Real County Centennial Logo Late for covered wagons, early for Model T Fords, 1913 seemed best … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
Loving County Celebrates Hopper Annex
There’s a story behind the Loving County Hopper Annex, a 100-year-old tale that begins with Baz and Ida Hopper. The pair settled in Loving County more than a century ago and had four children, William “Bill,” Lilly, Royal and Olive, and thus began a lineage of public service. Fast-forward to March 16, 2012, the grand-opening of the Hopper Annex, where Loving County Judge … [Read more...] about Loving County Celebrates Hopper Annex
Clean Your Slate
Counties Step Up Delinquent Fine and Fee Collection In an effort to boost county coffers and resolve millions in unpaid fines and fees, Hidalgo County launched a pilot program in September 2011 giving debtors the opportunity to “clean their slate before it’s too late.” “Operation: Clean Slate” targeted those owing money to the county’s justice of the peace courts for … [Read more...] about Clean Your Slate