Residents of Cranfills Gap participated in Wreaths Across America for the third year in a row Saturday, laying wreaths on each of the graves of military veterans in their community. This December, the National Wreaths Across America nonprofit organization helped place 1.7 million wreaths at over 2500 locations nationwide.

In Monday’s Commissioners Court meeting Bosque County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Anderson updated the court that the COVID-19 numbers reported by the Texas DSHS website were inaccurate, and in lieu of spreading misinformation, would continue to hold off on posting numbers on the dedicated Bosque County Emergency Management Facebook page.

Business was short at Meridian’s December City Council meeting Monday evening at the Meridian Senior Center. Re-elected incumbents Shawn Stauffer, Sharon Wilson and Jackye Hatley, along with new council member Meghann Giesecke were sworn into office by Meridian City Administrator Marie Garland.

During Bosque County’s weekly Commissioners Court meeting, Judge Don Pool and the commissioners extended the COVID-19 declaration of local disaster for another seven days, ensuring the county will continue to receive state and federal assistance.

This past Saturday marked a historic moment for the now-gone community of Greenock as Bosque County residents gathered at Fairview Baptist Church to celebrate the dedication of its newest historical marker.