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Matthew Blocker, grandson of Norma Allene Blocker, donated her Dairy Treat sign to the Martin County Historical Museum. Mrs. Blocker owned and operated the drive-through restaurant from 1960 until 2002.

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The Stanton Buffaloes started the football season with a 20-12 win over Reagan County and snapped a seven game losing streak in the process.

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STANTON - The Stanton FFA Chapter will be 78 years old. The FFA Chapter was chartered in 1941 as boys in Vocational Agriculture classes learned and worked to improve themselves, their school and community. History has lost the name of the first agriculture instructors and early members at Stanton, but today the Stanton FFA chapter boasts a membership that is almost a hundred members strong, including many young women. The new agriscience teachers, husband and wife team, Donnie W. and Stacy H. Reed, are looking to continue the traditions.

Monday night there will be a hamburger supper and open house hosted by the FFA Chapter. Community members, parents and former members are all invited to attend and tour the facilities. “We plan to have some of the old banners, pictures and awards out on display and hope that some of our alumni can help us identify former chapter members and winners.” said Reed.

WEST TEXAS and STANTON - People are surging to sign up for training to carry firearms leagally in the wake of the Odessa shooting that left seven people dead and 22 more injured over the Labor Day holiday.

Experts say sustained media coverage and calls for more gun control encourage people to look for ways to protect themselves.

Gun sales in Texas appear to be steady, based on federal background checks, but with the newest data only going back to February it will be a few more months before a correlation can be made between gun sales and the recent shootings in El Paso and Odessa.

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STANTON - Members of the First Baptist Church in Stanton honored close to 70 Martin County first responders and their families with a meal Monday night in appreciation of the sacrifice given every day by these special people.

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STANTON - The CEO of Martin County Hospital District, Rance Ramsey, was relieved of his duties for unspecified reasons late last week.

“The Martin County Hospital District has relieved Rance Ramsey of his duties as CEO and is in the process of starting a comprehensive search for his replacement.” MCHD attorney Brian Jackson stated

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