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M Christmas Visitors Nancie and Billy Blair were busy over the Christmas holidays. They hosted their daughter, Teresa Holland and friend Christopher Mitchell for Christmas; they traveled to Nancie’s sister, Lu and brother-in-law, Fred Ginapp’s home east of Dallas for Christmas with Nancie’s mom Elaine Lang.They enjoyed a wonderful Christmas service at Elaine’s church on Christmas Eve.

Convincing vegetable plants to stay alive in 17 degree weather is a lot to ask. Our eggplants and peppers, of course, are toast.

OP News Local Events Frank Martin Gilligan will play at Busted Oak Cellars on Saturday, Dec. 31 from 3-6 p.m.

It is always nice to realize you have good neighbors and friends that will step forward to help and Round Top Festival Institute found themselves being very thankful for a group that came forward to clear trails, prepare the famous Shakespeare Garden for a spring planting, and remove invasive species on a grassy knoll.

Beginning in January, Bluebonnet Electric will be replacing electrical lines the entire length of Church St. Residents will be contacted about the construction.

W Wednesday Night Bible Study The Wednesday Night Bible Study Group will begin a new study starting Jan. 4.

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As this year draws to a close, we remember those who left us in 2022. Here is a list of people with local ties whose obituaries were printed in The Fayette County Record during the first half of 2022. We will run the deaths from the second half of 2022 next week:

M Ron and Pam Knotts celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year and celebrated with a trip to the East Coast. They first flew into Washington DC and set up in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.