The Bosque County Rotary Club held a golf tournament fundraiser in May where they were able to secure the funds needed to provide 19 scholarships to Bosque County seniors totaling $18,750. The club provided a banquet luncheon to celebrate the recent grads and their families last Thursday where they also received their award packets.

The Meridian Tribune has joined with other Central Texas newspapers to support the families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting. One hundred percent of the proceeds collected will go to the Robb School Memorial Fund, which has been verified as an account set up by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District through First State Bank of Uvalde. All proceeds will go to the families of the victims. None of the monies collected will be retained by the newspaper. All expenses associated with the project will be absorbed by the newspaper. This project is open to area businesses as well as individuals.

The Nellie Pederson Civic Library has several activities planned for this year’s summer reading program, themed Oceans of Possibilities, beginning on Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m. This will be the library’s first year to have multiple programs for children since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

-Justin Paul York, of Blum, was arrested by BCSO Brooks on May 19, 2022, for theft of property $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, possession of a dangerous drug, and the possession of a controlled substance Penalty Group 1 one gram or more but less than four grams.

Unofficial results from the Tuesday, May 24, 2022, Bosque County primary runoff election showed Rep. Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 candidate Michele Valdez racked up 57.38% of the vote while candidate Leslie Perry brought in 40.59% of the vote, earning her a place on the ballot in November.

Clifton commemorated the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, in Clifton Cemetery.

Senator Brian Birdwell (TX-22) speaks at the annual Memorial Day ceremony in Clifton Cemetery. Birdwell said it was important to not only remember those who were laid to rest at home, but to also remember those interred overseas. Read the story on Page 3 inside. Ashley Barner