May 20 – The Cooke County Library will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 24 and will be closed all day on Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
It will open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, according to regular opening hours. Patrons can still access eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, magazines and music at https://cookecountylibrary. org.
Early voting starts next week
Early voting for the Cooke County Precinct 1 runoff between Republicans Dax West and Gary Hollowell will take place May 20-24 at the Cooke County Courthouse Annex between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in downtown Gainesville.
Go to https://www. co.cooke.tx.us/page/cooke.Elections or call 940-668-5500, option 8 for more information.
TxDOT forum on work schedule
Anyone interested in what TxDOT will do in the coming years will have two chances this month to review those plans.
TxDOT Public Information Officer Adele Lewis announced online programs for the 2025-28 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP) on Thursday.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide information and receive comment on what transportation projects may be coming to Cooke and surrounding counties.
Residents can visit https://www. txdot.gov/proiects/hearings-meetings/wichita-falls/2024/20252028-rtip-051624.html Tuesday, May 28 at 11:59 AM
The Rural TIP includes all additional capacity and regionally important projects to be funded within a TxDOT district over the next four years, including those eligible for federal funding. As such, this meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the proposed priorities.
Contact Lewis at Adele.Lewis@TxDOT.Gov or 940 720-7728 for more information.
Gainesville Lions postpone golf tournament
Due to the condition of the course last weekend, the Gainesville Lions Club Tournament has been moved to Saturday, June 15.
The cost is $80 per player, or $320 per team. Four golfers scramble format. Lunch, drinks and door prizes are included in the admission price. With a hole-in-one on a par 3 you win a 2024 Chevrolet Crew Cab pickup.
Registration opens at 7:00 am. The scramble game starts at 8:00 am
For more information, contact Brian Pearson of the Gainesville Lions Club at bkp1406@att. net or 940-634-1234.
Gainesville wants help with the investigation
The Gainesville Economic Development Corporation is working with the Texas Downtown Association to assess the downtown area and see how the downtown area can be improved.
This will begin with an online survey that all downtown owners and employees are encouraged to participate in.
The survey is available at gainesvilletxedc.com, with a link to the survey appearing when you open the site, or you can go directly to the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/FQ9529Q.
