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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hometown News in McLennan County published its last |
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issue on January 28, 2015, and this is a fitting opportunity to pay |
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tribute to the history and achievements of this unique local |
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enterprise; and |
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WHEREAS, The paper was founded by Roger Jones, a veteran of |
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the newspaper industry who first worked in the Waco Tribune |
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composing room in 1953, when he was still in high school; in 1960, |
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he went to work for the Dallas Morning News, and in 1961, he |
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purchased the Patillo Printing Company and the Waco Farm and Labor |
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Journal and established his own commercial print shop, the Jones |
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Printing Company; and |
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WHEREAS, In the mid-1980s, Mr. Jones saw an opportunity to |
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create a local publication that represented the unique character of |
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southwest McLennan County; from its first issue in August 1985, |
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Hometown News provided coverage of city and school officials, |
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outstanding citizens, and the achievements of the area's students |
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and student athletes; and |
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WHEREAS, Hometown News is closing up shop due to a changing |
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media environment, but its publisher and staff may take great pride |
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in the fine job they did sharing the stories of the communities they |
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served; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the last issue of Hometown News and |
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commend Roger Jones and his staff for their exemplary service to |
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their readers; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |