Local women take advantage of the pickle cardboard cutout photo opportunity during the first ever Pickle Festival on Friday, July 3. GATESVILE MESSENGER/ Ally Hinkle
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Cabinets which housed the newspaper archives dating back to 1936 were lost in the March 16 downtown fire. FILE PHOTO
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The city of Gatesville was drastically changed after a massive fire broke out in the downtown area on March 16,. taking out nearly an entire city block and multiple historic businesses.Some may not be aware that The Gatesville Messenger had an extensive newspaper archive dating back to 1936.
Gatesville Police Chief Jeffrey Clark swears in new officers Whitney Myers and William Massey. Gatesville Messenger/David Scott
Varsity tennis players who participated as student coaches during the recent GISD tennis camp. Pictured left to right: Head Coach Wendell Jones, Lexi Bryant, Annabelle Lea, Elijah Tyson, Rogan Smith, Olivia Potts, Riley Butler, Paislee Moseley, Jillianna Kim, Donnovan Herrera, Quinton Ivy, and Assistant Coach Alex Scott. Courtesy photo
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