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The Gatesville Riding Club is holding its annual rodeo July 30 through August 1 at the arena. Courtesy Photo

The Gatesville Riding Club is holding its annual rodeo July 30 through August 1 at the arena. Courtesy Photo

Riding Club to hold annual rodeo

The Gatesville Riding Club Rodeo will take place from July 30 until Aug. 1 at the rodeo arena located at 301 Veterans Memorial Loop in Gatesville.Gates open at 6 p.m. and the rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Briefs

The following list highlights upcoming events in Gatesville and the surrounding areas that will occur within a month of each publication of The Gatesville Messenger.

Briefs

The following list highlights upcoming events in Gatesville and the surrounding areas that will occur within a month of each publication of The Gatesville Messenger.
Gatesville Police Chief Jeffrey Clark swears in new officers Whitney Myers and William Massey. Gatesville Messenger/David Scott

Gatesville Police Chief Jeffrey Clark swears in new officers Whitney Myers and William Massey. Gatesville Messenger/David Scott

Gatesville PD swears in new officers

Two new police officers were sworn in on July 3 by Police Chief Jeffrey Clark in the City Council Chambers – William Massey and Whitney Myers. William Massey, a native of Moody, is a recent graduate of the Central Texas College Police Academy.
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

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

Gatesville holds first-ever Pickle Fest

During the Gatesville America 250 multi-day celebration, one of the most popular events to emerge was the Big Dill Pickle Festival, the first of its kind in the city . The festival, hosted and organized by the city, was held on July 3 in tandem with the city’s pickleball tournament.
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Back in the saddle again…

Visitors to the Coryell Museum and Historical Center can “mosey” on back to the Blacksmith Shop exhibit and see the items once used in early-day Gatesville when the blacksmiths were responsible for shoeing horses.