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2026 JN Coming Home Queen and Mr. Ex

Tammy Whitehurst Money ('91) and Jerry Don Foster ('85)

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Joe Guffey - Parade Grand Marshal

2026 JN Parade Judges:

Joley Guffey-Hatter ('95), Steve Stockton ('84), Karley Clearman ('81)

2026 JN Coming Home Queen and Mr. Ex Nominees:

Jan May Guest ('71), Jeff Lester ('94), Tammy Whitehurst Money ('91), Brandy Appleton Gray ('88), Jerry Don Foster ('85)

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Jim Ned Alumni Association

**2026-2027 JN Alumni Board Members**

Marissa Lynn Thomas - President

Telitha Webb - Secretary

Chantel Gallaway - Treasurer

Shanie Cannon Cunningham - Parade Co-Chair

John Bunton - Parade Co-Chair

Shanie ('90), April ('89), Marissa ('94)

Shanie, John ('90), April

Shanie and Chantel ('94)

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Kelly Tomlin Sherley

Facebook Admin - Tuscola, Texas Friends, Neighbors and History

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The Jim Ned Journal (1984–2010) is now available online!

We are pleased to announce that the Jim Ned Journal, which documented the people, places, and events of South Taylor and North Runnels Counties for more than 25 years, has been digitized and is now freely accessible to the public through the Portal to Texas History.

The story of how this collection was preserved is worth sharing.

Following the newspaper's closure, Debbie Dacus Stewart contacted its former publishers, Bill and Grace Broyles, to ask whether they would consider donating the newspaper collection to the Dacus Foundation, then known as Jim Ned Valley Heritage Preservation.

The Broyles agreed, and the collection was entrusted to the Foundation for safekeeping.

Recognizing the historical significance of these newspapers, the Foundation carefully preserved the collection with a long-term goal of having it digitized and made available to the public.

Digitization was an expensive undertaking, with estimated costs exceeding $10,000. The Foundation began exploring grant opportunities to make the project possible.

That goal has now become a reality thanks to a digitization grant through the Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas.

What makes this especially exciting is that the newspapers are searchable by keyword!

You can search for family names, local businesses, schools, churches, community events, obituaries, and other subjects. Stories that once required hours of searching through old newspapers can now be discovered in seconds.

We extend our appreciation to the publishers and editors, Bill and Grace Broyles for donating the collection, to Debbie Dacus Stewart for taking the initiative to preserve it, and to the Portal to Texas History for making its digitization possible.

What began as an effort to save a collection of old newspapers has become a lasting resource for families, genealogists, historians, and future generations.

This is what historic preservation is all about — saving the stories of our communities before they disappear.

Explore the collection at The Portal to Texas History

Dacus Foundation-Preservation Archives — Preserving the History of South Taylor and North Runnels County.

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