CAN YOU GET A LUMP SUM SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT?

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that the Social Security Administration offers a lump-sum payment to new retirees who need some extra cash. I haven’t yet filed for my retirement benefits and would like to find out if this is true. What can you tell me?

Old Glory News

Cool mornings and hot afternoons are the same day in and day out. I really think it is really time for a change, like rain and rain, did I say rain. We can’t get any moisture at all anymore. Oh well, gotta quit complaining.The roads to the Old Glory Lodge were very, very busy last evening.

The Marathon, Texas Marathon

I’m always amazed at the talent I find in small towns. Marci Roberts of Marathon plays piano and does other things.“I’m an architect and interior designer. I had a business in Austin, worked in New York City five years working on big commercial projects.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all my friends that read my column, it’s always nice to see some of you through the week, and tell me you liked the column!!!!We have had a full week, again, I can’t seem to get it all done anymore, talk to my friends and they seem to be having the same problem, reckon it’s our age!!

Faces & Places

“Dr. Webb says that life is so full of complications and confusion that humans oftentimes find it hard to cope.

TRIO OF JUDGES TO RULE ON CONGRESSIONAL MAP

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March midterms.

Letter to Editor

I was disappointed with the latest editorial concerning Charlie Kirk. I have commended our Editor in his attempts to be non-partisan even though his left leanings peek from his pen now and then. The latest, however, was not what I would have expected.

Abbott’s Army: When Texas Troops Serve Politics, Not the

over the weekend, Governor Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of 400 Texas National Guard members to Illinois and Oregon “to protect federal officials and ensure safety at federal facilities.

Horsehead Celebration

Kirby Warnock of Fort Stockton says a lot of people don’t realize the history they’ve got in their own back yard. He knows some history of Horsehead Crossing on the Pecos River between the small towns of Girvin and Imperial. The river has steep banks making crossing it almost impossible.

Faces & Places

“How will people remember you when you are gone?And for how long until they forget? Were you selfish or selfless? A gossip or a patient listener? Did you add value to the world, or did you simply take from it? Did you add value to the lives of others, or did you take the value out of someone’s life?