Editorials

When “Shall” Meets “So What?” | Fisher County Accountability

Publisher’s Perspective | When “Shall” Meets “So What?”

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Patricia Hurt, Publisher | Double Mountain Chronicle On Saturday, Sept. 12, we published our working notes on the Fisher County budget and told readers to bring a checklist to Monday’s meeting.That night, a reader caught something we should have put much higher on the page.Fisher County had...

ARE YOU SURE IT’S US?

Jeff Hurt, Editor Double Mountain Chronicle

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Earlier this week, I ran across a local Facebook post criticizing “certain news outlets” for focusing on “negativity, division, and stories that can mislead or create unnecessary drama.”I have no idea whether the writer was referring to the DMC, but considering Fisher County isn’t exactly overrun...

REALITY HAS NO SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC

Jeff Hurt, Editor Double Mountain Chronicle

Thursday, September 17, 2026

EDITOR’S COLUMN | JEFF HURTAs you might have noticed, even if you start on the editorial page, this week’s edition of the Double Mountain Chronicle includes another installment in our continuing investigation into the Fisher County Sheriff’s Office.I will let the reporting speak for itself.

Following the Documents

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE WORKING WITH - Fisher County FY 2026-27 Budget

News Staff

Saturday, September 12, 2026

The DMC Working Notes were updated at 8:35 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2026, after we received a message raising a question about the Sept. 14 agenda and the separate public-hearing notices posted on Fisher County’s website.After reviewing the documents again, we determined the issue was already addressed...

DO THE WORK AND EARN THE STICKER

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DO THE WORK AND EARN THE STICKER

Jeff Hurt - Editor

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Election Day is a little more than a month away, which means somewhere between now and Nov. 3 we will be buried under enough campaign mailers, yard signs, television spots and social media declarations to wallpaper Fisher County.Some offices are certain to change hands. Some will not.

When “Shall” Meets “So What?”

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When “Shall” Meets “So What?”

Patricia Hurt Publisher

Thursday, October 1, 2026

PUBLISHER'S PERSPECTIVE | RAISING HELL RESPECTFULLY, OF COURSENote: This unabridged version was originally published on the Double Mountain Chronicle website on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.

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Who Is the Texas Tax Man?

News Staff

Thursday, October 1, 2026

If you ask who collects property taxes in Texas, the answer is simple. It is not the State of Texas.

NOT MANY CROWS IN CHAPPELL HILL DURING OCTOBER

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NOT MANY CROWS IN CHAPPELL HILL DURING OCTOBER

Tumbleweed Smith

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Chappell Hill, a small community near Brenham, started a Scarecrow Festival 49 years ago as a fund raiser for the Historical Society, which sponsored the event. Residents built scarecrows and put them in their front yards so visitors could see them.

PLANNING A SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE FUNERAL

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PLANNING A SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE FUNERAL

News Staff

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Dear Savvy Senior, I’d like to make my end-of-life arrangements, but I want to keep things simple and affordable. What are my options? --86-Year-OldDear 86, Smart thinking! Planning ahead can save your loved ones a lot of stress, and money.

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LOOKING BACK ON TOMORROW

Jeff Hurt, Editor Double Mountain Chronicle

Thursday, September 10, 2026

There is a strange little crossroad where the past and future meet, and this week’s edition of the Double Mountain Chronicle spends a good deal of time standing in the middle of it.It is called the present.That may sound like the kind of thing someone writes after too much coffee and not enough...