Let’s talk about Va-can-cy

The Rotan ISD Board of Trustees held a special meeting earlier this week. The primary function was to adopt its annual budget and set the tax rate, which trustees accomplished with little discussion.

Old Glory News

OMG I heard a loud clap of thunder and then the sky opened up and I got a hard rain shower. It did not last long but, when I looked out, it was coming down hard. The water did not stay on the ground around here long to be visible.

HOW TO FIND A GREAT HANDYMAN

Dear Senior, What’s the best way to find a good handyman or tradesman that can help with small jobs around the house?Almost 75Dear Almost, It’s a great question. Finding a good home repair/handyman can be a bit of a crapshoot.

SPECIAL SESSION ENDS; DEMS MAKE NEW DEMANDS

With a quorumbreaking number of House Democrats still out of state, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gaveled the first special session to an end Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called a second special session that has already convened.

A letter from the editor

Dear Reader, A few weeks ago, I told you about the challenge of finding a new printing press after learning the one we’ve relied on will be closing in September. It is not the first time we have felt the pressure of a seemingly impossible future or questioned this publication’s place within it.

San Angelo’s Famous Clock Shop

Martin Valis repairs clocks and watches at his shop in downtown San Angelo. “One day I work on watches and the next day I work on clocks. It just all depends on what needs to be done next.” He’s been repairing clocks and watches fifty-seven years.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all my friends that read my column, it's a beautiful day in Aspermont this morning but we need rain badly. Joe's little cotton is pretty but it needs a drink . Everybody had a good time at Old Glory Tuesday night, the band was wonderful just not many dancers.

What happens in Benjamin…

Last week I spent almost three days in Benjamin, Texas, located at the junction of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 82.More than two-thirds of my existence has been living at the junction of U.S. Highway 180 and State Highway 669, so I get the small-town thing.

PAXTON SUES TO REMOVE 13 ABSENT DEMOCRAT HOUSE MEMBERS

Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

VOICES OF VALOR

REMEMBERI remember windows open at night so the breeze could cool the house, the sound of the shuttle train at the milland the lowing of the neighbor’s cows.