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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
April 27th- Saturday• The 4th. Saturday Night Musical: will be on April 27th. At the Old Glory TX. Community Center Concession Stand opens at 5:00 with the Music starting at 5:30 For more info.
‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast

‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast

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‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

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Faces & Places

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
“Hemingway once said that ‘there is nothing to writing, you just sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’What Hemingway failed to mention is that bleeding is the easy part. To cut is what makes writing hard.
History’s Storytellers

History’s Storytellers

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History’s Storytellers

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
“The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error.”— Doris Kearns Goodwin My wayfaring existence, with a great deal of time spent behind the wheel, lends itself to listening to audiobooks.
R.L. Penick, early Stamford mayor and often called the “Father of Stamford,” rides out of Stamford City Hall’s fire station in a magnificent early scene of local boosterism .

R.L. Penick, early Stamford mayor and often called the “Father of Stamford,” rides out of Stamford City Hall’s fire station in a magnificent early scene of local boosterism .

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Confessions of a Shameless Booster

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
I haven’t always called myself a shameless small town booster. In fact, until recently, this is a moniker that I likely would have rejected.Now, before you do a double take and begin to reconsider my entire persona, let me explain.
Good news at Pooh’s Corner in Aspermont, having not only earned a top-tier rating with the Texas Rising Star Program, the county and city also recently extended the facility the maximum allowable tax exemption. Photo by Jeff Hurt

Good news at Pooh’s Corner in Aspermont, having not only earned a top-tier rating with the Texas Rising Star Program, the county and city also recently extended the facility the maximum allowable tax exemption. Photo by Jeff Hurt

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Aspermont Daycare Delights as Officials Grant Tax Break

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Aspermont day care facilities will be getting a tax break this year after recently passed legislation that allows some taxing entities to offer tax abatements, which county and city officials adopted a resolution to extend the abatement at the maximum rate.
Cullifer's Culinary Chronicles

Cullifer's Culinary Chronicles

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Cullifer's Culinary Chronicles

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Hey there, culinary adventurers! Did you know that the ancient Incas were onto something when they mashed peanuts into a paste over a thousand years ago? Yep, peanut butter has been delighting taste buds across cultures and centuries! Now, are you ready to add your own twist to this timeless treat?

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Rotan City Council Hits Pause on Clean-Up

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Rotan City Council shifted gears last week after some council members reviewed alternative approaches to the city’s substandard structure ordinance, which prompted officials to table the substandard structure ordinance for a second time, with the council possibly looking to make revisions next...