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Robert and Paula Kelly are off on another adventurous trek, it’s summer time and we needed to go somewhere, so Alaska seemed right. An ear worm of an old song keep running through my noggin. Way up north, to Alaska, we go north, the (gold) rush is on.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Financial advisor and director at Forvis, Travis Skinner spoke with Fisher County Hospital board members and administrators about the district’s current finances and future changes in the healthcare industry.
Fisher Hospital Forecasts Financial Fortitude Amid Future Challenges
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Fisher County Hospital Directors met with district administrators last week when financial advisors with Forvis presented the annual financial report for FY 2023 and shed light on the industry’s future and how it could impact the district moving forward.Travis Skinner, director with Forvis, has...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
SUNSHINE, SMILES, & SUMMER FUN
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Aspermont is getting ready for some fun in the sun, kicking off this summer when over 50 vendors from across the state will join hundreds of local residents for a day of games, food, events, and more during next weekend’s Family Fun Day.The Funday festivities originate from a traditional, annual...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Fisher County Deputies investigate the events that led to shots being fired at a Rotan residence late Saturday night.
Shots fired over weekend
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The Fisher County Deputies responded to the scene in Rotan late Saturday night after gunshots were reported in the area of 4th Street and Roby Ave. No injuries were reported, and officers confirmed the gunshots, and that one arrest was made.The Fisher County Sheriff’s Department received calls just...
Thursday, June 6, 2024
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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1 st - Saturday• Saturday, June 1st, will be the Annual Work Day for the Newman Cemetery. Families and members are invited to come, look around, place flowers, clean graves and/or headstones. The Newman Cemetery Board will meet for their annual meeting that morning at 9.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Charting the path for industrial hemp in Texas and beyond
Laura Muntean
AGRILIFETODAY.TAMU.EDU/Russ Jessup, Ph.D., and his team of student researchers see themselves as explorers, charting the future of a new crop – they are the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Industrial Hemp Breeding Team.Facing the unknown and exploring, building and strengthening the new crop from the...
Thursday, May 30, 2024
(Pictured Standing l - r) Joe Murguia, Gracyn Torres, Adalee Marsh, Sophee Silva, Sara Meador, Tessa Rabel, Sal Silva (Pictured Kneeling l - r) Emersyn Calamaco, Kaydee Silva, Hollis Marsh, Raylie Myers, Myka Myers PHOTO SUBMITTED BY KRISTIN MARSH
Little Lady Hornets Aim High to Build a Championship Legacy
Jeff Hurt I
In an area stretching from Munday to Ballinger and from Colorado City to Eastland, the Lady Hornet 10U team slugged their way to the top of the USA Softball League of Texas bracket and walked away with the District 11 Championship ring, also slipping into the number one ranked 10U team in the...
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Major Upgrades to Fisher County Rodeo Grounds Ahead of Upcoming 80th Anniversary Celebration
Jeff Hurt I
Fisher County commissioners recently gave the go-ahead for improvements at the Fisher County Rodeo Arena, part of a series of upgrades ahead of the county’s rodeo and fair 80th anniversary event scheduled for later this summer.County officials reviewed the proposal from the Fisher County Rodeo...
Thursday, May 30, 2024
City of Rotan to select Contractor in $5M Water Line Overhaul to Boost Quality and Cut Losses
Jeff Hurt I
Rotan City Officials began accepting bids earlier this month to replace more than 10 miles of the city’s main water distribution line, part of a roughly $5 million grant awarded in 2019.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Memorial Day Service at Double Mountain Cemetery
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Memorial Day Service at Double Mountain Cemetery
Thursday, May 30, 2024