Fisher County Jail fails inspection

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted its annual inspection last week, and due to three violations, the state issued a notice on noncompliance with minimum standards.

Editor’s Year in Review

While I have never been one for New Year’s Resolutions — mainly because I got tired of wasting money on gym memberships that could have been better served in the purchase of tacos — as the presents are unwrapped, most of the visitors have returned home, and the effects of holiday hangovers are...

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Wow we got up to a little snow on Sunday morning and was it cold, our bodies have been used to eighty degree weather and then it dropped to 12 and it was cold. What a week we have all had, we all tried to get all the Christmas Decorations down and packed away for another year.

Next Year

A new year is upon us. I have seen several wisecracks around the Internet fretting about what might loom in the coming year, given the prior two years. My favorites have been “I didn’t know 2020 would be a trilogy” and the observation that “2022” is pronounced “2020 two.

Fisher County Farm Service Agency Announces County Committee Election Results

ROBY, TX, Jan,5 2022 — Fisher County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that Richard Gaona of Roby Texas was reelected to represent his local administrative area (LAA) #3 during the recent county committee election.

Texas A&M AgriLife, partners achieve stable transformation in industrial hemp

Farmers can look forward to a future in which their industrial hemp crops have optimal phenotypic and trait characteristics, including the potential to completely eliminate the expression of Delta-9 THC.

Twenty-nine new laws in effect in January

More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another half-dozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

Old Glory News

Hope everyone had a Happy New Year! I sure did. I sat up until Midnight, seen the New Year in and had some black-eyed peas. Now I will find out if those black eyed peas will bring good luck like I have always heard. 2022 wow! Don’t know where 2021 went. New Years sure brought in some cold weather.

Deciphering Senior Housing Options

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you decipher the different types of housing options available to seniors, and recommend some good resources for locating them? I need to find a place for my elderly mother and could use some help.

Stock Show Season kicks off in the Double Mountain District

Students across the Double Mountains will start seeing their hard work pay off as local stock shows in Fisher and Stonewall counties are set to begin this weekend and will continue throughout the month and beyond. The Rotan Local Stock Show will start off the season this Saturday at 9 a.m.