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NOMADIC NEWSPAPER heads to Marfa!

NOMADIC NEWSPAPER heads to Marfa!

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NOMADIC NEWSPAPER heads to Marfa!

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Kicking off the travel season, Robert Kelly and Paula Shields are out enjoying a little bit of Texas, with a trip to Marfa. We wanted to see the odd spooky desert lights this place is famous for, we didn’t see any. We stayed in the Hotel Paisano, where the stars of the 1956 movie Giant stayed.
From Claw Hammers to Yellowhammers

From Claw Hammers to Yellowhammers

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FROM CLAW HAMMERS TO YELLOWHAMMERS

Tumbleweed Smith
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
My high school mascot was a Yellow Jacket. The school newspaper was called the Jacket Journal. On football Fridays students wore spirit ribbons that carried the phrase “Sting ‘em” or something similar. In normal times our class has two reunions a year. We call them swarms.
Cotton Choice Market Review

Cotton Choice Market Review

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Cotton Choice Market Review

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
To the casual observer, last week’s trading appeared rather boring with May closing at 87.56 and December at 84.20, 30 points or so within where they started. However, nothing could have been further from the truth as volatility continues to reign supreme.
State’s jobless rate still double record low

State’s jobless rate still double record low

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State’s jobless rate still double record low

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8% in January, down a tick from December’s 6.9% rate but double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. It is unclear what effect the mid-February winter storm had on employment, when power outages swept the state and many roads were impassable.
Old Glory News

Old Glory News

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Old Glory News

Anita Dozier
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Praise the Lord, we go a little shower of rain last night and it was so nice. However the wind has blown so hard today, I'm afraid the moisture blew away. Now the air and everything is so brown, we have a good sandstorm. The wheat and everything look so bright and green this morning.
Public’s right to know should be front and center, especially now, in Texas

Public’s right to know should be front and center, especially now, in Texas

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Public’s right to know should be front and center, especially now, in Texas

Kelley Shannon, Freedom Of Information Foundation
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at the forefront of the Legislature’s actions. Information allows citizens to watch over their government, to speak out and to ask questions.
Reader's Recipes

Reader's Recipes

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Reader's Recipes

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
AMISH SCRAPPLE 1/2 pound ground pork breakfast sausage 1 3/4 cups chicken broth or water 1 3/4 cups milk 1 cup cornmeal 1 teaspoon ground poultry seasoning 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3 tablespoons butter Coat an 8- x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.