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From forecasts to faucets: How fall weather impacts our water supply

From forecasts to faucets: How fall weather impacts our water supply

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From forecasts to faucets:

Brazos River Authority |
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
We have officially entered fall, the season when all the months end in B-E-R, and the weather can be unpredictable.Heading deeper into fall, the reservoirs in the Brazos River Authority’s (BRA) system are more than 90 percent full.
Vietnam veteran Sgt. Leonard Haag reflects at his desk in his Stonewall County home. His medals line the wall, but what he treasures most are the photos and handmade gifts from his grandchildren.

Vietnam veteran Sgt. Leonard Haag reflects at his desk in his Stonewall County home. His medals line the wall, but what he treasures most are the photos and handmade gifts from his grandchildren.

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Sgt. Leonard Haag

Jeff Hurt |
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
In the jungles of Vietnam, Sgt. Leonard Haag held close what he learned from his youth in Stonewall County: hard work, dedication, and faith. His hometown raised him to be a man, the Army trained him to be a soldier, but what carried through were prayers he prayed each day.“I still do. Every day.
INITIAL SUCCESS OR TOTAL FAILURE

INITIAL SUCCESS OR TOTAL FAILURE

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INITIAL SUCCESS OR TOTAL FAILURE

Jeff Hurt |
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Out near McCaulley, Texas, the road bends through miles of open grassland. The sky takes up half the world, and when the sun sets, it paints in all directions. It’s the kind of country that asks a person to slow down and listen.

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Old Glory News

Anita Dozier
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Don’t you just love this kind of weather??? I wish it would stay this way all year, that would be so nice.I do hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween celebration. So many different kind of spooky outfits, I don’t know where they find all these different outfits to go out in.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
• The DSHS Anson office will be hosting a flu clinic for Fisher County from 10 AM to 2 PM. This clinic will be held in the Fellowship Hall of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church located at 303 E Lee St. Rotan, TX 79546.
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Carol's Kitchen

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
PREP TIME:10 minutesCOOK TIME:10 minutesServings: 4–6 sandwichesIngredients:1 pound Velveeta cheese1 small jar pimentos2 tablespoons salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip or mayonnaise) Pinch of sugar Pinch of saltInstructions:1.Grate or cube the Velveeta cheese.2.Add the pimentos, salad dressing,...
A forgotten armistice

A forgotten armistice

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A forgotten armistice

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, November 6, 2025
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 45,418 of the 16.4 million Americans who served in the World War II are alive as of 2025.The website also reports that in 2020 there were over one million living Korean War era veterans.As of 2025, Vietnam veterans have two measures...
LAW, LEGEND & LEGISLATURE

LAW, LEGEND & LEGISLATURE

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LAW, LEGEND & LEGISLATURE

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Wild quotes, weird laws, and real Texas political history1845What controversial 1948 U.S. Senate primary in Texas, won by Lyndon B.Johnson by just 87 votes, earned him the nickname“Landslide Lyndon”—and what allegations of ballot stu_ng in Box 13 tainted the results?Answer: November 14th...