Great big outdoor sculptures

Joe Barrington of Albany creates outdoor metal sculptures. “One of my favorite pieces I ever built is in Lampasas. It’s a sixteen-foot catfish on the back of a 1959 Chevrolet pickup. The fish hangs over the cab and has a come along on it and looks like it’s just been caught.

MIGHT GET FOOLED AGAIN

In the wake of Roby CISD’s special-called meeting, where officials presented a caricature of governance, trustees proved the school district's rug was no longer able to contain the dirt their silence attempted to sweep beneath it.

2 Cents Worth

The rain was wonderful in Aspermont this past week, Joe is already thinking about his garden, getting his onion slips, and getting them in the ground, I would say the first twin sign in February but this Kentucky boy I am married to, does not pay any attention to me and my signs!!!!!!

Letter to the Editor

Secret Simon Dear Editor, The public meeting about animal control was good. Thanks to commissioners Evans and Pippin. Thanks to Roby Mayor Eli Sepeda. Thanks to Rotan City Councilwoman Joy Dennis.

Faces & Places

“We become neighbors when we are willing to cross the road for one another. (...) There is a lot of road crossing to do. We are all very busy in our own circles. We have our own people to go to and our own affairs to take care of.

Sunny days

It’s tempting during the sweltering summer months to despise the sun. Ah, but come winter, a day of sunshine that follows overcast and foggy days is pure gold with a Vitamin D boost.

The Devils' Rope

“I used to live in Alan Reed and old Route 66 went through there, so I was playing on that road a lot,” says Charla Smith, who works at the Devil’s Rope Museum in the panhandle town of McLean.

THE TRUTH ABOUT DOG TROUBLE

A decent crowd of citizens turned out for the community meeting about animal control on Tuesday, and while I think the meeting went well with good discussion about ways to skin that proverbial cat, the question that still screams to be answered is why a solution to the problem such a challenge is...

2 Cents Worth

It's raining in Aspermont, well it's misting but at least it's getting the back patio wet and the streets are beginning to get wet!!!! In West Texas where we all live we are thankful for anything that is wet, the ranchers and farmers depend on that rain, and the result we do too.

Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells

The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of greater magnitude in West Texas.