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Old Glory News

Old Glory News

Can you believe this is the last week in June already???? This year will be gone before we can turn around. I am so afraid that the next two months will be miserable with the heat. I do hope we get a little rain along the way. Wednesday is the TCR parade, and it sure is going to be a warm one.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

1 st - Saturday • BENHAM TORNADO CLEAN UP DAY - We have had a huge outpouring of support and people asking to help. We have 100+ acres of land to clear and we need all hands on deck. Clean up will start at sunrise. Come early, or late, stay as little or as long as you can! Lunch will be provided.
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps

Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps

Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps

Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above100 degrees over much of the state.

Be mindful of firework safety this

Every year, Americans gather with friends and family to celebrate Independence Day. As the holiday approaches, experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, Unit are encouraging Texans to take precautions with firework safety.

USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports

(Aspermont, TX), June 23, 2023 – Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Stonewall County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.
Chaos after the Calm: The destructive supercell rolls into Rotan as residents are being warned to seek shelter on June 21, 2023. (PHOTOW BY MARK MARTINEZ)

Chaos after the Calm: The destructive supercell rolls into Rotan as residents are being warned to seek shelter on June 21, 2023. (PHOTOW BY MARK MARTINEZ)

TEXAS HEAT FUELS SUPERCELL

Apowerful supercell thunderstorm developed in the far southern Texas Panhandle on the evening on June 21, causing widespread destruction as it moved through the state, leaving behind a trail of devastation and claiming multiple lives before passing across the Double Mountains and into Nolan and...