COMMUNITY CALENDAR

September 6 th Labor Day September 9 th Rotan City Council meeting 7am at City Hall Rotan Bon Fire at dark September 10 th Rotan ISD Homecoming Roby CISD Homecoming • 2:45pm - Pep Rally • 5pm - Parade and visitation on the square.

New provisions of Texas Farm Animal Liability Act go into effect Sept. 1

Anyone who owns livestock in Texas, including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, fowl and honey bees in a managed colony, need to be aware of key changes to the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act that will be effective Sept.

Disaster Assistance for 2021 Livestock Forage Losses

Aspermont, Texas – August 24, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds Stonewall County ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to drought.

2021 Rotan High School class reunion of the 1950’s

Front row L-R: Markie Browning 57, Cecil Lofief 52, Preston Morrow 54, Button Lewis 52, Sue (Dennis) Patton 60, Ronda (Hayes) Weems 55 - Middle row: Sharon (Berry) Smith 60, Lynne (Byerly)Cheek 58, Mike Porter 58, Nancy (Acker) Sparks 58, Bob Rivers 55, Joyce (Hargrove) Smith 52, Shirley (Dry)...

Quote of the week

"Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible." ― DORIS LESSING

Fisher Court grants funds for drug outreach program

The Roby Think Tank, a community-led organization conducted its first meeting last month with the goal of tackling one of the most difficult challenges faced in almost any society: Drug and alcohol dependency.

Aspermont Council puts breaks on cleanup project

After two hours during last week's meeting, council members tabled further discussion on the Aspermont Corridor Project, a major cleanup operation focused on eliminating the dilapidated structures along the city's main thoroughfare.

Grazing cattle can reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint

Ruminant animals like cattle contribute to the maintenance of healthy soils and grasslands, and proper grazing management can reduce the industry’s carbon emissions and overall footprint, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. Richard Teague, Ph.D.