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Joe Pat Holland

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Joe Pat Holland Airman First Class Stationed at Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, texas for 30 years, Joe joined the Air Force and was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base for his basic training, then they transferred him to Reese Air Force Base and he trained to be a fireman in the Air Force, 64th...

Harold Roberts

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
I was born and lived northwest of Rotan most of my life, with the exception of the 21 months in the US Army and one year of college. I was on some great football, baseball, and basketball teams, graduated at age 16yrs old, and attended college on a football scholarship.

Eating and Drinking With Jesus

R.p. Phillips
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Mark2:27 NKJV): This verse was how Jesus replied when the scribes and Pharisees asked why He ate with the sinners and tax collectors.
Rural Texas struggles with digital

Rural Texas struggles with digital

Rural Texas struggles with digital

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
If broadband is a lifeline, then rural Texas is in danger of dying. In its first report to the Texas Legislature, the Governor’s Broadband Development Council called for the creation of a state broadband plan and a state broadband office.
ANITA DOZIER

ANITA DOZIER

Old Glory News

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Maybe we will be able If the wind would just calm down, it sure would be a pretty day today. (Sunday) The farmers are enjoying this pretty weather, getting that cotton gathered, that is the good cotton. Not all of the cotton turned out this year.
Micah Evans

Micah Evans

To Defend & Protect

Jeff Hurt
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Roby native Micah Evans grew up with the simple disciplines instilled in the lives of many young men raised in the farmlands of rural West Texas, and although military service was not a family tradition, he served his family—and his country—for roughly a decade on one of the most nontraditional...
Dr. Frederic Passmann, MD

Dr. Frederic Passmann, MD

Learning through service

Jeff Hurt
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Dr. Frederic Passmann, MD of Aspermont was not always a man of knowledge, yet through giving service to his country, a rambunctious student found a path that would lead to a life dedicated to the preservation of the health of humanity.
James Ronald Hamilton

James Ronald Hamilton

The Texan, the Austrian, and a life of service and devotion

Jeff Hurt
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
James Ronald Hamilton trudged through the jungles of Vietnam and traversed the face of Europe for near two decades before returning to settle down in Rotan. Although it was his patriotism that drew him to serve for more than 20 years, what he treasures more than his love of country is a love shared.

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
November 12 th Rotan City Council Meeting 7 a.m. at City Hall Roby City Council Meeting 12 p.m. at City Hall The Aspermont Theatre Program will be performing two productions at 6:30 p.m. The first show will be this year's Junior High One Act Play entry entitled, “The Orphan Train”.