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Mattie Polk, escorted by her father, Shane, was crowned the 2025 Aspermont Homecoming Queen last Friday night before kickoff. Crown bearers were Audrey Ballard and Carter Shields.

Mattie Polk, escorted by her father, Shane, was crowned the 2025 Aspermont Homecoming Queen last Friday night before kickoff. Crown bearers were Audrey Ballard and Carter Shields.

ASPERMONT’S ROYAL ROLL CALL

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
ASPERMONT’S ROYAL ROLL CALL
Roby sophomore Karter Scherwitz, President of Fisher County 4-H and Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador, was named to the 2025–2026 NRS Show Team this August.

Roby sophomore Karter Scherwitz, President of Fisher County 4-H and Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador, was named to the 2025–2026 NRS Show Team this August.

SCHERWITZ EARNS NATIONAL & STATE HONORS

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Roby High School sophomore Karter Scherwitz is making his mark in and out of the show ring. Recently named to the 2025–2026 NRS Show Team for the second year in a row and selected as a Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador, he is also serving as President of Fisher County 4-H.
Timely spring rains and relatively mild summer temperatures set the stage for abundant forage and vegetative cover supporting multiple wildlife species ahead of the fall hunting season.

Timely spring rains and relatively mild summer temperatures set the stage for abundant forage and vegetative cover supporting multiple wildlife species ahead of the fall hunting season.

Rains, mild temperatures set the stage for strong fall hunting outlook

Sarah Fuller - Agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Thanks to timely spring rains and relatively mild summer temperatures, hunters have reason to be optimistic as they take to the field this fall, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Understanding Your Texas Electric Bill Just Got Easier

News Staff
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has launched a new tool to help Texans decode their monthly electricity bills. A new webpage now publishes the authorized rates for the Transmission and Distribution Utilities (TDUs), with updates posted monthly for consumers to track.
Asking for a friend

Asking for a friend

Asking for a friend

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, September 4, 2025
A lifelong friend of mine has a daughter who went through a messy divorce.Truth be told, it had been a messy marriage. The dissolution finished off what were many years of anything but happily ever after.

THE LAW, THE LEGEND, & THE LEGISLATURE

News Staff
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Wild quotes, weird laws, and real Texas political historyWho were the 'Killer Bees,' and why did this small group of Texas senators go into hiding for five days in 1979, leading the lieutenant governor to order the Texas Rangers to 'arrest them wherever they may be found'?

USDA FINALIZES NEW 5-YEAR CONTRACT FOR WILDFIRE

News Staff
Thursday, September 4, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a new five-year contract with Perimeter Solutions, a U.S.based company, to supply its PHOS-CHEK brand fire retardant for federal agencies.Headquartered in St.
Rotan and Roby fire personnel work to prevent the spread of a fire that destroyed a vacant house on McArthur Ave in Rotan late Sunday evening

Rotan and Roby fire personnel work to prevent the spread of a fire that destroyed a vacant house on McArthur Ave in Rotan late Sunday evening

ROTAN HOUSE FIRE AND HIGHWAY 70 WRECK LEAD BUSY NIGHT FOR FISHER COUNTY CREWS

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Sunday, August 31, proved to be an unusually busy night for emergency responders in Fisher County, with calls involving fire, vehicle accidents, and confusion over a prescribed burn.The first major response occurred around 8 p.m.