COMMUNITY CALENDAR

• STONEWALL COUNTY HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! 10 am – 2pm Home for the Holidays Market – Local vendors, homemade goodies, gifts, games, food, and fun for the whole family! * 6:15ish begins the Christmas Parade with this years theme Old Fashioned/Vintage (Parade Line-Up is at 5:30 p.m.) - followed by the...

UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SECURITY SPOUSAL BENEFITS

Dear Savvy Senior, How do Social Security spousal benefits work? My wife, who’s approaching age 62, has had a few small-paying jobs over the years, but spent most of her time as a homemaker.

ABBOTT PROPOSES WIPING OUT LOCAL SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES

Abbott is proposing a state constitutional amendment to eliminate local school property taxes, which provides most of public school funding in Texas, the Chronicle reported.“It’s time that we drive a stake through the heart of the ability of local property tax hikes in the future,” he said.In the...

Me first

When the Red Army marched into Poland in 1945 (Germany had seized the country six years earlier), U.S.S. R. leader Joseph Stalin believed his troops were entitled to take what they wanted.Writer and historian Anne Applebaum, in her book “Iron Curtain,” describes in detail the plunder that followed.

LAW, LEGEND& LEGISLATURE

Which oil strike on January 10, 1901, blew in near Beaumont and rewired the world economy?ANSWER IN NEXT WEEK’S NOVEMBER 28TH EDITION!LAST WEEK'S ANSWER TO:Did you know that lawmakers in the Texas Legislature earn a base salary of just $7,200 a year—yet in a full regular session they can collect...

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”~ Arthur Conan Doyle, “A Case of Identity,” The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTRANSLATION: Small details tell the truth more clearly than grand statements.

Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced today the opening of applications for Stage Two of the Supplemental Disaster Recovery Program (SDRP).

Rotan ISD details bullying protocols, training, and reporting tools

In response to community concerns shared with administrators, Rotan ISD board members received a full report during last week’s meeting on the district’s bullying prevention practices, outlining how staff are trained, how incidents are investigated, and how reports are handled on both...

DENNIS RESIGNS COUNCIL SEAT, PLANS COUNTY RUN

Rotan City Councilwoman Joy Dennis announced her resignation during last week’s city council meeting, bringing an end to her service on the council that began in 2022.