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WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR PRODUCTS OR PAYCHECK AWAY FOR FREE?

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

PUBLISHER'S PERSPECTIVE | RAISING HELL RESPECTFULLY, OF COURSEAn op-ed about internet bots is circulating to papers across the state. It landed in my inbox this week. The issue is real and it needs to be known. But the version I got made my eyes cross. I read it twice and it still made me yawn.

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We Like Our Rural Way of Life, Thank You Very Much

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Rural Texas is dying.I keep hearing some version of that statement as Texas debates data centers, economic development and the future of our rural communities.And frankly, I am tired of it.Rural Texas has challenges. Some communities are losing population. Schools are fighting for enrollment.

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Heat exhaustion and heatstroke: What you need to know

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, but extreme heat can quickly become dangerous.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, extreme heat causes hundreds of deaths and thousands of emergency department visits in the U.S. each year.Texas summers often bring high...

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ROTAN ROLLS UP ITS SLEEVES

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Organizers are signing up volunteers and residents needing assistance ahead of the Sept. 12 Rotan Clean Up Day.Rotan residents are being asked to make two lists ahead of a community-wide cleanup effort planned for Saturday, Sept. 12: what needs to be done and what they can bring to help get it...

2025 FCFR Queen Berklee Pippin showing off the chaps that will be passed down to the 2026 Rodeo Royalty Court

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A TRADITION TAKES ITS NEXT TURN

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

The 2025 rodeo court prepares to pass down its titles, custom chaps, and a growing tradition as the 2026 pageant gets underway Saturday.A year after taking their places as the 2025 Fisher County Fair and Rodeo royalty, Berklee Pippin, Evie Rasberry, and Mesa Dennis are preparing to hand down more...

THIS TIME, THE CALL IS FOR THEM

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THIS TIME, THE CALL IS FOR THEM

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

For more than four decades, Stephanie Mullen has seen emergency response from the other side of the radio and inside the ambulance, answering calls that rarely come at convenient times and often involve neighbors experiencing one of the worst days of their lives.

Workers construct the steel frame for a new seating area at the Fisher County rodeo grounds ahead of the 82nd annual Fisher County Fair and Rodeo. The two-level structure is part of several improvements underway at the grounds as organizers prepare for this year’s event.

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NEW SEATING RISES AHEAD OF FCFR RODEO

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Fisher County Fair and Rodeo is less than three weeks away but work at the rodeo grounds has been underway for months, with crews taking advantage of the cooler morning hours to raise a new seating structure before the 82nd annual event opens Aug. 28.Built on a new 30-foot by 60-foot concrete...