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Spring Break, Broadway & Big Apple Steps!

News Staff

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Beloved Fisher County Hospital Physical Therapist Britt Sipe and his wife Buffy proved Spring Break isn’t just for the kids! The couple jetted off to New York City to visit their daughter, Madi Sipe.Madi, a senior at Abilene Christian University, is a double major in Musical Theatre and Business.

Former Clearfork Health Clinic to Transform into Cutting-Edge Physical Therapy Center

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 3, 2025

The Fisher County Hospital District Board of Directors gave approval this month to move forward with the next phase of renovations to the old clinic building, which is being repurposed to serve as the district’s new physical therapy facility.

Rotan City Dog Kennels still await fence repairs in order to legally house stray animals.

ALL BARK, NO BITE

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Rotan Council Keeps Talking While Strays Keep WalkingWhile the issue of stray animals has remained a persistent concern for Rotan residents, the city council continues to struggle with progress toward a functioning animal control program.

Aspermont Dives Into Solutions Approving Water Tank Inspections and Repairs

Jeff Hurt I

Thursday, April 3, 2025

The Aspermont City Council approved a pair of bids during its regular meeting last month, giving city officials the green light to move forward with interior inspections and repairs to the city’s water storage tanks.

City of Roby Earns Top Marks in Audit, Turns Attention to Utility Fixes

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Roby city officials reviewed the findings of the city’s annual audit during the March council meeting, where City Manager Jack Brown presented highlights from the financial report for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024.According to the audit, conducted by Davis Kinard & Co.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff

Thursday, March 27, 2025

• BRAZOS BOMBERS FUNDRAISER AND SILENT AUCTION! Roby Courthouse at 1 pmApril 1 st• APRIL FOOL'S DAY!

Wheat variety and nitrogen trials from Texas A&M AgriLife near McGregor show good growth but need additional moisture. (Calvin Trostle/Texas A&M

Wheat production and prices are down, but options are available

Kay Ledbetter - Agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Wheat production and prices are down, but options are available Last year, coming into March and early April, the drought index was improving, but this year, conditions are worsening as the wheat crop is breaking dormancy and starting reproductive growth, said Mark Welch, Ph.D.

The answers are blowin’ in the wind

Sue Jane Sullivan

Thursday, March 27, 2025

My granddaughters reveled in a spring break filled with family time, jumping on the backyard trampoline, playing on their pedal scooters, foot races in the front yard on dry grass, and watching NCAA basketball with their parents. A trip to the zoo topped off a welcome break from the classroom.

USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers Marking National Agriculture Day, Secretary Rollins Prioritizes Timely Support for Farmers

News Staff

Thursday, March 27, 2025

USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers Marking National Agriculture Day, Secretary Rollins Prioritizes Timely Support for FarmersU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S.

Dr. Kenny Border, Roby CISD Superintendent

JIMMY BENNETT NAMED LONE FINALIST

Tricia Hurt |

Thursday, March 27, 2025

On March 24, the Roby CISD Board of Trustees named Mr. Jimmy Bennett as the lone finalist for the Superintendent of Roby Consolidated Independent School District.