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: Jose Chavira, a TSTC Automotive Technology student, said he wants to help the less fortunate own their own vehicle.

: Jose Chavira, a TSTC Automotive Technology student, said he wants to help the less fortunate own their own vehicle.

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DRIVEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Ben Barkley Itstc Communications
Thursday, February 27, 2025
(SWEETWATER, Texas) - Jose Chavira says he is the most comfortable when working on automobiles.“It is my Zen, it is my getaway,” the firstsemester Texas State Technical College Automotive Technology student said. “Once I heard that there was a program available (in Sweetwater), I was sold.

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TPWD Seeks Public Input on Proposed 2025-26 Hunting Regulation Changes

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2025
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations:MIGRATORY GAME BIRD REGULATIONS• Increase the daily bag limit of pintails from one to three in all...

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2025
• Sagerton HEE HAW!!MARCH 27th, 28th & 29th, 2025 8:00 p.m. Music in the auditorium begins each evening at 7:00 p.m. Hee Haw Cafe opens at 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Brisket plates, Beans/Cornbread, and Sandwich/Chips will be available for purchase every night.

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Faces & Places

Meg Gruben
Thursday, February 27, 2025
“I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return.
Rotan residence Buffy Sipe and Stephanie Huston share smiles in the checkout line at the newly opened Fisher Hardware & Farm Supply store in downtown Rotan PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ.

Rotan residence Buffy Sipe and Stephanie Huston share smiles in the checkout line at the newly opened Fisher Hardware & Farm Supply store in downtown Rotan PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ.

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Hardware Heroes Spark Pride and Life Back into Downtown Rotan

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, February 27, 2025
After months of anticipation, Fisher County Farm and Ranch Ace Hardware quietly opened its doors in Rotan, bringing a vast selection of hardware, farm supplies, and home essentials to the community.
Aspermont ISD superintendent Zach Morris looks on while principal Tiffany Potts presents campus administrators from throughout Region 12 with innovative concepts for improving educational pathways as part of an administrative training camp the district hosted earlier this week.

Aspermont ISD superintendent Zach Morris looks on while principal Tiffany Potts presents campus administrators from throughout Region 12 with innovative concepts for improving educational pathways as part of an administrative training camp the district hosted earlier this week.

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Aspermont ISD is Flipping the Script on Rural Education

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Aspermont ISD administration welcomed fellow educators from Region 12 this week, sharing best practices and innovative concepts that have transformed the district’s culture as well as improved student performance.On Monday, a bus load of nearly 20 school district administrators from Region 12...
Stonewall Hospital District CEO Michael Moorhead and board president Ellen Abernathy listen in as district CFO Lewis Robbins (not pictured) delivers current financial reports as the district works to expand services.

Stonewall Hospital District CEO Michael Moorhead and board president Ellen Abernathy listen in as district CFO Lewis Robbins (not pictured) delivers current financial reports as the district works to expand services.

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Stonewall Memorial Hospital Financial Growth and EMS Expansion Sets the Stage for Continued Success

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Stonewall Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors met last week, were directors heard good news regarding district finances while the EMS service will soon be expanding services to improve district revenue streams.Stonewall Memorial Hospital District’s cash balances have shown mixed...