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8 th• Longworth Wedding & Event Center Presnet: Dance Into An Unforgettable Night! Tickets for the Lance Shaw & 419 Swing Band concert are on sale! Purchase tickets for the meal catered by Rough Creek Catering Company until January 31st and concert only tickets until February 8th.

Old Glory News

Saturday sure turned out to be a pretty day, but today it is so cold again. We really need a good rain, it is so dry. Pray for rain. Tuesday we had a light flurry of snow but it did not amount to much.So we now have a different president.

$1 billion for vouchers, $5 billion for teachers?

Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported.The voucher program, also referred to as school choice, would provide public money for private...

Egg prices continue to climb

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, continue to drive egg prices to record highs across the U.S., said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics,...

MISS OPPORTUNITY

Have you ever had a chance to actually help someone in need, but then you are worried about what your friends may say? Miss opportunity.Are you harboring a grudge toward someone you refuse to make peace with even though you could be the one at fault?

Shed a Little Light

Chances are you have watched a Holocaust movie.

Fisher County Hospital Expects $2.1 Million Boost as Solar Energy Development Moves Forward

The Fisher County Hospital District Board of Directors approved a proposed tax abatement from Innovative Solar when officials met on Monday regarding the Indigo Solar Project, which is expected to bring over $2.1 million to the district during the next decade.Derrick Peters is a consultant with the...

NEVER AGAIN

The Aspermont City Council approved a bid last week for electrical upgrades that will fortify the water delivery system in the event of a catastrophic failure like the one seen in the winter storm of 2021 that left much of Stonewall County without water for nearly two weeks.The Council reviewed the...

Double Mountain Defenders Assemble!

Will Rural Schools Get the Fair Funding They Deserve for a Stronger Future?Superintendents from the Double Mountains and across the state attended the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) 2025 Midwinter Conference, which kicked off on January 26 in Austin amid the Texas 89th...

You Voted Down the Bond Now Rotan ISD is Asking Why

Rotan ISD is set to host a town hall meeting on February 3 to share information and gauge public interest about a potential bond election this May.