PUC outlines consumer protection rules

As the dog days of August approach and electric bills soar, the Public Utility Commission is reminding consumers of rules in place to protect them from having their power disconnected due to financial difficulties, especially during extreme heat.

But Who Made God?

The last few weeks we have been standing on the back porch with the Bible skeptic Michael, gazing at the stars.We have been working our way through the simple argument:1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.2. The universe began to exist.3.

Insect pressure remains intense, corn leafhopper reach expanding

Insect pressure has been “extraordinarily heavy” for Texas crops, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service pest management expert David Kerns, Ph.D., professor and associate department head for the Department of Entomology.He said part of the increased pressure comes from unusual pests...

Faces & Places

“Let’s stop trying to be so productive all the time and make an effort to be more curious. Do you want to look back on a life of items crossed off lists drawn up in response to the demands of others?

Fisher County Rodeo Royalty Returns

Go Girls!'The Fisher County Rodeo Committee is excited to announce the return of the Rodeo Queen Pageant for the 80th anniversary of the Fisher County Rodeo.

Aspermont City gives County $30K for Deputies Salaries

The Aspermont City Council agreed to grant the county $30,000 to help ease the financial burden of the county to provide competitive law enforcement salaries as licensed officers are becoming scarce across the state.For the second time in almost as many years, the Stonewall County Commissioners...

EARTHQUAKE shakes Fisher County into record books

Anyone who was asleep at around 10:38 p.m. Monday night likely didn’t stay that way, as the shockwaves from the 4.9 magnitude quake that shook things up Monday night were among the strongest in Texas history.

Old Glory News

Oh my, it sure is hot out here, might need to pray for rain.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Friday• RESCHEDULED!

Abbott demands probe into power outages

More than 2 million Texans lost power when Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast, and Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know why.