Fisher County fire departments awarded grant funds

Early this week, the Community Foundation of Abilene announced the awarding of over $200,000 in grants to support neighboring rural communities and the fire departments that serve them.

Healthy Travel Tips for Older Travelers

Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you offer retirees with health issues who are planning some trips? We’ve been looking forward to traveling again after staying home the past few years, but my husband has a heart condition and some back problems that worry me.

Calling All Young Historians: Fisher County's Annual Essay Contest Kicks Off!

The Fisher County Historical Commission is calling all middle and high school students residing in Fisher County, Texas, to participate in its annual essay contest. This educational challenge is designed to inspire students to explore and write about the rich historical heritage of their community.

Old Glory News

OMG today is a lovely day, the wind has kindly settled down a little and it's getting warmer. A lot of folks are still trying to get over the terrible storm we had. It sure made a mess for alot of folks in the Big Country. Some wheat was a total loss and some still looks fair.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

April 27th- Saturday• The 4th. Saturday Night Musical: will be on April 27th. At the Old Glory TX. Community Center Concession Stand opens at 5:00 with the Music starting at 5:30 For more info.

‘Aggressive’ hurricane forecast for Gulf Coast

Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings

(Aspermont, TX), April 16, 2024 – U.S.

Wheat leaf rust and stripe rust an emerging problem statewide

While recent rains have been a boon to many crops in the state, they have also presented an unfortunate emerging issue with wheat rust development throughout the state, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.

Faces & Places

“Hemingway once said that ‘there is nothing to writing, you just sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’What Hemingway failed to mention is that bleeding is the easy part. To cut is what makes writing hard.

History’s Storytellers

“The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error.”— Doris Kearns Goodwin My wayfaring existence, with a great deal of time spent behind the wheel, lends itself to listening to audiobooks.