DATA CENTER MORATORIUM TESTS COUNTY AUTHORITY

Hill County commissioners voted three to two on May 12 to approve a one-year moratorium on data center construction in unincorporated areas. County Judge Shane Brassell cast the deciding vote, according to regional reporting.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

~ Theodore Roosevelt, address before the Iowa State Teachers’ Association, November 1910TRANSLATION:Anything worth doing usually costs something. If it takes no effort, no patience, no risk, and no discipline, it probably will not shape much of a life.

Fisher, Stonewall Stay in Drought as Other Texas Regions Recover

Fisher and Stonewall county ranchers were not among the Texas livestock producers singled out by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts as having spring forage conditions strong enough to build in pasture recovery time this year.

Three Stages, One Class of Memories

At seven o’clock Friday night, three ceremonies in three different towns will go quiet at the same moment. In Roby, in Rotan, in Aspermont, the bleachers will already be full. “Pomp and Circumstance” will rise from the speakers, and 55 graduates will walk forward in caps and gowns.

PAXTON FINDS ASPERMONT ONE OF 130 CITIES BARRED FROM TAX RATES ABOVE NO-NEW-REVENUE

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Aspermont is among more than 130 Texas cities sent violation determination letters under SB 1851, a law that can limit a city’s property tax rate to the no-new-revenue rate if the city is found to be out of compliance with certain annual audit and financial...

2026 Valedictorians & Salutatorians

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

May 14th• Rotan City Council Meeting 7am -City Hall• Roby City Council Meeting 12pm - City HallMay 17th• Rotan ISC Baccalaureate 6pm at the Rotan Church of Christ• Roby CISD Baccalaureate 5pm at the Roby Church of ChristMay 22nd• Aspermont ISD Graduation Ceremony 7pm• Rotan ISD Graudation Ceremony...

EARLY VOTING BEGINS MAY 18 IN PRIMARY RUNOFF

Early voting for the May 26 primary runoff election begins Monday, May 18, and runs through Friday, May 22. Election Day is Tuesday, May 26. The race directly affecting Fisher and Stonewall County voters is the Republican runoff for the 19th Congressional District, where U.S. Rep.