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QUICK FACTS: CREW-11

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
• 25 years: Continuous human presence aboard the ISS (since Nov. 2, 2000)• First: Time NASA has shortened an ISS crew rotation due to a medical issue• 4: Crew members returning early (Cardman, Fincke, Yui, Platonov)• 3: Crew members remaining on station after departure• Aug. 1, 2025: Crew-11 launch...

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”~ Arthur Conan Doyle, “A Case of Identity,” The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTRANSLATION: Small details are not minor. They are often the most important clues to what is really going on.

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Roby CISD Grants Bennett First Three Year Contract in District History

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, January 15, 2026
After nearly an hour behind closed doors Monday night, Roby CISD trustees approved the superintendent’s evaluation, and unanimously voted to extend Superintendent Jimmy Bennett’s contract, approving a three-year contract covering the 2026–27 through 2028–29 school years.Bennett has served as...

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YOU DO MARCH 3

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, January 15, 2026
With Democrats absent locally, GOP voters decide county leadership; full candidate list inside.editor@dmchronicle.comFisher and Stonewall County voters will soon head to the ballot box to hit a major checkpoint in 2026 as the Texas March 3 Primary just a little over six weeks away, setting party...

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ROTAN APPROVES TRUCK PURCHASE FOR WATER

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Aging Chevy’s transmission failure and wreck leave department short on reliable vehicleseditor@dmchronicle.comThe Rotan City Council agreed in December to move forward with the purchase of a pickup truck for the city’s Water and Sewer Department after determining that the department’s existing...
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STING OPERATION AT THE STATEHOUSE

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Six of Texas’s sharpest young debaters show off their hardware at the State Capitol Annex in Austin following the 2026 UIL Congress 1A State Championship on January 8.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, January 8, 2026
January 8 th• Rotan City Council Meeting 7 AM• Roby City Council Meeting 12 PMJanuary 12th• Fisher Co. Commissioner Court Meeting 9 AM• Stonewall Commissioner Court Meeting 9 AM• Roby CISD Board Meeting 6 PM• Rotan ISD Board Meeting 6:00 pmJanuary 16th - 19thNO SCHOOL • Rotan ISD & Roby CISDJanuary...
The folding of clothes

The folding of clothes

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The folding of clothes

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, January 8, 2026
The laundromat was not crowded on Sunday morning, not in this Bible Belt community where most people were either on the pews or had optioned for Saturday night mass.