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Fisher County Hospital District CFO Caleb White walks board members through the proposed budget and tax rate ahead of its formal adoption set later this month.

Fisher County Hospital District CFO Caleb White walks board members through the proposed budget and tax rate ahead of its formal adoption set later this month.

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HOSPITAL DISTRICT FACES $90MDROPINTAXABLEVALUE

Jeff Hurt
Thursday, September 3, 2026
The Fisher County Hospital District Board proposed its fiscal year 2027 budget and a tax rate of $0.322849 per $100 valuation as administrators prepare for rising operating expenses and an approximately $90 million decline in the district’s taxable value.The proposed budget projects total revenue...
Rotan City Council members Tanner Park, Scott Toliver, and Frank Miranda read through the city's anticipated revenues and expenditures during a special-called budget workshop last week. photo by jeff hurt

Rotan City Council members Tanner Park, Scott Toliver, and Frank Miranda read through the city's anticipated revenues and expenditures during a special-called budget workshop last week. photo by jeff hurt

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CITY HUNTS FOR ANSWERS IN WATER BUDGET

Jeff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Rotan City Council members spent nearly three hours last week working through proposed FY 2026-27 budget numbers, reviewing general fund revenues and expenses before turning to a more difficult water, sewer and sanitation budget picture.No budget, tax rate or utility rate increase was adopted...

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Stonewall Adopts Budget as Mineral Values Fall

Hurt
Thursday, September 3, 2026
JEFFStonewall County commissioners adopted the county’s FY 2026-27 budget and tax rate last week after hearing no comments from the public and receiving a clean audit report that showed county finances remain current, even as declining mineral values continue to shape local budget decisions.The...

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Pecan production, prices up in Texas as disease, dry weather loom

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Texas pecan growers are looking at an above-average crop and are hoping price improvement will follow.Expectations are that Texas’ 2026 pecan season will produce modestly larger yields than last year, but that disease, extreme dry and hot weather in August could negatively impact nut kernel fill,...

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Texas Dove Season Opens Sept. 1: North Zone Dates and Limits

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Dove season opens across Texas on Sept. 1, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say hunters should find birds in numbers close to the highest the agency has ever recorded.For hunters in Fisher and Stonewall counties, the opening date is nothing new.
A bull rider explodes out of the chute during the 2025 Fisher County Fair & Rodeo, holding on as the bull catches air under the arena lights. Photo by Mark Martinez

A bull rider explodes out of the chute during the 2025 Fisher County Fair & Rodeo, holding on as the bull catches air under the arena lights. Photo by Mark Martinez

FISHER COUNTY HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT EVERYTHING’S BIGGER THIS YEAR

Jeff Hurt
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Three days of rodeo competition, children’s activities, classic cars, food and longtime Fisher County traditions will pack Roby Aug. 27-29 as the 82nd annual Fisher County Fair and Rodeo brings another full weekend of activities to the community.Some of the youngest competitors will get things...
CITY CLEARS WAY FOR HICKMAN’S PARKING LOT PARTY

CITY CLEARS WAY FOR HICKMAN’S PARKING LOT PARTY

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CITY CLEARS WAY FOR HICKMAN’S PARKING LOT PARTY

Jeff Hurt
Thursday, August 27, 2026
The Aspermont City Council approved a temporary alley closure for Hickman’s Restaurant’s fourth annual Parking Lot Party, set for Saturday, Sept. 5, after organizers said the closure would improve safety during the community event.The upcoming parking lot party is scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to...

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WHERE DOES THE AI LINE GET DRAWN?

Jeff Hurt
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Roby CISD looks for a workable AI policy while administrators acknowledge the technology is already becoming part of everyday life.Roby CISD trustees are looking to establish improved rules governing student use of artificial intelligence, but administrators said developing a policy that can...