COMMUNITY CALENDAR

• Fisher Rotan ISD Board meeting 6pm• Aspermont ISD Board meeting 6pmJuly 26th• Fisher Red Dirt LLC Mud Bog 12pm.July 31st• Fisher Hospital District Board meeting12:30pmEmail publisher@dmchronicle.com to have your even placed in the Community Calendar

KERR COUNTY DEATH TOLL TOPS 100, WITH 161 STILL MISSING

Search teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.

Producers and Landowners Can Now Enroll in USDA's Grassland Conservation Reserve Program

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The sign-up runs from today, July 14, to Aug. 8, 2025.

Wet year prompts weed challenges in crops

Uncharacteristically wet weather this year has left many producers across the state with a growing weed problem, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.Scott Nolte, Ph.D.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

'The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.'~ John Philpot Curran (1750–1817)TRANSLATION: This quote argues that freedom is not a permanent gift that can be won and then forgotten. Instead, it requires constant awareness, effort, and action from citizens to protect it from threats.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

• Rotan City Council Meeting 7am at City Hall• Roby City Council Meeting 12 pm at City Hall UTRAGEOUS TEXANS during the July 4• Estate Sale Extraveganza! at Nowlin Farm Store! You do not want to miss this Early Bird Sneek Peak for Lisa Nowlin's Legendary Warehouse Sales! Beginning at 5pm.

Trump Administration Announces Expedited Congressionally Mandated Disaster Assistance for Farmers

Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025 – U.S.Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP).

THE LAW, THE LEGEND, & THE LEGISLATURE

Wild quotes, weird laws, and real Texas political historyWhich Texas governor, in a secretive 1929 session, signed a law granting himself the power to pardon at will, only to ignite a firestorm that nearly cost him his office?ANSWER IN NEXT WEEK’S JULY 18TH EDITION!

Fisher County Hospital District Stalls on IREN Energy Tax Abatement

The Fisher County Hospital District Board of Directors and administrators met last week to review a proposed tax agreement with IREN Energy, a company developing data centers in Fisher County.

PINK, BUBBLY, & PERFECTLY SWEET

Think back to the hottest day of your childhood summer. The air thick, the sun relentless, and the only thing that could possibly fix it was a sweet, ice-cold treat.