EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDS, STALEMATE BEGINS

After more than an hour of deliberation in executive session during a specially called meeting Tuesday night, the Rotan ISD Board of Trustees took no action toward appointing candidates to fill two vacant board seats.

Douoble Mountain

Douoble Mountain

Coffee, kickoff, and country tunes Roby’s Homecoming weekend delivers

Circle the dates, call your classmates, and gas up for a full weekend. Roby High School’s 39th Biennial Homecoming lands Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, 2025, with pep, parades, football, music, awards, and a Saturday night dance to close it out.

The fine art of giving directions

“Go four blocks south, turn right on Elm St., drive past the second playground with the yellow ribbons tied around the monkey bars, and then turn left on McGregor Ave., and look for the old blue Chevy truck parked in the driveway on the right about 100 yards down the street. That’s our house.

THE LAW, THE LEGEND, & THE LEGISLATURE

Wild quotes, weird laws, and real Texas political historyWhich Texas governor, a popular radio host with no political experience, ran a campaign based on the Golden Rule, used his flour-selling band to draw massive crowds, and won the office without ever giving a realpolitical speech?

Text, Call or Click: Texas Game Wardens Make Reporting Wildlife Crimes Easier Than Ever with Tip411

AUSTIN — Texans now have a faster, easier and completely anonymous way to report fishing, wildlife and boating violations— putting the power to protect our natural resources right at their fingertips.

Rotan residents pack council meeting over boil water notice and repairs

The Rotan City Council meeting once again turned to the city’s most persistent challenge: water. Residents voiced frustrations over the ongoing boil water notice, employee turnover, communication failures, and the financial strain of system upkeep.

Aspermont faces cleanup with fewer funds and no outsourced enforcement

Aspermont city officials are once again reviewing their approach to property cleanup, but this time with fewer resources, shifting rules, and more at stake.

PEACE, LOVE, & HORNETS

Homecoming is more than a football game. It is a time for Hornets past and present to come together, celebrate tradition, and create new memories.

STERLING MAKES RODEO HISTORY AT THE 81ST FCFR

Hagan Sterling celebrates Saturday night at the 81st Fisher County Fair and Rodeo after winning $2,500, the largest single payout in mutton bustin’ history at least that we could find.PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ.