HELM OF THE HIGH JUMP

If you had asked a younger Gunner Helm whether he’d one day clear bars nearly as tall as an NBA center, he might have flashed that trademark grin and said, “Just you wait.”And now, just announced today, March 12, Helms has been named All-Region for the 2025 indoor season by the U.S.

BALLOTGATE

The Stonewall Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors met on Monday, where among regular business also officially canceled the upcoming May election due to lack of cantidate participation following the filing deadline, which expired last month.

Is a Reverse Mortgage a Good Idea?

Dear Senior,What can you tell me about reverse mortgages? When my husband passed away last year my income dropped almost in half, andI’ve been struggling to keep up with my monthly living expenses.

Old Glory News

The first day of March was such a beautiful day, we could not believe it was really March. OMG today we had that usual March wind. I bet this won't be the last wind we will have this month. If we could just get some rain, it would not be so hard to take. We will look for better days ahead?????

Voucher bill has backing of House

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education.

VOICES of VALOR

A Sentinel of Service I sit in the welcoming quiet of the darkness, Remembering things long ago, Searching for reason—now and in the future.I had hoped that after my war, things would change, That no more calls would summon our youth to go, Sacrificing their lives for some obscure political goal.

Chicken meat prices hold steady despite rising egg costs

Consumers may have noticed the cost of chicken meat has not climbed in relation to soaring egg prices amid production losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI.

The muscle of compassion

Compassion is not a switch we can turn off and on when it is convenient. Feeling something deep in our gut when we encounter hurting people is not as simple as deciding that this time we will care. Compassion is a muscle, and this muscle grows by being exercised.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

March 27th• Sagerton HEE HAW!! MARCH 27th, 28th & 29th, 2025 8:00 p.m. Music in the auditorium begins each evening at 7:00 p.m. Hee Haw Cafe opens at 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Brisket plates, Beans/ Cornbread, and Sandwich/ Chips will be available for purchase every night.

Faces & Places

“The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor.