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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff

Thursday, February 13, 2025

• Rotan City Council Meeting 7am• Roby City Council Meeting 12 pm• Rotan ISD Board meeting 6:30 pmFebruary 14th• Happy Valentine's Day!February 17th• PRESIDENT'S DAYFebruary 22nd• THE OLD GLORY TEXAS COMMUNITY CENTER SR. CITIZENS Saturday Night Musical: 5:00 until ?

How to Choose and Use a Home Blood Pressure Monitor

News Staff

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Dear Senior, Can you offer me any tips on choosing and using a home blood pressure monitor? I just found out I have high blood pressure and my doctor recommended I get a home monitor so I can keep tabs on it.

Old Glory News

Anita Dozier

Thursday, February 13, 2025

OMG this weather is something else, ninety-one one day and 30 the next. That's enough to make one's body get all messed up, that's when we get sick. I like the warm weather better than the cold.Susan and I had another funeral this week, more sadness for our family again.

Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

Gary Borders, Texas Press Association

Thursday, February 13, 2025

A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

New Land Trends Report highlights status of and shifts in Texas’

Susan Himes Agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, NRI, has published the latest Texas Land Trends Program report, “Status Update and Trends of Texas Working Lands 19972022.

Hay supplies mixed, new crop outlook hinges on rainfall

News Staff

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Current hay supplies across the state depend on conditions of winter-planted forage crops and rainfall, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Fisher County 4-H exhibitor Kinley Barnett, joined by family and friends, proudly presents her show steer, which earned the title of Medium Weight Reserve Champion European Crossbred Steer at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Photo Courtesy of FWSSR

Kinley Barnett Winning Streak from Fisher County to Fort Worth

News Staff

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Hard work and dedication paid off in a big way for Kinley Barnett on the livestock show circuit over the past few weeks.

Stonewall County Seeks Bids for Cemetery Upkeep as Contract Nears Expiration

Jeff Hurt I

Thursday, February 13, 2025

With the county’s cemetery maintenance contract expiring in April, officials agreed on Monday to begin accepting bids for services that will continue regular upkeep on seven cemeteries across the county for the next three years.

DATA, DIRT, AND DEALS

Jeff Hurt

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Representatives with IREN Energy spoke to Fisher County commissioners on Monday, reviewing amended plans ahead of staring the construction of its data center, a multi-phase project expected to begin next week and be completed next year.

Trustees to Decide on Second Attempt at $7.5M Bond Thursday

Jeff Hurt

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The Rotan ISD Board of Trustees is set to meet Thursday evening, February 13, to consider calling a $7.5 million bond election ahead of next week’s deadline.