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Fisher County Hospital District CFO Caleb White reviews financial reports with directors during the March meeting, saying he was happy with the balances at the start of the year. PHOTO BY JEFF HURT

FISHER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT FINANCIALLY STRONG AS MEDICARE PRESSURES BUILD

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 9, 2026

The Fisher County Hospital District Board of Directors reviewed financial performance during its March 31 meeting, reporting strong cash reserves and steady early-year revenue while also addressing ongoing challenges tied to reimbursement systems and patient care.

RURAL TEXAS IS RUNNING OUT OF LAWYERS

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

House Speaker Dustin Burrows of Lubbock on March 27 issued interim charges directing the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to examine partnerships with Texas law schools to create training pathways, clinical programs, and loan-repayment incentives aimed at drawing attorneys into underserved rural...

THE WORK IN AUSTIN STARTS NOW

Suzanne Bellsnyder

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Most folks think the Texas Legislature starts when the gavel drops in January.But if you’ve been around this process long enough, you know better.The real work — the kind that shapes what lawmakers will spend their time on — starts long before session ever begins.

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WHEN SCRUTINY IS MISTAKEN FOR SPECTACLE

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

PUBLISHER’S PERSPECTIVEDr. Brooks Williams is the City Manager of Ferris, Texas, a small city south of Dallas. He holds a Doctorate of Public Administration from Liberty University and brings nearly two decades of leadership experience across the public and private sectors.

Sharing your story

Sue Jane Sullivan

Thursday, April 2, 2026

My daughters gave me a storytelling program as a gift for my recent birthday. It’s set up so that once a week I receive a writing prompt from questions they have created for me to answer. At the end of 52 weeks, a book will be compiled from these stories written over the course of the next year.

Texas Launches First All-Digital State Wildlife Action Plan

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Texas landowners and wildlife managers can now search conservation priorities for rare and declining species on their land through a free online tool launched last week by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.The redesigned State Wildlife Action Plan, available at txswap.

Dogs housed at the Rotan city pound remain in easily accessible kennels as the city waits on contractors to complete a county-funded perimeter fence, a delay officials say raises safety concerns.

DISTEMPER AND DELAYS PUT ROTAN ANIMAL CONTROL IN A TIGHT SPOT

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 2, 2026

During its March 12 meeting, the Rotan City Council heard an animal control update that included concerns about suspected distemper among local dogs, continued delays in a county-funded pound fence project, and public safety risks tied to access around impounded animals.

CITY OF ASPERMONT ELECTION ENDS BEFORE IT BEGINS

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 2, 2026

With no contested races on the ballot, the City of Aspermont will not hold its scheduled May 2, 2026, city election.

Roby CIS OAP performance of “Clue” Staleigh Young and Kailyn Shipp, and Christy Kelley gasp as a dead body falls out of the refrigerator. PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ

Clues, Comebacks, and Curtain Call

Jeff Hurt |

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Spring in West Texas has a way of filling every calendar square. Ballgames. Stock shows. Tests. Practices. Meetings. The usual parade of small-town obligations.And somewhere in the middle of all that, students in Roby and Aspermont have also been building entire worlds onstage.

Old Glory News

Anita Dozier

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Well today is such a pretty day and still very dry, need rain badly. Pray for rain. Looks as though we may be in for a hot, dry summer. One thing for sure, this is lovely weather for baseball and there sure are a lot of baseball teams now, little ones and big ones.