State’s workforce surpasses pre-pandemic high

The Texas labor market exceeded the previous prepandemic high in February 2020 by hitting just under 13 million nonagricultural jobs in November, the Texas Workforce Commission reported last Friday. The adjusted jobless rate was 5.2% last month, down slightly from the previous month.

Old Glory News

That Anita Dozier is out gallivanting around again. That’s wonderful. That means she’s able to get about once again after her surgery. She had quite a time of it. So good to see her getting out again. Sure appreciate her doing the news while I was gone. Boy talk about a weather change.

How Older Drivers Can Save on Auto Insurance

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide any tips to help seniors reduce their auto insurance premiums? I just got hit with a 15 percent increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save.

Politics: You can smell it in the air

I would like to open this editorial by first extending my gratitude to Sue Jane Sullivan. Sue has been writing words of encouragement to our readers through her weekly column, Check Your Mirrors, for so long, I honestly can’t remember when she started.

2 Cents Worth

Joe Pat and Carol are sad this morning, and thanks to all of you that have called to see if his folks are okay, and if it got our home in Kentucky. It went 5 miles north of us and cut a path of destruction that breaks your heart.

Lonesome and Lonely

There’s a Texas country song from a few years ago with a chorus that includes the line “I love being lonesome but I don’t like being lonely.

The Same Address for 50 years

In the early 1960’s I attended a meeting of the Big Spring Little Theater in Dr. Milton Talbot’s house. On the way in, along the brick walkway leading to the center of the house, I felt like I was entering a work of art. I don’t remember what happened at the meeting but I do remember that house.

Use Your Words

When I was a boy, my parents always told me, "Toby, you're so smart and handsome!" I didn't know any better, so I believed I was smart and handsome. When I started attending school, I heard something different.

Faces & Places

“May no one be forgotten this season, may we search for those who need an extra hug, a kind word, an ounce of cheer. The holidays drape us in magic and give us the hope that we can do better than we have done in the past.” ~ Toni Sorenson Questions of the season: Do you have your tree up yet?

Drier, warmer weather in November

Blame it on La Niña. By the end of November, nearly half the state was experiencing drought conditions, up 25 percentage points from the end of October, according to Dr. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist with the Texas Water Development Board.