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Cherokee Chatter

Cherokee Chatter

Cherokee Chatter

Janice Hull
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Spring break at Cherokee Home for Children was filled with fun, adventure, and meaningful moments for our kids. Thanks to the thoughtful planning of our house parents, each cottage enjoyed a variety of special activities tailored just for them.

So much going on

Brother J
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Looking at what is going on in the world today; we have no idea if we are in a world war before the sun goes down or not. So much suffering, persecution, hunger and people being displaced, not by the thousands, but sometimes millions.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Rosa Arredondo
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Juan 20:1-9 El primer día de la semana, María Magdalena fue de mañana, siendo aún oscuro, al sepulcro; y vio quitada la piedra del sepulcro.

Down Memory Lane

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
From the San Saba News & Star Archives100 Years Ago March 25, 1926Clyde Smith heard the call of spring and is making flower beds all around the Pennant Filling Station. He has a plum good patch of oats in the back yard and his energy ran away with him and he plowed it all up.
dr.kerley@isGoddead.com

dr.kerley@isGoddead.com

Is God Dead?

Ty B. Kerley
Friday, March 20, 2026
Last week, we considered New Testament critic Bart Ehrman’s suggestion that the historical story of what happened to Jesus after He died was changed and corrupted over years of oral transmission before the Gospel accounts were written.
Hi!, You’ve Reached Pat….

Hi!, You’ve Reached Pat….

The Idle American

Dr. Don Newbury
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
One could strip mental gears trying to come up with a more “fitting” name than hers. Pat Worrell laughs at the thought of many introductory variations over the decades.In recent years, many introductions have been reduced to three endearing words: “The hat lady.

Service Academy Night in Llano

News Staff
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced his office will host a Service Academy Night in Llano for students, parents, and educators to learn about the opportunities for students to serve at a U.S. Service Academy.'In 1995, I sought a nomination to the U.S.
Lane Haviland, Police Officer San Saba Police Department, was selected as the Employee of the Month for March. Chief Stephen Lozano (left) and Alderman Robert Whitten (right) presented Lane with a plaque with his name on it and a gift certificate to a local restaurant at the March City Council meeting held on March 10, 2026.

Lane Haviland, Police Officer San Saba Police Department, was selected as the Employee of the Month for March. Chief Stephen Lozano (left) and Alderman Robert Whitten (right) presented Lane with a plaque with his name on it and a gift certificate to a local restaurant at the March City Council meeting held on March 10, 2026.

City Council Presentations for Haviland and Pierce

News Staff
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Lane Haviland, Police Officer San Saba Police Department, was selected as the Employee of the Month for March.
Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Is God Dead?

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Before we investigate the historical resurrection claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead, something more must be said about the Gospels here.

The Richland Springs Report

Sue Ransom
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
I’m grateful for the four tenths rain we received in this area but disappointed that the multiple days of rain did not happen. We need several inches of rain to support the trees in the area and farmland crops. My son in Dallas received several inches in two hours. It flooded his back yard.
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