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Winter containers filled with greenery, colorful stems, cones, berries and more can brighten the landscape all winter long. | www.MelindaMyers.com

Winter containers filled with greenery, colorful stems, cones, berries and more can brighten the landscape all winter long. | www.MelindaMyers.com

Create Your Own Winter Containers

Garden Columnist Melinda Myers
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Add a bit of seasonal beauty to your front steps, window boxes, and other outdoor spaces with winter containers. Fill them with greenery, berries, cones, baubles and more.  You’ll find many of these items in your own backyard and more at your favorite garden retailer.

Letter to the Editor

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to address the issue of the 'proposed' power line expansion.I was struck by the stupidity of this project. The Texas Hill County is Heaven on Earth! Anybody advocating for this is not a Texan.

Why the cold weather?

Brother J
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
One day it is hot and the next it is cold, and it sure makes it difficult to know what clothes to wear. The changes in temperature have caused a lot of sickness. Many coughs and sinus infections are going around. Why are things this way?
La Palabra de Dios Dice

La Palabra de Dios Dice

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Rosa Arredondo
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Salmos 47:1-10 PPueblos todos, batid las manos; Aclamad a Dios con voz de júbilo. Porque Jehová el Altísimo es temible; Rey grande sobre toda la tierra. El someterá a los pueblos debajo de nosotros, y a las naciones debajo de nuestros pies.
The First Baptist Church-Richland Springs took 17 kids and 6 adults to the Gospel Rocks Ranch Saturday, November 8th, for a fun-filled day of outdoor activities and hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This camp is awesome and we plan to go back in the spring. For more information on Gospel Rocks Ranch, go to gospelrocksranch.org. Photo taken by Jon Hager, Ranch Owner and Director.

The First Baptist Church-Richland Springs took 17 kids and 6 adults to the Gospel Rocks Ranch Saturday, November 8th, for a fun-filled day of outdoor activities and hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This camp is awesome and we plan to go back in the spring. For more information on Gospel Rocks Ranch, go to gospelrocksranch.org. Photo taken by Jon Hager, Ranch Owner and Director.

The Richland Springs Report

Sue Ransom
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
I’ve prepared my wood stove for the upcoming cold front due this week. It’s a blast of cold straight from Alberta. I hope the weather will be warmer on Saturday when we have the grave side service for my daughter Tracy. I’m hauling out the winter coats just in case.
Dr . Newbury

Dr . Newbury

The Idle American

Dr. Don Newbury
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
A Prophet in My Own Mind… I’ve never claimed to have the gift of prophecy, nor do I now.Yet, it seems beyond coincidence that two of my past three columns have centered on bears, and now--lo and behold--bears are back in the news, particularly in Japan, where they are attacking people.
Dr. Don Newbury

Dr. Don Newbury

The Idle American

The Idle American By Dr. Don Newbury
Monday, November 10, 2025
Uncle Mort remembers the 1974 event vividly when the lady in front of him at the post office protested the cost of first-class stamps going up 20%--from eight to ten cents.  “Are you telling me that it’s going to cost a dime to mail a letter to my daughter in Houston?” she fumed.

Kids Talk about God

Kids Talk About God By Carey Kinsolving And Friends
Monday, November 10, 2025
What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?“Well, being born again doesn’t mean to go back into your mother’s stomach,” says Taylor, 11. “It means being born into the family of God.”Unlike Taylor, the religious leader (Nicodemus) who came by night to talk with Jesus missed the point entirely.
Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Is God Dead?

Ty B. Kerley
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Since we began our journey several months ago, it seems to me a good time to take stock of where we are. Friedrich Nietzsche, the nineteenth-century German philosopher, first coined the bold phrase, “God is Dead,” in 1883.
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