Jordan Cattle Auction

Receipts totaled 4,256 head. The market continued very active with good demand. The stocker steers sold $10 higher with 8 steers 364 lbs at $221.00 ($804.44) and 28 steers 557 lbs at $182.00 ($1013.74). The stocker heifers were $10 higher with 23 heifers 541 lbs at $163.00 ($881.89).

Writing From the Heart

A Fond, Yet Sad Farewell To my precious, much loved San Saba family, I have spent 16 years of my life talking to you, living my life with you, sharing that life with you, and growing that life with you; and now, it is time for Harold and me to take what is left of our lives back to where they...

San Saba County Sheriff's Department Jail Log

Provided by San Saba County Sheriff's Department. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Down Memory Lane

106 Years Ago May 11, 1916 The Tom Thumb Wedding given under the auspices of the Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church at the School Auditorium was a pronounced success. It brought forth peals of laughter from start to finish and the little folks did exceedingly well.

Doug’s Doorstep

Heed the Warning I’m presently reading a book about the Johnstown flood that took place in 1889. It happened in Pennsylvania. Over 2,200 people died in that flood, and it could have been avoided.

HCM hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Marble Falls Clinic

HCM Medical Group Patients and the community are invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of the Hill Country Memorial Medical Clinic Marble Falls on Monday, May 23, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The Clinic is located at 801 Steve Hawkins Parkway in Marble Falls.

Notices of appraised value to arrive soon

During the upcoming weeks, the Appraisal District's Notices of Appraised Value will be mailed to San Saba County property owners. The notices will focus on value only, and the tax statement with your total amount due will be mailed in October.

Hill Country Naturalist

The Hill Country has lots of herbivores; livestock, wildlife, and exotics; that are living off the land. What exactly are they all eating? It may not be what you think. Studies some years ago out at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area west of Hunt, have pretty much answered that question.

Rylander Library Book Review

Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson-Amazon review: From America’s most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller—a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story.

Richland Springs, Cherokee to compete at State Track and Field

The Richland Springs High School and Cherokee High School girls and boys varsity track and field teams are set to compete on Saturday, May 14, at the 1A Track and Field State Championships meet held at Mike A. Myers on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.