USDA-NRCS Texas announces deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program applications

While the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continuously accepts applications for enrollment into the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) throughout the year, interested applicants must submit their applications to their local NRCS field office by February 28, 2022 for the 2022-1 CSP...

Dog Training Is My Passion!

Fitness and Quality of Life It's now very common to see dogs in today's society be overweight. It has now become not only common, but completely acceptable for dogs to have extra weight, especially as they age.

Down Memory Lane

60 Years Ago February 1, 1962 Oris Golden this week has announced his candidacy for the office of County School Superintendent with the idea of abolishing the office, according to his statement.

Webinar offers information for school board candidates

School board candidates and interested citizens will learn about the demands and rewards of school board service in a free webinar offered by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Tuesday, February 8, noon–1 p.m. This webinar helps participants understand what is involved in being elected...

IRS-Criminal Investigation’s 10 tips to help Texans avoid tax season fraud

Each year, taxpayers’ personal information is compromised through phishing scams or by unscrupulous tax preparers. With tax season kicking off today, IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) wants taxpayers to be aware of tax-related fraud.

Drifters

A married couple was asked how long they had been married. The husband replied, “We have been happily married for 10 years.” His wife corrected him and said, “Honey, we have been married for 15 years.” The husband replied, “Yes, but five of them were a little iffy.”

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Mateo 18:1-12 En aquel tiempo los discípulos vinieron a Jesús, diciendo: ¿Quién es el mayor en el reino de los cielos? Y llamando Jesús a un niño, lo puso en medio de ellos, y dijo: De cierto os digo, que si no os volvéis y os hacéis como niños, no entraréis en el reino de los cielos.

Doug’s Doorstep

Memories We have a one-year-old great grandson who is a joy to be around. His parents gave me a book to tell him about the things of my past. The book is called “Grandpa, Tell me your story.” There are questions asked in the book like where were you born? Where did you go to school?

Are You Ready for the Snow and Ice?

No? Then you may want to start preparing now because the current weather prediction is about 1” of snow and ice on Thursday with a high of around 25º (see forecast below).

From No-Account to Plain Mean Part II of VI

The following article is from Old West Magazine: Summer, 1974, Publisher: Western Publications Inc., USA., by Chris Weatherby. A few weeks later, Aten and Hughes were summoned to Eagle Pass to assist the Maverick County sheriff, W. M. Cooke, in a murder investigation.