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2024 Congressional App Challenge

Monday, July 15, 2024

My office is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional App Competition. The competition is open to all 6-12 grade students in the 11th Congressional District of Texas and is an opportunity for students to develop their skills in computer science and STEM.

Persistence is the key to success when battling bindweed. Courtesy of MelindaMyers.com

Managing weeds in the garden

Garden Columnist Melinda Myers

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

No matter the weather, weeds seem to thrive and reproduce, and if left unchecked, they can overwhelm the garden and gardener. These unwanted plants find their way into your garden as seeds, roots, rhizomes, or whole plants.

Be Prepared - Keep Safety in Mind

Outdoor Power Equipment Helps Weather A Storm or Power Outage

Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (opei)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Summer storm season is here, and having the right outdoor power equipment on hand year-round is important, says the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which advises home and business owners to think ahead before foul weather or a power outage disrupts life.

Food Safety Tips for Catered and DIY Wedding Food

Provided By Usda

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Winter, spring, summer or fall – no matter the season, one of the biggest components to a wedding celebration is the food! Weddings traditionally serve food prepared by a catering vendor or homemade by friends and family.

DRIVE SOBER. NO REGRETS.

TxDOT spotlights impact, loss from drunk driving

Lisa Tipton / Txdot Brownwood District

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

We all know that drunk driving is dangerous and yet people still choose to get behind the wheel impaired, causing on average 65 alcohol-related crashes every day last year.

Texas Drawn Hunt Program opens for the 2024-25 season applications

Texas Parks And Wildlife Department

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Hunters will have new opportunities and scenery this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program.

CWD detected, Sutton County Deer breeding facility

Texas Parks And Wildlife Department

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of one case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Sutton County deer breeding facility, marking the second facility where CWD has been detected in the county, located in the Edward Plateau region of Texas.

Operation Orphans preparing for 2024 Hunting Season

Lyla Crouch, Camp Supervisor Operation Orphans

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Operation Orphans, Inc. is starting to prepare for the 2024 deer season.

Wastewater testing finds H5N1 avian flu in nine Texas cities

The Texas State Soil And Water Conservation Board

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Researchers who sequenced viruses from wastewater samples from 10 Texas cities found H5N1 avian flu virus in nine of them, sometimes at levels that rivaled seasonal flu.

This is a close-up view of leak before it was repaired.

City Workers hard at work... again!

Djuana Payton, Editor

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Some of you may have noticed on your way to work Tuesday morning that the north intersection of Cherokee and Wallace was closed to traffic.The San Saba Street Department was busy taking care of a small water leak.I first noticed the small leak a few weeks ago.

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