Commentary

Truly Giving Thanks

John Moore

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Thanksgiving, at its heart, was created for one purpose. To thank God for His blessings.The Pilgrims knew hardship well. They had survived disease, starvation, harsh winters, and the loss of loved ones.

Imela Andrade, a 1998 Dublin High School graduate, encourages students to prioritize their education and to start what they finish. She loves her job in the banking industry. Submitted photo

Where Are They Now? Imelda (Chacon) Andrade

Eva Frederick

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

When Imelda (Chacon) Andrade was young, her father wanted to buy a house for the family. “Every year, he would go and apply for a mortgage loan to a local bank,” she said.

Faith: How Can You Give Thanks In Everything?

Carey Kinsolving

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

“Let us be thankful for the fools,” wrote Mark Twain. “But for them the rest of us could not succeed.”Is there more to thankfulness than this rather cynical view expressed by one of America’s most beloved humorists?

Broken or Ground?

Faith: Broken or Ground?

Jerry D. Ousley

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Jesus was the Master story teller. In Matthew 21 beginning in verse 33, He told the story of the man who planted a vineyard, hedged it in, set up the winepress and had it all ready including all the latest equipment of their day. It was basically ready to go.

Ag: Sterile fly facility to aid screwworm fight

From Staff Reports

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

On Nov. 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the next milestone in the fight against New World screwworm (NWS) – the opening of a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

2025 Comanche County Pecan Show Fall and winter bring to mind holidays, family gatherings, and pecans. It also means it is time for the Comanche County Pecan Show. The pecan industry is still a vital industry for the county and has been for a very long time.

Fenceline Chatter

Ag: Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

DISTRICT 8 FARM AND RANCH SEMINAR, December 11th ( Multi- County CEU event)A multi-county Farm and Ranch Seminar for farmers and ranchers conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 8 is scheduled for December 14, 2023.

End of the Line

John Moore

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

My sister and I always looked for the caboose. That unmistakable red car at the rear of the train that held the men who always waved to us. We were drawn to the caboose because it seemed like the ultimate playhouse.The train itself looked almost desolate.

What rural Texans want from their leaders

Suzanne Bellsnyder

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The latest poll from the University of Texas confirmed what most of us living in rural Texas already know — people are less worried about partisan political fights and more worried about survival. We’re still Republicans, still conservative, still rooted in faith, family, and hard work.

Trucks arrived in Dublin with the 1940 harvest of peanuts

Museum Matters

News Staff

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Trucks arrived in Dublin with the 1940 harvest of peanuts. They later went to the Dublin warehouse where the peanuts were sold. More than 3000 tons had been delivered according to Hogan Scott, in charge of buying at the warehouse.