FBC hosts mobile food bank

First Baptist Church of Dublin is hosting the Tarrant Area Food Bank Mobile Pantry every 1st Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the church parking lot.  

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.58 feet low. Largemouth bass are good with Texas-rigged plastic worms, bladed spinners, crankbaits, flukes, and jigs. Work along grass lines, rocky shorelines, and timber in water depths 4-18 feet.

Berry’s Picks

Texas Bullnettle Comanche County and most of Central Texas has the soil and climate that is very conducive to growing nice crops of bullnettles. There are few if any native plants that have as painful a sting as bullnettles.

Fenceline Chatter

Snakes are out. Maureen Frank, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist, Uvalde, has some tips on how to avoid snake bites and deal with objects and places around homes and properties that may attract snakes. Snakes are integral to Texas’ array of regional ecosystems.

Beef Shortcourse set Aug. 2-4

The prime rib will be in the smokers and the participants will be there in person to eat them at the 67th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 2-4.

Sheep/Goats

Hamilton Commission Hamilton, TX - 5/242021 Head Count: 1,664 Dorper Lambs 20-40 lbs: NT 40-70 lbs: 215-265 LB 70 lbs & up: 180-250 LB Dorper Ewes & Lambs Ewes: 90-200 HD Rams: 120-175 LB Wool Lambs 20-40 lbs: NT 40-70 lbs: NT 70 lbs & up: NT Show Lambs: 140-155 LB Wool...

Crop Report

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service compiled the following report for the CENTRAL District: Rainfall totals ranged from 0.3-2.5 inches. Producers were unable to access fields to cut hay or perform fieldwork. Topsoil and subsoil moisture levels were mostly adequate.

Understanding Hospice

Hello Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit RN, I am advising adult children who are desperately seeking advice for their parents that are closing in on end-of-life issues.