Blessings, loss in 2024

As we are reflecting on 2024, I can safely say that our year had more ups and downs than a roller coaster.A few days after the new year, my Mom fell and broke her hip which kickstarted a series of health concerns, a surgery and a couple of hospital visits.

Might Need That

If you were raised by anyone who went through the Depression in the South, there are things you never throw away. Whether you’ll ever need them or not.My grandparents often talked about the Great Depression. It was a time, as they put it, “When everyone had nothing.

Museum Matters

NORAD the North American Air Defense Command tracks Santa on radar in an annual public relations program that follows the jolly old elf on his way from the North Pole to visit every child in the world on Christmas Eve.

The Helper - Part 3 - Are you her type?

I’m not certain that I can even count the times I’ve heard husbands remind their wives of what the Bible says about their duty to be obedient and submissive to their husbands.

A half-hearted preached with a solid word

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown (Jonah 3:4.)The book of Jonah is not only a testimony to God’s sovereignty, but it is a testimony to the effectiveness of His word.

Fenceline Chatter

Proper tree planting for more ‘fruitful’ resultsLarry Stein, Ph.D.

Forest Service offers Cedar Fever tips

Texas A&M Forest Service offered the following tips to help Texans get through the cedar fever season.Treat cedar fever by taking allergy medications and antihistamines, but consult your physician or health care professional before taking new medications.

Berry’s Picks

2024 County Pecan Show ResultsComanche County is one of the top producers of pecans not only in Texas, but in the world. We are currently ranked as the #2 county in Texas for pecan production. Pecans are a major economic crop for our county.

What Was In Store

When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses seem to bring the same threat to Wal Mart.But one store that seems to be hanging on, at least in the smaller towns, is the local hardware store.

Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus

Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says “If you see it in the Sun, it is so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?Virginia, Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.