No significant fires reported in county

There were no significant fires in Erath County over the July 4 holiday weekend, bringing a sigh of relief to residents and emergency personnel. Erath County Commissioners made a difficult call to shut down all firework sales and use on Wednesday, June 29 for a 60- hour period started at 10:50 a.m.

Dublin Lions Club

Dublin Lions Club treated family members of campers and staff at the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville to root beer floats Friday. Root beer enjoyed was from Dublin Bottling Works with cups and spoons furnished by Dublin Dairy Queen.

Parade promotes patriotic pride

There were a large variety of groups and businesses as well as entry types in the July 4th parade in Stephenville Monday morning.

Furry friend against arson

Those attending the Dublin City Council meeting in June got to meet a much-lauded arson investigator who ran in after the meeting and started sniffing everybody.

Fenceline Chatter

Native pollinators as important as honeybees “When people see a bee in their garden, many assume it is a honeybee when, odds are, it is actually a native bee,” said Molly Keck, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist and entomologist, San Antonio.

Texas hay season looks bleak

The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Joe Paschal, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Corpus Christi, and Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D.

Where Are They Now?

Dublin graduate DeeDee Lambert grew up loving science and agriculture. Her father John Hodges is a doctor at Dublin Family Medicine, and her mother Loretta McGee studied equine science.