Erath County COVID Report- Sept. 17, 2021

Erath County officials reported 381 active cases of COVID-19 in the county report from Thursday night (Sept. 16). Deaths related to COVID were reported at 85 since the beginning of the pandemic, and there were 21 COVID-related hospitalizations.

CCHF fundraiser Saturday

Tickets are going fast for the annual Comanche County Healthcare Foundation fundraiser dinner on Sept. 18 that features a prime rib and shrimp dinner and lots of fun with a silent and live auction of unique items. The dinner will be catered by Littlejohn’s at Evans Sale Barn in Proctor.

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 0.18 feet high. Summer fishing patterns persist. Largemouth bass are good with perch like crank baits, brown or green Texas rigged plastic worms, chartreuse bladed spinners and shaky head jigs near timber, rocky shorelines, and docks.

Berry’s Picks

Be on Guard for Prussic Acid Poisoning We had been very fortunate most of the summer to get an abundance of rainfall early on and then some very timely rains later in the summer.

Dublin FFA

Dublin FFA Chapter vice president Kaylan Kiser exhibited the Grand Champion Angus heifer at the West Texas Fair Junior Angus Show. Dublin FFA | submitted photo

Crop Report

Drought in western and northern Great Plains states could impact consumer costs and availability woes for wheat-, barley- and beanbased products, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. David Anderson, Ph.D.

Turning Back the Pages

100 years ago September 16, 1921 Dublin High School reported an enrollment of 725 for the first week of the 1921-22 school year, setting the record for highest first-week attendance up to that point. It was reported that 824 cotton bales had been sold for the season.

In the Neighborhood

Hico News Review Hico police detective Wayne Edgin recently returned from a two-day recertification course for canine detection in Banning, California, where he trained alongside K-9 partner, Robo.

James Eaton

Over the course of James Eaton’s career, he’s been a meat cutter, a concrete worker and a ranch hand. “A great source of inspiration for me is to learn and try new things,” Eaton said. “The more stuff you know, the better off you are.