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.

DRT recognizes heroes on Sept. 18

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas will recognize heroes on September 18 with Texas Heroes Day The DRT has designated Sept.

COVID Update

Erath County officials reported that the county had 419 active cases of COVID-19 in its Monday night report. (This was down from 424 active cases reported by county officials on the Monday before.) The county report also showed that hospitalizations had increased from 16 last week to 20.

SHERIFF'S REPORT

September 3 At 5:49 p.m. thirty hay bales and a telephone pole caught on fire on FM 913. September 4 At 8:22 a.m. a motorcyclist crashed into three hogs by Pony Creek Church on FM 2481 and landed in a ditch possibly breaking an arm and a leg. September 5 At 7:32 a.m.