Crop Report

Texas wheat acres in the Panhandle are at a crossroads due to drought. Timely rains could allow the crop to provide needed forage for the region’s beef and dairy producers or make it to grain.

Berry’s Picks

Spring Management for Summer Pastures It has surely not felt like spring lately, but it really is just around the corner and with the coming spring green-up there are many things you can do to help get your pastures and hay meadows get off to a good start once things get warm and stay warm.

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD Water clear; 54 degrees; 2.90 low. Largemouth bass are slow with swimbaits, blade baits, and jigs near brush piles, shorelines, and timberlined creeks. Crappie are slow on minnows in brush piles and timber edges near a creek channel or drop off.

Texas moves up in milk production

Texas has done it! For the first time Texas has ranked as the fourth largest milk producing state in the nation for the month of December. Texas has continually climbed in production over the last year, inching closer and closer to New York.

Chacon named to Dean’s List

Dublin’s Angel Chacon was named to the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University. Students on the are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

Where Are They Now?

When Keri Simmons Lesur was growing up in Dublin, she always knew she wanted to get out and see the world. Twenty-five years later, she’s lived her dream — she has traveled widely in Europe and elsewhere, and lived and worked in New York and Canada, and her three children are all dual citizens.

Fish Fry returns for Lent

The Stephenville Knights of Columbus begin their annual Lenten Fish Fry Friday, February 26 at Newman Hall (rescheduled from Feb. 19 due to the winter weather). Due to the pandemic, this year’s event will be only TO GO orders. Cars should enter off Washington Street on the East side of St.

COVID Update

Erath County officials reported NO NEW CASES of COVID-19 in the report from Thursday, Feb. 11 (the most recent report due to offices being closed for Presidents Day and winter weather). Total deaths since March were reported at 62 by the Department of State Health Services.

Briefs

DISD combining March/Feb. school board meetings Dublin ISD has decided to combine the February and March school board meetings into one meeting due to calendar conflicts and COVID reasons. The meeting will be held March 1 at 7 p.m.

Turning Back the Pages

75 years Feb. 15, 1946 The Majestic Theatre was playing several films. Friday’s show was Jessie James starring Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda and Nancy Kelly. Saturday’s matinee and night show was The Chicago Kid. Sunday and Monday played Imitation of Life starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William.