Commentary

A Bit Wordy

John Moore

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

TheCountryWriter ...A Bit WordyEnglish is a language full of leftovers. It’s like the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Filled with things we just can’t seem to toss out.The difference of course is that at least with what we put on the bottom shelf of the fridge, we do throw that out. Eventually.

Living Like Kings

Jerry D. Ousley

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

If you like a good action movie, a drama, maybe some mystery, sabotage, or perhaps even some comedy, you need go no further than the books of Kings and Chronicles in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Can I Know I’m in the Place God Wants Me?

Carey Kinsolving

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

“He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters” (Psalm 23:2).If we follow the Lord beside still waters, “We won’t fall into rushing waters,” says T.J., age 6.Did you know that sheep have died of thirst standing beside rushing waters?

Ag: Reduce your risk of West Nile

News Staff

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

With West Nile virus present in Texas, mosquito bites escalate beyond an itchy annoyance to a potentially deadly threat.In response to the virus’s continued presence throughout the state and U.S.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Mesquite ControlMesquite is one of the most invasive and hardest to kill of all the brush species. While most everyone considers it a nuisance and a poorquality range plant, it does provide cover and some food for wildlife.

Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

ArmywormsFall Armyworms are on the march. Decisions will need to be made quickly. If you are above the thresholds in the morning you need to spray before evening.The fall armyworm is a common pest of bermudagrass, sorghum, corn, wheat and ryegrass and many other crops in north and central Texas.

True Grit

John Moore

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their breakfast plate.I have kinfolk who live somewhere up close to Canada.

This is what community journalism is

Paul Gaudette And Wyndi Veigel-gaudette

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Suffice to say the July 4th holiday weekend in Central Texas and the Hill Country didn’t turn out how anyone expected. A lot of Texans, (us included) are still in shock.

The meetings that established the first “pike” between Dublin and Stephenville took place at the Greens Creek Baptist Church in 1913. Ben Pate | Courtesy photo

Museum Matters

Ben Pate

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Certainly, people knew that a real road between Dublin and Stephenville needed to be built, capable of carrying heavy traffic. It was important for travelers and local farmers so they could come to Dublin for supplies and bring crops to market.

Dionicio Gutierrez, Jr., a 2000 Dublin High School graduate, has served as a U.S. Marine and is a soil conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation District. He enjoys spending time with his wife Pilar and their children Isaac and Izabella. Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? Dionicio Gutierrez, Jr.

Eva Frederick

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

When Dionicio Gutierrez, Jr. was growing up, he saw his dad go to work every day at a local dairy. Gutierrez liked the animals, and was fascinated by the farming system. “I like the dynamics of finding out how things work,” he said.