Commentary

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Comanche Extension

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Pecan weevils are a major pest for both commercial pecan production and backyard pecan producers in Comanche and surrounding counties. Under normal conditions we would expect to see pecan weevils starting to emerge in early August.

Getting the next to last word

Curtis Honeycutt

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

If a potato can become vodka, you can become a bonafide word nerd — anything is possible. The tools and tips I share are meant to be used for good; please don’t gloat your grammar greatness over anyone; instead, use it to lift everyone up.

Men would gather on top of the air field tower to watch for planes returning from their missions. RAF Molesworth/photo public domain

Museum Matters

Ben Pate

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Noel Shoup, an American Hero flew out of Royal Air Force Molesworth, an air base located in England during his tenure in the European War. He had been in training since March 1942 to earn his wings and learned to fly the B-17 bombers.

Where Are They Now? Jamie Brewer

News Staff

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Whether she’s teaching her nieces and nephews how to garden or training new employees as a district manager for Dollar General, Jamie Brewer’s passion in life is fostering a healthy community and helping others grow.

Study

Pam Simon

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The summer of 2023 will soon be a fading memory. Students and teachers are returning to schools, colleges and trade schools. It’s a time of new beginnings with excitement and eagerness for most; yet, anxiety and dread for others.

Stop blowing hot air

Ken Barnes

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? Job 16:3 As Christians, we sometimes believe that God deals with us on a strictly cause-and-effect basis. When we endeavor to help people with their struggles with this mentality, it will be just like blowing hot air.

Drought Devastating to Local Pecan Industry

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Two years of drought may be more than many orchards and producers can take. All of agriculture in the county and Central Texas has been hammered by these ongoing conditions, but for those depending on trees for a living, it is extra hard. Drought has devastated the Central Texas pecan industry.

Water board sets ‘no new revenue’ rate

Paul Gaudette

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (MTGCD) board of directors unanimously approved a proposed tax rate of .006463 per $100 valuation for its member counties during the regular meeting Thursday, Aug. 10.

Jesse Bamber with his wife Alexis and children Briles and Lakyn

Where are they now? Jesse Bamber

News Staff

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Jesse Bamber grew up working on his family’s dairy, and helping out on other farms in the area. He learned how to work hard, and set the foundation for a successful career, both in farming and now as a foreman for a powerline company. Bamber graduated from Dublin High School in 2010.

Sinless and Shortsighted

Yuri Solomon

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. (Job 1: 22) What a statement. Job was careful in what he said about God. Yet job is guilty of something that God later rebukes him for. However he was not guilty of anything his friends charge him with.