The Bob Wills Foundation announced last week that their plans for the annual April event in 2021 have been cancelled due to concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic.
When I oven-fry potatoes, my husband calls them “home fries” but I just call them, good. It doesn’t matter to him how they are cut or which variety they are, they are all home fries to him. Both of us grew up eating potatoes fried in grease. That type certainly has a place in the culinary world, but in most cases, I gave up cooking potatoes in that fashion years ago and have never looked back.
An herb garden is the perfect choice for gardeners that want something fresh at their fingertips but don’t have much space. Herbs are easy to grow, and pretty with vastly different foliage.
As I sat and waited the requisite 15 minutes post-jab in the community center of the Crosby County Pioneer Museum auditorium Friday afternoon, I gazed up at artist Joe Taylor’s grand mural incorporating bison roaring across the early plains. The depiction reminded me, with some optimism and sense of cooperative duty, that I was now part of the herd.
Jacksboro attorney and school board trustee David Spiller took 43.88% of the vote in the Jan. 23 special election for Texas HD68 and will face Nocona Boot Factory owner Craig Carter (18.07%) in a runoff to replace outgoing state Rep. Drew Springer, who was elected to the Texas Senate. The runoff date has not yet been announced.
Citizens spoke out Monday night urging the Spur City Council not to dismantle its police department in favor of countywide law enforcement by the sheriff’s department, but Mayor Louise Jones said that was never a consideration.
Out in the Big Empty last fall, they took up prominent positions in front of Allsup’s convenience stores alongside ice machines, stacks of deer corn, and newspaper racks. The bulky gray metal cabinets seemed to be combination ATM, safe deposit box, and gym fixture. They came with names like Amoeba, Build, Plankton, Wakeboard, and Mindfulness.
At its regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 21, Jayton-Girard school board trustees had a full slate of business, but one matter tops on their minds was how to replace a superintendent who had seen them through seven years of growth and success when Trig Overbo departs for Glen Rose ISD in a few weeks.