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Sulema Oltivero (left), and Paola Alonzo created the display for the months of June and July at Rhoads Memorial Library. Featuring the summer reading program.

Sulema Oltivero (left), and Paola Alonzo created the display for the months of June and July at Rhoads Memorial Library. Featuring the summer reading program.

Library Lines ...

Our annual summer reading program for youngsters has begun here at Rhoads Memorial Library and books are flying out of here as fast as we can check them out.

He is There for You

“You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.” Job 22:28 (NLT) Job was a very wealthy and righteous man. It was said of him that he was blameless and upright. He feared God and shunned evil.

Passover Festival

Our daughter April was only 3 when we entered her in the Farmerville Little Miss Watermelon Festival contest. Naturally, we proudly clapped as she walked out on the runway stage.

Musk criticizes “big beautiful bill”

Reflecting the views of conservative Republicans in Congress, Elon Musk criticized the Trump administration’s “big beatiful bill” calling it a “disgusting abomination.”Musk posted on social media X the sweeping policy bill aimed at advancing Trump’s domestic priorities is “outrageous and porkfilled.

High prices cited as fewer plan vacations

As the summer months approached, Bankrate conducted a survey on how many Americans were planning a vacation and saw the numbers way down from the previous year.According to the survey, around 46% polled said they were planning a vacation –down from 53% in 2024.The primary reason people aren’t...

Bill passes to restrict college campus protests

College campus’ protests in Texas could meet with some restrictions following approval of Senate Bill 2972, giving university systems’ governing boards the power to limit where they can take place.The Senate passed the legislation 21-10 on May 14, and now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott to sign into...

Property tax relief now up to voters

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows praised the passage of SB 4, SB 23, HB 9, SJR 2, SJR 85, and HJR 1, which if approved by Texas voters in November, will deliver property tax relief to home and business owners.“Never before has the Texas Legislature allocated...

Texas lawmakers end session

This past Monday was the last day of the regular Texas Legislative session and with it, will come changes that impact public schools, property tax relief, criminal justice, abortion and other issues.An important issue for home and business owners, there will bethe additional $10 billion in relief...

Squatters Bill pass both chambers

The Squatters Bill, SB 38 authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, and sponsored by Rep. Angie Chen Button in the House, passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature, and will now head to the governor’s desk to be signed.The Senate voted and the House, 23-8 and the House, 85-44.“This bill is a response...

Federal court blocks IEEPA tariffs

The Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs imposed under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) are not legal.Implementing tariffs typically requires congressional approval, but But Trump chose to bypass Congress by declaring a national economic emergency under IEEPA,...