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Courthouse west entry designated for public

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Castro County Courthouse recently installed the controlled access door locks and officially began limiting access at the North and East doors this week. “We know that this will be a process of adjustment as all public entry is now located at the West entrance,” said County Judge Mandy Gfeller.

Paxton trial date set

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The Texas Senate gave unanimous support on Wednesday to a resolution ordering Attorney General Ken Paxton to appear before the body at 9 a.m. on Sept.

The good old days

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My Millennial neighbors – very nice people – asked me what it was like to be a Baby Boomer. I scratched my head like I was having a complex thought. But actually, it was just dandruff. Then I started talking.

Pet Talk

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The best place to be when the sweltering summer weather arrives is inside with air conditioning, yet livestock outside of air-conditioned barns often need other ways to beat the heat. Dr.

Library Lines ...

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“There are more than 20,000 castles in Germany. Most of them are at least 100 years old and have been turned into museums, hotels, or cultural centers.” That is a fact I and several youngsters learned recently when Terrific Tuesdays began on June 13 in the meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Caution, stop and Go

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What’s your honest opinion? Do red lights interfere with your schedule? My husband doesn’t like sitting at big city red lights. They take so long to change.

Trusting God’s Plan

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In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. Ephesians 1:11 My mind was numb, as I walked home from the business meeting. For the past one and a half hours, I’d sat around a table with three colleagues discussing the future of our work.

Paxton case still in court

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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled last Wednesday that the securities fraud case against now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s should remain in Houston. The ruling settles a key issue in the 8-year-old case as Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.