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SISD Superintendent commits suicide

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The Seagraves school superintendent who was under FBI investigation for invasive visual recording was found dead Friday morning from has been deemed a selfinfl icted gunshot wound. According to reports, the Shallowater Sheriff’s Offi ce answered a call this past Friday morning at a location on North FM 2378, west of Shallowater, where they found 43-year-old Joshua Neil Goen with a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest.

Naz XC named to All-State

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The Texas Girls Coaches Association named five runners from Nazareth High School to the TGCA 2022--23 All-State Cross Country Team. Athletes included Chloe Birkenfeld, Madison Brockman, Kelsie Gunter, Lexi Ramaekers and Townli Wheeler.

WTAMU gears up for new student orientation

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Registration is open now for New Student Orientation sessions for West Texas A&M University students for the 2023-24 academic year. Incoming freshmen can sign up for eight different NSO sessions to be held between May and August.

Hegar distributes $1.1B in sales tax allocations

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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 12.4 percent more than in December 2021.

Pet Talk

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Some dogs enjoy the spoils of begging for food; they might even swipe something off a plate or the table when they think no one is watching. Yet these scraps aren’t always healthy for dogs and can create health issues over time.

Library Lines ...

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Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, our Displayer for the Month of December is Estella Salinas, who once worked here. She is exhibiting some whimsical Christmas gnomes, pickup trucks hauling Christmas trees, and a manger scene along with other seasonal items.

Temporary Residents

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“So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.” (1 Peter 1:17b NLT) The Word of God tells us that we are to live here on Earth as temporary residents, yet many Christians live like permanent occupants.

Wiped the Slate Clean

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The final period of the school day was almost over and the clock on the wall held my attention. I was in the 7th grade and my homeroom teacher had asked two of us to stay after school.

TFB delegates establish new policies

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Texas farmers and ranchers established policy to help guide the agricultural advocacy efforts of Texas Farm Bureau (TFB), the state’s largest general farm and ranch organization. Policies regarding renewable energy, tax abatements and foreign ownership of agricultural land were among the policies approved by the nearly 800 voting delegates gathered at the organizations 89th annual meeting’s business session Dec.