Pet Talk

Just like with people, when pets experience chronic stress it can raise cortisol levels, heart rate, and blood pressure; weaken the immune system; and even cause fluctuations in weight — all of which increase a pet’s risk of becoming ill.Fortunately, pets are skilled at expressing their emotions...

Pet Talk

World Rabies Day is typically held in September, and it is a global effort to raise awareness in support of animal and human rabies prevention.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND Enjoy the following bloopers from church bulletins ...For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery down stairs.The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the church basement on...

Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block

Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to $39 billion in local school funding with the state’s current budget surplus and other state revenues.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Golfer’s Funeral: At a gravesite service for an avid golfer, attendees dropped golf balls into the grave instead of flowers.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

The year 2026 has arrived, and here at Rhoads Memorial Library, we are eager to greet you in person when we re-open next Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at 9 a.m. In the meantime, though, we want to clean out the files before we bid adieu to to 2025.Fern Michaels and Frederick Forsyth, favorite authors...

Pet Talk

Texas A&M AgriLife, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences share tips to prepare for freezing temperatures Freezing temperatures eventually reach every corner of Texas, due to the state’s famously unpredictable winter weather.

Worry

“Worry is worshipping the problem” ~Tobymac.I saw this on one of those inspirational social media quotes. It made me sneer.I don’t know who Tobymac is, but I can just picture him. Some coffeehouse philosopher wearing a black turtleneck sweater under a tweed jacket with elbow patches.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDFunny Dad PunsIf I ever find the doctor who screwed up my limb replacement surgery…I’ll kill him with my bear hands.Did you know that the first french fries weren’t cooked in France?

Pet Talk

Keeping livestock healthy can feel like a delicate balancing act, and winter weather makes that even harder.