Public service and the small-town school board

There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service. – Condoleeza Rice, former secretary of state and national security advisor duringtheGeorgeH.W.Bush administrationsHaving raised five children in her local public school district, my mother experienced a variety...

Early voting begins next week

AUSTIN—Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and ends on Nov. 1. Texas voters will be choosing from a full slate of candidates, from president to U.S. senator to various county positions.The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 7.

These teaching moments

Each of us is a teacher.Our classrooms are in the home, in a car, in an office or a drive-through window.

The 501

COMMENTARYLessons you learn from the people closest to you matter more than anything else they can give you.My grandmother taught me the art of getting off a horse. (Mother had already taught me how to get on.)Grandmother also gave me the farm.

Brother Harold

What draws us to people?I think about those individuals whom I have held in high regard, whether personal connections or wellknown figures from history or entertainment.

Voter registration deadline nears for November election

planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks.

Sweet it is

Reader s, welcome back to our pages columnist Sue Jane Sullivan for the season. While Sullivan also compiles many of our community calendars and event bulletins year-round, she takes a well-deserved hiatus from the demands of column writing during the summer. —The EditorsI’m a snacker.

Knox City August police report

During the month of August 2024 Knox City PD responded to 45 calls for service and activities.The following arrests were made in August.1. August 10, 2024 – Dusty Dunham – Driving While License Invalid w/ previous convictions, Class A, Bond $4500 2. August 16, 2024 – Alex Espinoza, 1.

Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting

A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.A lone...

The 501

HANABA MUNN WELCHA case of mistaken identityWhat’s in a name?In my case, three a’s. How is it pronounced? Beats me. I think it’s either Chickasaw or Choctaw. I speak neither. Your guess is as good as mine, unless you speak Chickasaw or Choctaw. The whole issue begs more research.