MSU Texas recognizes honor students for Spring 2025

Body SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-COURIERrecognized 977 honor students for the Spring 2025 semester.The President’s Honor Roll included 360 students the Provost’s Honor Roll included 267 students and the Dean’s Honor Roll included 350 students.

Drought tolerant tea gardens

Body Last week’s column highlighted the garden herbs peppermint, chamomile, lemon balm, and fennel. Teas made from herbs in today’s column are more unusual since they are drought tolerant plants often grown in xeric, low water-use, gardens.Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea).

Holy cow, these brownies are good

Body Holy Cow Brownies!This treat is loaded with healthy ingredients, (plus it is gluten-free and egg-free) and is doable at any time with basic pantry staples.

So what’s in your garage?

Body Nothing sells quite like oceanfront property, in Arizona or wherever. You can launch your boat off your deck. You can go to sleep to the sound of the waves rolling in.

Grow your own herbal tea

Body An afternoon cup of tea after tending the garden is a reviver. Traditional, storebought black tea (Camellia sinensis) may be a bit robust for an afternoon pick-meup but lighter herbal teas are delightfully refreshing. Especially when harvested from your own garden.

Munday earns 9-1A All-District honors

Body MOST VALUABLE PLAYER HAIDEN BOWMAN Offensive Most Valuable Player Hunter UrbanczykUtility Player of the Year Ethan Flye 1ST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT First Base Mance Phillips Second Base Caisen Lee Third Base Jariyis Williams Outfielder Ayden Montanez First Base Kylen Crawford 2ND TEAM...

BENJAMIN SCHOOL REMODEL

Body WHAT’S GOING ON AT BENJAMIN HIGH SCHOOL? Are you curious about what is going on with construction at Benjamin High School? Here is a sneak peek of the new gym and the remodeled wing of the main building. While not finished yet, there is much excitement to see the finished product.

Best vegan fajita for your family

Body Beeffajitas, chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas, and now mushroom fajitas. That’s right, mushroom fajitas are the next big thing. And for those of us who eat less meat, mushroom fajitas are the best thing since sliced bread.

Knox County EMS team celebrated for courage and compassion

Body KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTon the line and every second matters, emergency medical services (EMS) professionals’ step forward—day or night, rain or shine.

A healthy guilt free dessert

Body Anytime I can find a way to make a favorite treat and still feel good about eating it, I’m all in. My family, like many of you I’m guessing, loves no-bake oatmeal cookies. In fact, they contain so much sugar, they are really more of a candy than a cookie.