AUSTIN — Texas students who helped clean up and beautify their communities can now apply for a scholarship contest awarding a total of $10,000. The annual Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications for the 2024 school year.

CHILDRESS – As spring break approaches, TxDOT is teaming up with college students to make sure their celebrations don’t have catastrophic consequences. The Drive Sober.

“Dad used to set type right here,” said David Harrison, one of the two Harrison scions who, back in the day, tidied up the shop, bundled and delivered newspapers, and did every other sort of task that needed doing while their mom sold the ads and kept the accounts and their dad processed film in the darkroom, operated the linotype, made the plates for the press, inked the rollers, ran the paper through, and gathered the finished sheets for the folder. He pointed to the spot on the old shop floor where the composing tables once stood.

If the newspaper is said to be “the first draft of history,” sometimes the newspaper enterprisegetstotakeitsown place in that history. TheTexasHistoricalCommission bestows the Texas Treasure Business Award on for-profit businesses that have been in continuous operationunderlocalownership in Texas for 50 years or more.

Twowildfiresthatburned more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle were caused by downed power lines, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Juan Rodriguez, with the service, told the Texas Standard thatitslawenforcement investigators had concluded their probe into the source of the Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires.

COLLEGESTATION–The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation ReserveProgram(CRP)starting March 4 and running through March 29, 2024. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat while achieving other conservation benefits,including sequestering carbon and improvingwaterqualityand soil health.

The Plains Cotton Growers Inc. 67th Annual Meeting has been set for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center in Lubbock. Walk-in registration as well as a continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the program will commence at 9:00 a.m.

ANSON-At Bluebonnet Detention Center (BDC) in Anson, we take pride in being an integral part of the community of Anson and Jones County. Our commitment to being a good neighbor extends beyond our facility walls. We actively engage with local organizations, supporting community initiatives and striving to contribute positively to the well-being of our neighbors. We believe in building strong relationships and fostering a sense of unity and support within our community, reflecting our dedication to being a positive force for the greater good. One way that we engage community stakeholders is by holding a quarterly community relations luncheon at the facility. The most recent luncheon, held on Feb. 29, 2024, provided a platform for meaningful collaboration and fellowship among Bluebonnet staff and representatives from Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jones County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), Anson Independent School District (AISD) and Texas’ 19th Congressional District.

MUNDAY – Ryan Redder is a candidate for Munday City Council in the election slated for May 4. He is running for the one of the three seats for the 2-year terms. Seven others will be on the ballot for these three seats.

KNOX COUNTY – At the County Commissioners' regular scheduled monthly meeting on Mar. 11, the commissioners considered options concerning repairs on two separate county roads.