Lions Club learns to recognize and avoid fraud

Body MUNDAY – Darby Sanders, Chief Risk and Fraud Management Specialist with First Bank Texas in Abilene, traveled to Munday on Aug. 15 to educate the Lions how to recognize and avoid losses by fraud and scams.

Traffic light between Benjamin and Knox City

Body KNOX COUNTY – If you’ve driven between Benjamin and Knox City in the last month, you have encountered a traffic signal in the country, miles from any town. The traffic light is currently two miles south of Benjamin on Hwy 6.

Reminders for drivers for new school year

Body AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers to use extra caution in and around school zones and neighborhoods asthenewschoolyear begins.

‘KNOX CITY’S MOST APPRECIATED CITIZEN’ ’79

Body MIDLAND—The Honorable David Counts, a former state representative, Grand Master of the Masons of Texas, and a Brigadier General (Brevet) in the Texas Army National Guard, died at his home in Midland, Texas, on Friday, August 18, 2023.

Knox City sets tax rate, appoints Fire Marshall

Body KNOX CITY – The City Council met in regular session on Aug. 15 and covered a range of actions. After review of the appraised values and budget, the proposed tax rate for the city was set at 0.870971104 per hundred dollars valuation.

Burn ban in effect for Knox County

Body BENJAMIN – Due to the hot, dry, windy conditions, and the occurrence of several brush fires in the county recently, the County Commissioners determined these circumstancescreateapublic safety hazard that would be increased by burning outdoors so have set a burn ban in place as of...