Healthy eating habits can help prevent diabetes
Knox County Hospital District
Good health starts with everyday choices, especially what’s on your plate.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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DON HASKINS (right) was the Benjamin High School boys basketball coach in 1955-1956. | BENJAMIN HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK, COURTESY OF WICHITA-BRAZOS MUSEUM
Gem of a Gym: Benjamin ISD debuts Don Haskins Gym honoring legendary coach
Sue Jane Sullivan |
This pastweekend in Benjamin,the school’s volleyball team christened the Don Haskins Gymnasium with a season-opening win over2A Post on a court that also displays the signature of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1997 inductee.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Texas hunting, fishing licenses on sale as of Aug. 15
Texas hunting, fishing licenses on sale as of Aug. 15
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Fall is upon us and for hunters and anglers that can only mean one thing, it is time to renew hunting and fishing licenses.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Meet the Teacher at Benjamin ISD slated for Aug. 18
Kodie Fairchild |
Benjamin ISD will be hosting an all-school Meet the Teacher event on Monday, Aug. 18 at 4:15 p.m. in the old gym.The teachers invite you to meet them, explore the classrooms and get ready for the year ahead, building a bridge for a bright future.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Benjamin ISD’s new Don Haskins Gym to host first event this weekend during Marlboro Man Memorial tourney
Benjamin ISD’s new Don Haskins Gym to host first event this weekend during Marlboro Man Memorial tourney
Kay Ellington |
If you’ve seen the 2006 Disney motion picture “Glory Road,” you may recall it was based on the true story of the 1966 NCAA basketball championship that included the first team ever to play an allblack starting lineup—and the eventual champions among the tournament’s 22 participants.If you’re from...
Thursday, August 14, 2025
BENJAMIN VFD TRAINING DAY
BENJAMIN VFD TRAINING DAY
News Staff
The Benjamin Volunteer Fire Department trained alongside wind turbine technicians learning special extrication skills removing simulations patients from the towers on Thursday, July 31
Thursday, August 14, 2025
COMING IN THE NEWS-COURIER: PREP FOOTBALL GUIDE, AUG. 29
News Staff
5TH ANNUAL MARLBORO MAN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Benjamin ISD is once again honored to host one of the premier tournaments to launch the high school sports season.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Stay smart in the summer sun
News Staff
KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTAs Knox County enters the peak of the summer heat the combination of extreme heat and intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation presents real dangers for residents of all ages.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Wildflower garden dedicated to memory of Sydney Kuehler
Wildflower garden dedicated to memory of Sydney Kuehler
Penelope Bisbee |
‘BEAUTY, CONTEMPLATION, GOOD STEWARDSHIP‘The Sydney Thiele Kuehler Wildflower Garden was created to honor the memory of a woman who joined the doard of directors of the Jim Bob Art Park & Nature Trails in January 2023 and became an inspiration for all those involved in the park.A little about...
Thursday, August 7, 2025
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
FOOTBALL PRACTICE UNDERWAY
News Staff
Knox City Greyhounds take to the field for the first day of practice for the 2025 season.
Thursday, August 7, 2025