Two-time state champion Benjamin Mustangs fall to Jayton 100-50 in Regional Semifinal

Body The reigning State Champion Benjamin Mustangs made Jayton do something that no other team had ever done this year in the 100-50 Regional Semifinal loss last week in Abilene . They forced the formidable Jaybirds to play in the second half.

Thompson to be sworn in as county judge Dec. 6

Body On Friday morning at the county courthouse in Benjamin, county judge appointee Don Thompson will be sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Stan Wojick, who will be stepping down.Wojick, reached by phone on Wednesday, said the brief ceremony is slated for 10 a.m.

In Rhineland, Texas, ’tis the season for brightly wrapped bales and brightly shining church windows

Body It’s a colorful time of year in Knox County — especially in Rhineland back behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. It’s where round cotton modules are lined up for ginning at the Rhineland Coop Gin, and they’re all wrapped tight in shiny colored synthetic wraps.