Roadside fairy gets around

Body Fairy gifts. A friend of a friend coined that term for all the stuff you find along public roads. Sofa cushions top the list. I don’t brake for sofa cushions. Other items catch my eye. My latest acquisition is a length of eight-inch PVC pipe, one jagged end.

Out of the swim for another year

Body The end of August marks a bittersweet turning point in the seasons, for me—while it anticipates the coming of cooler weather and autumn’s bounty, it’s also the end of summer swimming.

Elections bill passes House along party lines

Body AUSTIN—The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.

Hints for the Hired Man

Body 1. If the new boss’s hat isn’t sweat stained, you can pretty much figger whose will be. 2. Phrases like “My dad never paid me a dime till I was twentyfive,” or “I haven’t had a day off since Dad’s funeral in 2017” should put you on guard. 3.

Paducah ISD School Board discusses ways to improve social distancing

Body The Paducah ISD School Board meeting on August 9 included discussions on the tax rate proposal, school athletics, and preparations for professional development.

Cottle County commissioners reinstate burn ban

Body In the regular meeting of the Cottle County Commissioners Court, held Monday, August 9, the members voted to reinstate the county’s burn ban. The ban is specified for the county, rather than the city of Paducah.

The cowboys wrote away

Body Rodeos and cowboy poetry have at least one thing in common: they’re both quintessentially North American inventions, phenomena sprung from the 19th-century beef cattle industry and the Spanish-imported horses essential to it.

Abbott tests negative four days after testing positive

Body AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott announced via Twitter Saturday that he is now testing negative for Covid-19, four days after testing positive though asymptomatic. “I am told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination I received.

R.C. & Bud

Body R.C. is an animal lover. Maybe not the kind of animal lover that the term has come to mean in this era, but the kind that requires a greater commitment. He would tell you he’s a farmer. But he’s a horseman and trainer, cattleman, hog producer, corn grower and great-grandfather.

Constitutional amendment to amend the Texas PUF introduced by Sen. Perry, Rep. Burrows

Body AUSTIN—Last week Texas State Senator Charles Perry (SD-28) and Texas State House Representative Dustin Burrows (HD-83) filed SJR 14 and HJR 24, respectively.