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Boys basketball poll

Body TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES CLASS 1A 1. Texline (19-2) 2. Calvert (12-4) 3. Graford (22-3) 4. McMullen County (22-4) 5. Dime Box (15-6) 6. San Perlita (16-7) 7. Wildorado (20-2) 8. Jayton (18-4) 9. Irion County (18-3) 10. Dodd City (17-5) 11.
Snickerdoodle cupcakes

Snickerdoodle cupcakes

Snickerdoodle cupcakes

Body When we take the time to make sweets for our sweethearts, it is always a welcomed treat. And homemade baked goods are especially well received on Valentine’s Day. I grew up on warm snickerdoodle cookies. But in recent years, I’ve enjoyed snickerdoodle cupcakes just as much.
Zoning in on pawnshops

Zoning in on pawnshops

Zoning in on pawnshops

Body No pawnshops. What? Yep. I saw it with my own eyes on television news. A sizeable piece of commercially zoned property is up for sale, and pawnshops are on the list of businesses that will not be allowed to occupy the choice tract, per deed restrictions or zoning or whatever.
CAPROCK CHILL

CAPROCK CHILL

CAPROCK CHILL

Body CAPROCK CHILL Winter Storm Landon blew through Caprock Country last week, dumping 2 to 4 inches of snow, dropping temperatures into single digit lows, and pausing schools, churches and some businesses Wednesday through Friday.
TED HUTTO, HD 88 CANDIDATE

TED HUTTO, HD 88 CANDIDATE

Meet Ted Hutto, candidate for Texas House District 88

Body In House District 88, which has been served since 2013 by Rep. Ken King (R-Canadian) and now embraces two counties in our readership area, Rep. King will stand for reelection to represent those communities beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
KEN KING, HD 88 (INCUMBENT)

KEN KING, HD 88 (INCUMBENT)

Meet Rep. Ken King, Texas House District 88

Body By now many citizens in Texas communities affected by legislative redistricting — the outcome of the every-ten-years U.S. Census — have started to grapple with the changes in store for their representation in the state legislature.

LOOKING BACK

Body Looking back at Christmases past January 3, 1957—Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Fitzgerald announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Betty, to Norvell Breedlove, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Breedlove . . . Mr. and Mrs.