Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.
For the most part, handshakes, backslaps, hugs and teardrops--some joyously wept from grateful souls who achieved much, and some from others who barely sneaked by to graduate--now are part of history. In bygone years, school superintendents and university presidents considered graduation events to be successful if everyone left venues in the same state of health and well-being as when they entered.
What was the first National Park? Yellowstone. Where is that Park? Wyoming.
Recently, our family laid to rest a man affectionately known as “Papoe Dean” to our great-granddaughters. He was a hardworking farmer and rancher that raised two boys. He taught them hard work through taking care of cattle, planting and harvesting crops, fixing machinery and daily chores.
Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported.
There were over 1,300 confirmed tornados last year, causing death and destruction from rural to populated areas. Medical debt is weighing down one out of every 10 Americans and leading tens of thousands to file for bankruptcy. In 2023 the federal government seized the equivalent of 381 million doses of fentanyl, and the lethal drug was responsible for over 74,000 deaths.
Family reunions are dwindling, going the way of the wild goose. Some, however, will hold annual gatherings soon. Littering nearby, though, are limbs of family trees that are no more.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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