Dawson County retirees will see a three-percent hike in their pensions after county commissioners agreed Tuesday to dip into the 2023-2024 budget to cover the cost.
Dawson County commissioners Tuesday discussed their options in toughening their pipeline policy and getting an operator to remove a water pipeline that was suppose to be temporary from county right-of-ways.
Rains this year in portions of Texas have been beneficial for most staple commodity crops such as corn, cotton and sorghum, but have also favored alternative crops, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
The quality and yields for this year’s rice crop are lower due to cool growing conditions and the impact of Hurricane Beryl.
Although it’s not quite fall yet, armyworms are on the move, and experts encourage ranchers to protect their valuable forages.
The hot days of summer are either over or just about.
Every January during the Dawson County Junior Livestock Show, members of the Honey Bee Society always bid on students’ animals.
An event honoring first responders who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City is being resurrected.
The odds are so small that it’s an almost zero-percent chance of a married couple reaching their 70th wedding anniversary.
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