Texas
When life hands you dung
Life may give you crap, but it’s what you make of it that matters.
America’s suicide epidemic
Sandra was in her mid-20s when we attended the same church and were part of the singles group. She had a beautiful smile and a bright personality, but one day life came crashing down on her when she received word that her dad had killed himself. The news impacted our group as we grieved for her devastating loss.
Abbott ties voucher passage to teacher pay, school funding
Gov. Greg Abbott, just hours after the Senate initially approved a school voucher measure, said he would add teacher raises and increased public school funding to the ongoing special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes his voucher plan, the Texas Tribune reported.
Golden Tor football off to 2-0 start in division with big win against rival Brownfield Cubs
Going into the 2023 high school football season last Friday night’s match-up here at Golden Tornado Stadium featured two teams many thought to be on opposite ends of the spectrum.
Golden Tor volleyball drops straight sets to the Badgers
Although another loss to the scrappy Merkel Badgers here Saturday afternoon dimmed the Golden Tornado volleyballers’ playoff chances, Lamesa Coach Skye Torres is doing her best to remind her troops this season’s still long from being over.
WELCOME TO AUTUMN
S ome people say autumn means the end of summer and all the fun, time to get serious and go back to the ordinary. Others look forward to fall, saying it’s colorful and energizing and it’s like starting everything all over again.
Cougar volleyball spikes the Wildcats in three sets
Apparently, the Klondike Cougar volleyballers aren’t into sharing.
Cougar football headed to state playoffs, league title next
The Klondike Cougars have officially booked their return engagement to the Division II state football playoffs for the fourth year in a row by corralling the Loop Longhorns, 64-0, last Friday night in a game stopped at the half on sixman’s 45-point rule.
Sands football drops close one to Grady
Missed opportunities came back to haunt the Sands Mustangs last Thursday night at Ackerly where the Grady Wildcats escaped in a 44-35 nailbiter.