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AgTrust partners pledge $380,000 to assist after wildfire losses

Body FORT WORTH—In response to recent devastating wildfire outbreaks impacting much of the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma, several Farm Credit System organizations, including AgTrust Farm Credit, have joined forces to contribute funds to support extensive recovery and...
Training stone fruit trees

Training stone fruit trees

Training stone fruit trees

Body In the March 6 and March 13 columns were guidelines for choosing fruit trees for our USDA Hardiness zones 7 and 8. In today’s column are guidelines for training stone fruit trees.Pruning of fruit trees is done to train the tree to a specific growth system.
The 501

The 501

The 501

Body COMMENTARYmild-mannered amateur radio operator, and you’re not likely to find a zoot suit. Zoot guys and hams are essentially non-overlapping subcultures that rarely get mentioned in the same breath. You knew that. Except you never thought about it. Me either.
Cajun dirty rice, veggie style

Cajun dirty rice, veggie style

Cajun dirty rice, veggie style

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMDirty rice is a Cajun dish frequently served with seafood or sausage. We often serve it with a shrimp boil, which we prepare lowcountry–style with chunks of smoked sausage, short ears of corn, and small new potatoes.
While in Washington for an event with his dad, FCISD student Wesley Crowe was able to attend a 'Coffee with Cornyn' event the senator hosts on Thursday mornings. He was also able to be there the morning of the State of the Union Address. The Floydada flag that Wesley and Senator Cornyn are showing here was donated by the Whirlwind Athletics Booster Club, and was later presented to Rep. Jodey Arrington's office. | COURTESY PHOTO

While in Washington for an event with his dad, FCISD student Wesley Crowe was able to attend a 'Coffee with Cornyn' event the senator hosts on Thursday mornings. He was also able to be there the morning of the State of the Union Address. The Floydada flag that Wesley and Senator Cornyn are showing here was donated by the Whirlwind Athletics Booster Club, and was later presented to Rep. Jodey Arrington's office. | COURTESY PHOTO

COFFEE WITH CORNYN

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Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing

Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing

Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing

Body AUSTIN— Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastestgrowing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.