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AQUATIC HERBICIDES The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a webinar, “Aquatic Vegetation Herbicides and Application,” May 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. | SAM CRAFT/TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO

AQUATIC HERBICIDES The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a webinar, “Aquatic Vegetation Herbicides and Application,” May 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. | SAM CRAFT/TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO

Aquatic vegetation herbicide selection, application webinar set for May 19

Sarah Fuller |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Body The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a webinar, “Aquatic Vegetation Herbicides and Application,” on May 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event is a component of the agency’s AquaExtension programming.The cost is $35, and registration is required at tx.

Quilt Show to be held during Old Settlers Day

Ethelyn Vernon |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Body During the 97th Annual Old Settlers Day is Saturday, May 16, 2026, the quilt competition will be held in the Barrow building west of the Floyd County Historical Museum.The quilt show is for all those who like and appreciate quilts.
RESTORED IN 2003 with bright green and red neon-light accents, the U-Drop Inn / Conoco Tower in Shamrock, Texas, turns 90 years old this year.

RESTORED IN 2003 with bright green and red neon-light accents, the U-Drop Inn / Conoco Tower in Shamrock, Texas, turns 90 years old this year.

The Mother Road at 100: A meditation

Text And Photos By Barbara Brannon And Kay
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Body YOU MAY RECALL that in summer 2024 your intrepid newspaper editors hit the road for a weeks-long exploration from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California.
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