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Lisa Kotz Speaks at Sabine County Chamber Meeting

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After the opening prayer, pledge to the Flag, and approval of previous meetings minutes, the monthly meeting of the Sabine County Chamber of Commerce got underway with requests for nominations for a new Board President and 1 new Board Member. Elections will be announced at next month's meeting. Other news is that the Sabine County Maps will be coming out soon, the Tour of Businesses will be held on December 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and Christmas on the Square will be on December 7th from 10:00 a.m. thru 8:00 p.m.

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Patriotic Quilt of Honor

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The Sabine County 4H Club presented Mr. Curtis Buckner (Vice Commander of the VFW Post 10351) with a Patriotic Quilt of Honor Monday evening at the VFW monthly meeting. The kids that helped make this beautiful quilt (most have never sewed before) were Cason Beall, Camdyn Beall, Corbyn Beall, Lori Watson and Kimber Watson. Each child even autographed the quilt and Curtis was totally un-aware that he would be the recipient. The Sabine County 4H Club did a fantastic job!

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FBI investigates second assasination attempt against Trump

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.
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Signs of the Times

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I sometimes wonder about the thought, or lack of it, that goes into the making of signs these days. I have seen road signs and even warnings on medicines that don’t seem to make sense or just state the obvious. I think the fear of frivolous law suits has contributed greatly to all of this unnecessary information.
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Used Clothes

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I wear used clothes. I remember going to clothing stores years ago and buying new clothes. But about the time I stopped wearing business suits and flying in airplanes for work, I started going to used clothing stores. Then I discovered online consignment stores and, since then, I’ve hardly bought a new item of clothing except socks and shoes and underwear.

Pet Talk

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As summer turns to fall, most of the U.S. officially enters peak mosquito season. And with peak mosquito season comes a rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
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Texas pecan production continues challenging cycle

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Season-to-season factors continue to keep Texas pecan production from reaching previous yield benchmarks, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Monte Nesbitt, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulture specialist and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences, said pecan trees typically produce good to heavy crops followed by a light to very light crop the following year.
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Georgia-Pacific Modifies Lumber Operations in Texas and South Carolina

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Georgia-Pacific announced today it is modifying lumber operations at two of its lumber facilities located in Camden, Texas and Prosperity, South Carolina. Over the next couple of months, these sites will be discontinuing lumber production from logs while maintaining plywood core sawing operations. The modification will not have an impact on Georgia-Pacific’s plywood facilities located within the same complexes as these lumber operations.