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Karate Tournament

2 years ago By News Staff
David Roach, owner/operator of D. R. Martial Arts Academy sponsored a karate tournament on February 12th at the FBC Family Life Center in Hemphill, Texas. Karate groups from all over came to compete. Divisions were split up by age groups, 5 and below, 5 to 7, 8 to 18, and 18 through adults. Discipline and commitment were quite evident by the performance of these students of karate. The D. P. Martial Arts group faired vey well as Ryle Todd took 3rd place in sparring, Cailynn Smith took 1st place in sparring and 2nd place in kata, and Jennifer Seegers tok 1st place in aparring and 1st place in kata. Congratulations to all the competitors for a job well done!

Changes to Election Law Require New Disclosures in Judicial Races

2 years ago By News Staff
With early voting for the March 5 primary elections beginning on Feb. 20, Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse (TALA) is working to raise awareness about changes in Texas election laws impacting judicial candidates. These changes require new disclosures for judicial candidates, and TALA urges candidates or the political parties to make these disclosures accessible to all voters.

POLITICAL CALENDAR 2024

2 years ago By The
has been authorized to announce the candidacies of the named persons for the offices named subject to action in the MARCH 5, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTIONS. The announcement fee (which must be paid in advance) includes a statement not to exceed 250 words and photograph to run one time.
Reporter photo by Kenny Wick  

Hemphill Garden Club meeting

2 years ago By News Staff
The Hemphill Garden Club held its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 15th. and the guest speaker was Jim Tyree speaking about Bucket Tomatoes. Jim claims his bucket tomatoes out-perform his ground planted tomatoes by a wide margin. By drilling a few holes in the bottom sides of the bucket (then putting pumice rock (or smaller pea gravel) to facilitate the extra water drainage and to help keep the bucket from blowing over. Tomatoes do not like to be too wet. Just some of Jims tomatoes tips are: Consistent watering, planting deep (up past the little hairs on the stem), fertilizing well, pruning when needed, make sure your tomatoes get 6-8 hours of sun, and talk to them often. Jim has lots of tips and information for successful tomato harvests, and is happy to share any information you would like. He is a member of the Hemphill Garden Club.

J.R. Huffman Library receives Texas Book Festival's Enhancement Grant

2 years ago By Janelle Trexler
J. R. Huffman Public Library received a Texas Book Festival's Enhancement Grant. With these generous funds, we purchased 125 Christian Fiction paperback books and 36 Christian Fiction audio books. The majority are new authors, so stop by and check 'em out! In the past, we have expanded our large print section as well as our audio section. If there is another section you would like us to expand through future grants, please let us know!

Fall 2023 Dean's List

2 years ago By News Staff
Sam Houston State University Announces Fall 2023 Dean's List. HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Feburary 13, 2024) - The students listed on the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir Set to Host Major League Toyota Series  

Sam Rayburn Reservoir Set to Host Major League Toyota Series

2 years ago By News Staff
Fresh off of last week’s extremely successful Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational event last week, the MLF Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats is set to return to Brookeland, Texas, thiis week, Feb. 21-23, for the Southwestern Division opening event – the Toyota Series at Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by FX Custom Rods.
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