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This Tiger was donated to the West Sabine Elementary school by Oline Hickman Brashier, and already the children are enamoured. Pictured Principal Kena McClenny, Oline Hickman Brashier and Assistant Principal Brittney Hall.

It’s time to enroll your kids in the best positive youth development program in Texas! The new 4-H year began September 1, 2022, in all 254 counties in Texas. As part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program provides inclusive opportunities to youth ages 818 in grades 3-12 for personal growth, community service, and fun. Texas 4-H reaches around 500,000 youth per year.

The West Sabine Tigers will host the Garrison Bulldogs for Homecoming on Friday, Sept. 23. The District announced the Queen Candidates and Court for the festivities and they are pictured left to right: back row, Senior King Candidates - Christian Willamson, Chase Williams, Blaine Bourque and Hunter Murphy. Front row: Sophomore Duchess Stormi McCroskey, Senior Princesses and Queen Candidates Gracey Lyons and Emmalee Melancon, Freshman Duchess: Akyra Cooper, Senior Princesses and Queen Candidates Anna Mouton and Cora Sepulvado, Junior Duchess Seely Babcock. Top right: FFA Sweetheart and Beau: Kadence Clark and Trevor Mitchell. Bottom right: Band Beau and Sweetheart: Cameron Craig and Rebecca Lenormand. Pregame activities will begin at Tiger Stadium at 6:10 p.m.

The Hemphill Hornets will host the Trinity Tigers for Homecoming on Friday, Sept. 23.

It is often said that when Benjamin Franklin exited the Constitutional Convention on September 17th, 1787, a woman in the crowd shouted, “Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?” The witty Franklin quickly retorted, “A republic, if you can keep it.” It has been two hundred and thirty-five years since this exchange, and the US Constitution now stands as the oldest codified constitution in the world. The great experiment has brought the nation an abundance of blessings and has endured a sea of tribulations. The Constitution isn’t perfectby nothing is that is made by human hands- but we should be filled with gratitude to have it.

Every year from September 15 to October 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month by appreciating the community’s history, heritage, and contributions of the ancestors of American citizens who came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and South and Central America.

Following the Chamber of Commerce Meeting, The Family Crisis Center of East Texas (FCCET) held a Ribbon Cutting on the steps of the Sabine County Courthouse to celebrate becoming a new member of the Sabine County Chamber of Commerce. The agency's closest physical outreach office is downtown San Augustine at 112 South Montgomery. The phone number is 936-427-5140. Legal Advocates, Counselors, and staff can serve Sabine County domestic violence and sexual assault survivors at that location or meet at various confidential locations in Hemphill as needed. If you are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault and need immediate assistance, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. If you need more information about what to do or resources, call the Crisis Hotline at 1-800-828-7233. All services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.

Pictured above in the man-lift basket are Robert Burns and Leah Brockman of Chance Construction replacing gutters and any rotten or damaged wood. Later, the roof will be repainted. Re-opening date for visitor tours is yet unknown but I was allowed to take a “construction walk through” tour. It was both amazing and eerie to see the hanging room area, as well as all the cells and offices with all the old memmoribellia. If only those walls could talk! We will keep you updated as to when construction if finished and the tours resume because this is a Sabine County piece of history you just have to go see.