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A public hearing was held Tuesday, July 5, at the Courthouse at 6 p.m. concerning Texas Community Development Block Grant Program for Rural Economic Development (RED) Fund, CRP22-0117, by the Department of Agriculture application for Sabine County. This was but one of the several required protocol procedures in the pursuit of this grant. There will be more opportunities for public input as the process proceeds. Reporter

Warm weather is here, and you are ready to get outside and make your yard both beautiful and functional. Maybe you’re aiming to have the best yard on the block, want to install an outdoor family room or outdoor office, or want to expand your space for entertaining. Perhaps your kids or pets could use a better space for play. Regardless of need, now is the time to get “backyard ready” for spring. What tools do you need?

Due to a technical glitch (which is a polite way of saying that I failed to save a major part of the weekly news article) a few pieces of this weeks news are over a week old. Proving the saying “better late than never,” the information is every bit as relevant today as it was last week. I will try to not let that happen again.

The initial meeting of the 2022-2023 West Sabine Elementary Parent Teacher Organization was helad Thursday evening in the school library. Parents Sara Jones and Bristol Malone outlined plans for coming meetings which include electing new PTO Officers, and began collecting ideas for fund raisers to be used on school supplies. Information on the next meeting will be posted on the West Sabine PTO Facebook page. Parents of all elementary school students are encouraged to attend the meetings. Reporter photo by Bill Dodson

From June 19 to June 25, I attended Texas Bluebonnet Girls State at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin with two of my classmates. While I knew I would be learning about government at the city, local, and state level, I wasn't exactly sure what that meant. I had never been an entire week away from home before, but knowing that I would be with two other girls I knew from Hemphill was comforting. Since I am quiet and introverted by nature, my plan was to stick close to them for the week, not talking to strangers if I could help it. So imagine my surprise when we were all given directions to our dorms, and I realized I was on the opposite side of the campus from either one of them. I remember sitting on my bed after we said our goodbyes, wondering how I would ever survive that week.