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On June 16, 2025, the Sabine County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Hemphill Police Department responded to an unscheduled and unexpected test of the Hemphill Independent School District emergency alert which was broadcast over the Sheriff’s Department radio via an automated system.

Hello Sabine County and Dear Editor: My goal with this letter to begin conversations with us as stakeholders about what is going on in our community and state involving our schools. I’d like to highlight the great things and keep us all informed.

The Pineland City Council met in regular session June 16. Their agenda was light.

Congratulations to Vera Hyden on her retirement from Shelby Savings Bank last week. Pictured left to right: Amanda Strickland, Dee Schrieber, Vera Hyden and Angie Dorsey.

When exploring By Local think less store front and more treasure box. Mugs hanging neatly from panels of antique doors that practically beg to come home with you, along with the pottery. The setup has all the charm of a country interior designer, think Emily June Spanos.

Fish Fry Bronson Rural VFD, Hwy 184, in Bronson, having a Fish Fry on June 21st at 11:00 A.M. until sold out.

Pineland Day is officially on the books and scheduled for the last Saturday in September. Sept. 27th at 10 a.m. the festivities will begin and at the end of the ceremonies a Miss Pineland Day will be added to the historical group of young ladies that have represented Pineland so well in the past.

The Patricia Huffman Memorial Columbia Museum unboxed some amazing treasures last week. Our longtime robotics coordinator Ellen Mills is pictured above inspecting our new sets of LEGO Education Spike™ Prime components to be used in the museum’s annual Columbia Memorial Robotics Competition.

My space is smaller than usual these days. When my husband, Peter, and I bought a condo and moved to the city, Peter said we needed a little more room.

We all have many “firsts” in our lives – first kiss, first love, and first pet, all of which are memorable. I would have to add to that list my first airplane ride which occurred in 1959 in Texas, and it was a memorable event to say the least.