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This year had a lot of ups and downs for me. This past spring, I felt about as low as I have felt about my writing since I started.

Saturday Jan 11th, is a chance to see 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' at the Hemphill Little Theatre at 2pm & 7pm. There will be a $5 charge for Adults, but children under 12 are free when accompanied by an Adult. Come out for a great movie.

Deep East Texas will be in the spotlight in Austin on the eve of the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature. The 2025 Deep East Texas Legislative Reception will be held Monday January 13th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Capitol Ballroom of the Royal Sonesta Stephen F. Austin Hotel. The Texas Legislature opens the following day at noon.

To A Year Of Even Betters When my boys were very young, they got into their first squabble. Gray had just received Legos for his birthday and his younger brother wanted to help. As parents, we know how that “help” often goes. Big brother didn’t want it. Dane’s “help” ruined it. Tears ensued. In a split second, I realized I had to make this a teachable moment. Instead of punishing Dane for his good intentions or Gray for his justified frustrations, I told them that what we do one time can be done better a second time.

Saturday, Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. Central time CBS will air an episode of their true crime investigative show 48 hours. This episode will explore the murder of Livye Lewis in Hemphill on October 31, 2020 along with the investigation and the trial that followed. You can tune in to your local CBS affiliate or stream on Paramount+.

On Monday, December 23, Thom 'Shorty' Warren, Veterans Service Officer for Sabine County made the rounds at Hemphill Care Center and Legacies Rehabilitation taking Christmas presents to the veterans who reside there. The veterans each received some nice warm socks, and a fancy embroidered cap commemorating the branch of service they served in, and a beautiful T-shirt. Merry Christmas to our veterans, and Thank You for your service!

Happy New Year! Whether you’re ringing in New Year’s Eve from some exciting foreign country or at home with family and friends, you probably have a New Year’s tradition or two. Common traditions throughout the United States include singing “Auld Lang Syne” to greet the New Year, and eating black-eyed peas for good luck.