Outdoors

Crew Daddy’s Firehouse Cuisine held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, September 28th in the Tractor Supply parking lot. Pictured above (center in red shirts) and surrounded by lots of Chamber of Commerce friends and fans, are owners Boyd and Ildiko Bishop and their son Alex. Crew Daddy’s Firehouse Cuisine food truck will be parked at various locations in and around Sabine County, and offer a full line of BBQ with all the trimmings. Call 409-525-0515 for your catering needs!

BOM is a sponsor of the Hemphill Hornet Bass Club. Pictured left to right: BOM’s Sydney Chatham and Kane Ross.

Pictured from L to R are Yana Ogletree, Georgia-Pacific Public Affairs Manager-Texas; Steven Birdwell, Pineland Volunteer Firefighter; B.A. Fitzgerald, Pineland Volunteer Firefighter; DeWayne Armstrong, Pineland City Administrator; Ronnie Comeaux, Georgia-Pacific Regional Lumber Manager; Joe Lane, Pineland Fire Chief; Kim Rhame, Pineland Volunteer Firefighter; and JD Mateodeacosta, Pineland Volunteer Firefighter.

In May of this year, I had an opportunity to participate in the Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash tournament on Toledo Bend. If the truth be known, this was not my first time to participate in a Big Bass Splash tournament, but it was the first time in years that my family and I had attended the awards ceremony on Sunday. As we sat in the audience, I witnessed something we rarely see today and that was a two-hour program that was professionally choreographed and professionally presented to hundreds of amateur fishermen and their families.

The 2-1 Hornets traveled to Kirbyville on Friday night to face the 2-1 Wildcats. Hemphill scored on their first drive of the night, and after adding a 2-point conversion the score was tied 8-8. This opening drive for the Hornets featured several nice runs by Anthony White, Trevon McDaniel and Dustin Gordon. The drive also displayed a nice pickup by Skylar Paddie on a pass from White, as well as a touchdown pass to Tristan Bragg from White. However, the night belonged to the Wildcats. Kirbyville went on to dominate the rest of the game. The Hornets did manage some strong defense throughout the night, but the Wildcats proved difficult to corral. The Hornets did manage a late score on a rushing touchdown by White, bringing the final score to 5214. Hemphill will travel to Trinity Friday night to face the 0-4 Tigers.

Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state noticed an increase in water-related fatalities and boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend. The weekend typically marks the end of the unofficial boating season and coincides with the opening of dove season, making it a busy time for Texas Game Wardens.

Starting Sept. 1, changes to saltwater fishing regulations will take effect for the 202324 license year.

Fall is an opportune time to set up your backyard for year-round success. Work put into landscaping in the fall determines the quality of the space for all of your family’s backyarding activities, from family football games at Thanksgiving and Easter egg hunts in the spring, to taking your office to the back patio and meditation in a backyard hammock.

The Southern United States has faced a challenging summer with unrelenting daily temperatures of more than 100 degrees, abnormally low relative humidity, critically dry vegetative fuels ready to burn, wildfires exhibiting extreme fire behavior, and to top it off — a hurricane.

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