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Call it Texas. Call it Louisiana. The Bend’s bass are big and bad all the same. Toledo Bend, a 65-mile-long Sabine River impoundment straddling the Texas-Louisiana border, has been a major player on our Best Bass Lakes list for as long as anyone can remember. And that’s not changing. Not when eight fish of 8-plus pounds were caught and entered in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Toyota ShareLunker Program in February alone.

BIG BASS = BIG CA$H for Sabine County and East TX

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Sabine County is fortunate to sit right between two of the best world renown big bass fisheries in the country, Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend, and fishermen (who often bring their families) come from all over the country (and often times from outside the country) to catch the bass of a lifetime! Whether it's the individual angler, or a bass tournament trail, they all are drawn to our local lakes in search of our Big Bass.

Texas Game Wardens’ Operation Dry Water Campaign Effective

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Despite the landfall of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Game Wardens worked hard to keep Texans safe as they celebrated the Fourth of July on the water. Between July 4-6, 402 game wardens contacted 10,034 vessels, issued 1,326 citations and 1,794 warnings for various boating safety violations. Wardens filed 32 boating while intoxicated (BWI) charges and five driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges, two of which were drug related. Additionally, another 30 people were arrested for various other crimes.
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Pet Talk

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While rain followed by sunshine produces the eye-catching sight of a rainbow, it can also mark the need for livestock owners to confront the insects and parasites that thrive in the summer season. To help owners protect their livestock, Dr.
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Hurricane Beryl winds damage some crops, others benefit from rain

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When Hurricane Beryl barreled into Texas, extreme winds caused the most damage to crops rather than the flooding often associated with a hurricane. In fact, the downgraded storm brought beneficial moisture to many counties, according to post-storm reports from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county agents.
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Reading Program at the Library...

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The J. R, Huffman Library held its Summer Reading Program this past week and the kids loved it! ON Monday Gene Alvarez from UTMB Health, Southwest Texas Poison Center talked about poisonous snakes, on Thursday Gator Country brought a Ball Python, a Bearded Dragon, and a small Alligator to learn about, and on Friday the Texas A&M Forestry brought Smokey the Bear to discuss how Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires. It was a week the kids won't soon forget!

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Summer learning and fun...

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Arthur Temple Sr Mem Library would like to thank our supporters, volunteers and presenters of our “Adventure begins at your Library” reading program . The donations and help that you gave made our program a great success. Supporters: Chance Construction, Big 4, Starr funeral home, Lady’s auxiliary & VFW, Dairy Queen, City of Pineland, Tracy and Martha Lane, Nancy Roberts, C & S AC Outfitters, Dorothy Ulman, South side Bank and Vicki Beall .