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Kane Britain wins the season opener this Saturday for the Hemphill Hornet Bass Club with a 6.27 lbs. total weight, anchored by the big bass of the tournament of 3.32 lbs. Paul Schlebach, owner of NAPA, is his boat captain. Blake gets a Big Bass bag of baits from Jim Moroski, $200 cash for 1st place, and $100 for Big Bass! Congratulations Blake! Second place went to Tucker Jones and Riley Wynne with 3.92 lbs. Third place went to Landen Jackson and Landen White with 3.64 lbs. Fourth place went to Elijah McFarland and Anthony “Poppa” White with 2.87 lbs. Fifth place went to Aston Segrest and Aiden Spears with 2.14 lbs. Sixth place went to Bryson Jordan and Connor Moore with 1.91 lbs. Seventh place went to Baylee White and Makenna Adkins with 1.59 lbs. Kane Ross won the flipping contest and received $100. A total of 23 anglers competed in todays tournament, and for many it was their first tournament ever! Congratulations to all of our young anglers!

Adults and youth throughout the state have experienced the health and wellness benefits of Walk Across Texas. (Texas A&M AgriLife graphic) For more than a quarter century, the Walk Across Texas program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has been helping Texans of all ages and abilities establish the habit of regular physical activity.

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At the beginning of every fall semester, Angelina College art instructors pool together their immense creative abilities in a public display of some of their recent works. AC’s Art instructors currently are displaying some of their offerings in a gallery scheduled to run through Sept.

This week we remember the day that the world stopped turning for a brief moment in time. As people watched in horror while those two towers fell, everyone knew America would never be the same. Still, this dreadful day revealed our nation’s true colors and taught us something wonderful about ourselves. America The Brave will band together in times of need. Amidst broken hearts, we stood tall and helped our fellow man along. We mourned in such a way that begged our humanity to reveal itself. This month, there are flags in the Courthouse square to remind us of this land’s bravery, liberty, and sacrifice. When you see these flags, I encourage you to take a moment to think on these words from Senator John Coryn’s newsletter.