Outdoors

It’s August, which means kids are back in school and the fall hunting and fishing seasons are quickly approaching. Before packing your favorite tackle and camo for trips, be sure to purchase an annual fishing and hunting license for 2023-24.

Major League Fishing announced the schedule for the sixth season of professional bass fishing’s most competitive circuit – the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Tour, and a local fishery will be among the seven stops.

“He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.” Ezekiel 17:5 From my earliest years, I heard stories about button willows from my father. Although I never met Ivy Tutton or Royce Mills, I know a lot about them.

The Pineland City Council met in regular session August 15. Their agenda was moderate.

BOM is a proud sponsor of the Sabine County Helping Hands organization. The donation will help with children in the community needing assistance with school supplies, clothes, shoes, backpacks and more.

My son came by my house. While he was there, I asked him. to clean the filter on my dehumidifier. Unfortunately, after that; the thing pulled all the water into the tub. It was supposed to go out the hose, into the yard. That meant I would have to empty it twice a day.

So, I got a cold. If you catch a cold in the winter, everyone is sympathetic.

As the summer heat continues to simmer, the risk of painful sunburns continues to be a concern as well. This is true for humans but also for animals like pigs, whose skin not only closely resembles that of humans but is more sensitive to dermatological diseases.

Thursday, Aug. 3rd, Hemphill Hornets participated in a community service initiative to clean up the city. Athletes, band members, coaches, and high school principal, Jeremy Mc-Daniel, gathered at 8:00am and began collecting trash in the streets in an effort to give back to the community.

Most Texans are more than ready for an end to what seems like a never-ending heat wave. Your garden plants, trees and lawn most likely would echo that same sentiment if they could.