Duane Johnson, a singer-songwriter from Northeast Texas, has released a new single, “The Last Grave on Cedar Hill.” “The Last Grave on Cedar Hill” is a story-driven Red Dirt country/Americana song told through the eyes of a longtime county lawman. At the edge of a small-town cemetery sits a nameless grave tied to a decades-old…

News from Southern Arkansas University MAGNOLIA, AR (09/26/2026) When the Fish and Wildlife Club approached faculty about a black-light survey excursion at the Biological Preserve, biology professor Dr. Sofie Varriano grabbed her equipment and met 23 students for an evening of introductions, refreshments, and insect gazing. The club trekked into the remote, wooded area of…

Bowie County   Interstate 30 (I-30) – From Farm to Market road (FM) 989/Kings Highway to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes back to traditional, two-lane traffic pattern. Westbound entrance & exit ramps open. Traveling I-30 eastbound: Exit 217 to access Kings Highway & FM 2148. Lanes split. Exit 218 for local access east of Pecan…

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2026 Years of prolonged, severe drought and delays in implementation of new water sources contributed to Corpus Christi’s near water crisis earlier this year. The city was only months away from asking residents, business and industries to cut back their water usage by 25%.  On a panel…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2026 Three organizations representing thousands of ranchers in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas issued a joint statement Friday warning operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are disrupting the agricultural community and will make beef prices spike again. Their statement is the beef’s industry latest salvo against…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2026 The Democratic legislator responsible for a provision in Texas law that allows the education commissioner to take over underperforming school districts stood by it Friday, saying his top priority was “fixing the public schools.”  State Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr. said he opposes the removal of…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2026 A day after the leader of the Texas House Democratic Caucus predicted the state’s minority party will flip the Texas House, a GOP lawmaker said Friday the math does not add up for them and Republicans should retain control of the chamber. “If Republican voters turn…