Video: Coach’s Show | Episode 4 2025
How to choose and care for fall mums
Texas A&M AgriLife expert shares simple tips for longer-lasting color at home Fall chrysanthemums, or “mums,” are a seasonal favorite that brings vibrant color to porches, patios and landscapes each year. Their colorful blooms range from sunny yellow and crisp white to autumn shades of orange, red and lavender. Mums have become as much a…
Read MoreKilgore College will host ‘swearing-in’ ceremony for its mascots Sept. 16
Kilgore College will host a special ceremony this week to officially “swear in” the college’s mascots for the 2025-26 academic year. The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, outside at the KC Star Plaza just adjacent to the college’s pedestrian overpass. The event will mark the beginning of the mascots’ duties as…
Read MoreTexas pecans near harvest in challenging season
Texas Crop and Weather Report Texas pecan growers are preparing for the 2025 harvest season with a crop outlook that reflects the state’s diversity in weather and geography, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Pecan harvest is about to begin in parts of the state and will continue into winter. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)…
Read MoreTDLR Issues Emergency License Suspension Order of Massage Therapist Accused of Indecent Assault
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued an emergency license suspension order against a massage therapist accused of multiple counts of indecent assault between April and October 2024. Jamal Laronne Douglas of Carrollton has been charged in Tarrant County with 10 counts of indecent assault that occurred while he was licensed…
Read MoreFrom D.C. to Germany: Couple Celebrates Marriage Before International Move
Tucker Jones and Samantha Shimer celebrated their marriage at a dinner with family and friends in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23. They were married July 28 in a private ceremony at the National Gallery. The dinner was held at Ambar, a Balkan restaurant on Capitol Hill, where Jones and Shimer had their first date. The…
Read MoreLand Commissioner Buckingham Encourages Volunteers to Sign Up for the 2025 Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide Cleanup
AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages Texans to sign up to participate in the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) 2025 Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide Cleanup on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 21 locations on beautiful Texas beaches from Sea Rim State Park to Boca Chica. “The Texas Coast was my home for over a decade and…
Read MoreSenate Introduction of the Freight RAILCAR Act: “Critical to Building a Modernized Freight Railcar Fleet”
“The efficiency of the entire North American freight railcar fleet will be greatly helped by this important bill if enacted.” (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Rail Security Alliance applauds U.S. Sens. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) for their introduction of the Freight RAILCAR Act in the Senate. The measure (S. 2758) provides a time-limited tax…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
September 15, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.77/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 0.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 10.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The…
Read MoreSaddle Up
SUNDAY September 14, 2025 {READ IN BROWSER} FEATURE The Spirit of the West Rides into Winnsboro Winnsboro Center for the Arts presents the 2025 Winnsboro Cowboy Music and Poetry Gathering on Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27 with concerts and presentations by top entertainers, free Western fun activities for the whole family, and a…
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