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ATHENS, Texas—Ricky Bearden of Conroe set a new water body record for largemouth bass January 30 when he pulled a 15.93-pound fish from two feet of water in Lake Conroe. The big bass now holds the number 24 spot on the list of the top 50 largemouth bass ever caught in Texas. More ... Leon County 4-H Clothing and Textiles project members participated in a Miss America Watch Party to help support Miss Texas Rebecca Robinson on January 24, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Cen- terville. Cassie Ferguson, a Buffalo 4-H member, led the participants in many activities that evening that could help them advance in their 4-H clothing project area. More ... Texas Agrilife Extension provides opportunity for locals needing Pesticide Applicator Re-Certification Training. This training was held on January 30, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Centerville, Texas. Registration began at 8:00 a.m., followed by the program from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More ... Providence Hospice of Mexia will begin a training class for any new volunteers. The class will run Tuesday, February 10 through Tuesday, March 31 from 2-5 p.m. Training will be held at Gibbs Memorial Library located at 305 E. Rusk in Mexia. More ... The 2009 powerlifting season fired up this past weekend. BHS' mens powerlifting team competed very successfully on Saturday, January 31st at Rice ISD. Two Bison lifters took first place in their weight class: Neftaly Soria (114- lb) and Aurelio Dominguez (165-lb). Jared Hawthorne finished in 5th place in the 220-lb weight class. More ... Due to the number of victims wanting to make a new start, the Leon County Domestic Violence Victims Advocates have decided it has become necessary to add a second Support Group to the our program. This second group will meet the first and third Thursdays at 6:30 PM. More ... ONCE UPON A TIME, not so long ago, (last week in fact) a fairy family left their little home nestled in the verdant Fairy Forest in a land very far away. They wished to expand the fortune of their minds in the great wide world beyond. Not seeking fortunes of gold or silver, for their treasure is stories. More ... Buffalo's Howard Myers (and his camera-shy wife, Pat), grew this monster turnip that tipped the scales "just a tad over 5 lbs". The Myers' gar- den organically -- no chemical fertilizers or sprays -- and their fall garden included lettuce, turnip greens, spinach and carrots. More ... In one of history's more candid reflections, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Treasury Secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, confessed, "We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work. More ... |
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