Area veterans were honored at celebrations throughout the county last week, with churches and schools ceremoniously recognizing the men and women who have served to de- fend our nation’s freedom. More...

Funeral services for Mr. Jimmy F. Davis, age 72, will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009, at 11:00a.m. at Ricks-Bowers Funeral Home in Jewett. Bro. Tony Roberts, Mr. Davis’ son-in-law, will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Sardis Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00p.m. at the funeral home. More...

The Jewett Neighbor Hood Watch group will be meeting this Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 6:00pm, at the Jewett City Hall everyone is invited to attend. There will also be a bake sale held on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Ladies will be set up north of the Flea Market. Look for them and help support the Jewett Neighborhood Watch Program. More...

This week marks another anniversary for Glenn and I. Five years ago, on a north wind, we untied the dock lines and left for the adventure of a lifetime. We had the right boat, had two years of training from the right instructors, we had charts, redundant GPS's, a satellite phone, and enough food to last a month. More...

For the second year in a row, the BHS football team made the playoffs, much to the delight of Bison fans. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row, Buffalo drew Newton in their first playoff game and that team is now ranked among the top four teams in the state. On Thursday night the Bison and Eagles met at the Groveton High School stadium to duke it out and see who would advance. More...

COLLEGE STATION - - In some areas, rains let up and fields dried, allowing agricultural producers to get back into fields for planting and harvesting, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. In many areas, producers were either waiting for fields to dry out to plant winter pasture or try to take one last cutting of hay. More...