Military News
      Air Force Airman Clinton W. House has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
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Henderson County Agriview
by Rick Hirsch County Extension Agent
      Regardless of the soil in your garden, it can be improved by adding organic matter. This is one of the keys to successful EARTHKIND vegetable gardening. If your soil is heavy clay, the addition of organic matter improves both drainage and aeration and also allows better root development. Liberal a...
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Henderson County Clover Kids News
by Jean Everett
      The Henderson County Clover Kids were treated to a field trip to the Rick Hirsch farm near Cross Roads. The trip was very informative in teaching the kids and the parents of future contact with raising and showing livestock. They are preparing for the upcoming Henderson County Livestock Show Marc...
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Sheriff's office offering children's ID kits
      The Henderson County Sheriff's office is alerting citizens of two upcoming items of interest. The Sheriff's Association of Texas has joined efforts with the American Football Coaches Association, FBI's National Child Identification Program, Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and the ...
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Gov. Thomas M. Campbell
by Archie P. McDonald
      Many know that Governor James Stephen Hogg was born in Rusk, Texas, because once a state park there commemorated Hogg's birthplace. Fewer know that Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell also was born in Rusk, on April 22, 1856. Campbell attended local schools until leaving to study law at Trinity Univ...
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Fair funding for future security
      The attacks on September 11, 2001 marked the official start of a war we did not seek, against international terrorism. Within days, we began working to improve communication among our law enforcement agencies and upgrading airline, transportation, border and port security efforts.
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Texas Independence Day
      The story of the Battle of the Alamo is known throughout Texas and is part of American lore. The bravery exhibited by the 189 courageous soldiers who fought there is an unforgettable part of our state's history, and thousands of visitors from around the world travel to the site each year in appreci...
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Comptroller Combs posts state agencies' expenditure lists
      Austin-Comptroller Susan Combs has posted detailed expenditure lists for eight state agencies on the Web site, enabling Texans to easily see how their tax dollars are being spent. Making state expenditures public is part of the Comptroller's initiative to make state government more transparent.
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When bad weather threatens, be ready to leave trailer
      Governor Rick Perry recently declared March 4-10 Severe Weather Awareness week in Texas. In support of this public information campaign, officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) remind travel trailer residents that when bad weather threate...
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CHAMBER PLAQUE PRESENTATION
      The Chandler Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Cody Kidd, (3rd from left) owner of Brownsboro Feed & Seed to the Chamber with a plaque presentation Friday morning. Brownsboro Feed & Seed carries farm and livestock needs, hardware, lawn and garden, vet supplies, and more. The store is l...
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NEW CHAMBER MEMBER
      The Chandler Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce presented a membership plaque to new member Lance Splawn, co-owner of Splawn Sales in Murchison, Friday morning. Splawn Sales, located at 6360 SH 31E, is a landscaping business offering a variety of landscaping products, decorative rock and stone, s...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
by Charles C. Hall, Ed.D
      No matter how each of us feels about the Iraq war, there is a serious problem facing the men and women who are now in harm's way. The problem is that one of the most devastating disorders of any conflict inflicts upon those in the midst of it are not being adequately treated.
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