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Learn, Grow, Eat and Go! curriculum covers gardening, nutrition, cooking, physical activity, more

AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist encourages Texans not to disturb, remove fawns found alone

On the last Friday afternoon in June at the Rockwall County Courthouse, The Honorable Judge Hall officially swore in 5 new CASA volunteers. Also known as Court Appointed Special Advocates, these amazing volunteers will work with Lone Star CASA to advocate for children and families involved in the foster care system in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties.

Modern children have somewhat different ideas of what constitutes entertainment, especially when compared to youngsters from a generation or two ago. While it was once commonplace for kids to be out and about with their friends riding bikes and spending time in each other’s backyards only returning home when the streetlights came on - modern youths spend lots of time at home and indoors on their devices.

Brookshire Grocery Co. (“BGC”) announced an agreement whereby Walgreens will acquire BGC’s 120 pharmacies in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, which includes pharmacy customer prescription files and related pharmacy inventory. The vast majority of these locations are being converted to Walgreens pharmacies that will operate inside of BGC’s stores.

LeTourneau University Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List

Each year the percussion ensemble, under the leadership of Director Riley Warren, participates in Summer Drum Camp. The goal is for the 30 plus members to spend the week getting a head start on the music for the coming marching season. The students finish the week prepared when they join the rest of the band in late July. The students finished the week with a morning concert for the residents of the CC Young Living Center in Dallas and an evening concert for the parents and sponsors at the Forney Fine Arts Auditorium.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has funded a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project expected to bring researchers even closer to developing the “holy grail” of tomatoes.

After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger has reached an all-time high. Continued supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escalating inflation and a rapidly changing climate have exacerbated challenges around the world, particularly in developing countries, and today, as many as 828 million people still go hungry.

Building wealth is not as easy as it sounds. It can take time, discipline and a plan to keep those dollars protected. However, if done correctly, it can provide security for your family for years to come.

There are certain truths that are universal, but unspoken. They are numerous - all around us. So numerous they couldn’t fit into one column. (Watch for part two coming soon.) Often, these truths aren’t even recognized. They are so universal - so clear and obvious to us - that we we’ve stopped seeing them. Or maybe we never were aware of them at all.

“This is the hottest I’ve ever seen Alabama,” said the TV meteorologist, who was sweating so badly his white shirt looked like a Ziplock bag. “I’ve never seen temperatures this high.”

Building mental and emotional walls is a common occurrence. We are used to living with physical walls so this progression is an easy transition. Furthermore, it’s a conditioned response that we learn from others as well as a result of our own experiences.