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Snook Scholarships

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
* Marissa Batiste: Burleson County Cops For Kids Scholarship; Janet Gail Wright Scholarship; Snell Charitable Foundation Scholarship; Vernon College Athletic Scholarship; Snook Lions Club Scholarship.
MOST OF Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

MOST OF Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

Adaptability, resilience are key to battle drought in state

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Most of Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

Praying mantid myths and more

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Praying mantids, commonly referred to as praying mantis, may look harmless, but they’re aggressive predators that eat a wide range of prey -- from garden pests to pollinators.
MASON McCULLOCH helps with Grumpy’s Farm Fresh Eggs at the Farmers Market on Saturday, May 16, in downtown Caldwell.

MASON McCULLOCH helps with Grumpy’s Farm Fresh Eggs at the Farmers Market on Saturday, May 16, in downtown Caldwell.

Registration open for Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 3-5

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Registration is open for the 72nd annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on Aug. 3-5 in Bryan-College Station. The event is hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science.

Once Upon a time ...In Burleson County

Dee Boedeker
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle from 1901...125 Years AgoTransfer Your ChildrenThose who contemplate transferring their children to the Caldwell city schools must do so at once.No town in the state offers better advantages to their transfer patrons than does Caldwell.
ROBERT CRAWFORD III

ROBERT CRAWFORD III

Somerville man charged with murder

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
A Fayette County Grand Jury has indicted a Somerville man on charges of murder and aggravated assault mass shooting in the April 26 shooting death of a Snook man at a Fayette County trail ride.
BARNEY HOMEYER STANDS in this tall corn at his farm off State Highway 21 East in Caldwell. It has been a good year for the corn crop.

BARNEY HOMEYER STANDS in this tall corn at his farm off State Highway 21 East in Caldwell. It has been a good year for the corn crop.

BARNEY HOMEYER STANDS

News Staff
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
BARNEY HOMEYER STANDS in this tall corn at his farm off State Highway 21 East in Caldwell. It has been a good year for the corn crop.
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