by John Jefferson George Gershwin wrote the song, “Summertime,” for a folk opera he called “Porgy and Bess.” It’s said to be “written in a minor key and has a slightly melancholy feel.” The opera was about the woes of poor,...
Read MoreAshleigh Turner of Fairfield, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Turner was initiated at The University of Texas...
Read Moreby Chief of Police Kelly Butler I would like to take a moment and acknowledge several officers of the Wortham Police Department. First, I would like to recognize Sgt. Kelly Craig for all that he does at the Police...
Read Moreby Slim Randles Each of us, in our own way, smiles on the Fourth of July. We can’t help it. We are the most fortunate citizens of any nation in the world and we know it. A bunch of us in the valley will be down on the...
Read MoreChief DeWayne Philpott of the Teague Police Department recently graduated from the Leadership Command College – Class 98 of the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. The program, taught by a consortium of universities...
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