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Sonora School District Earns A Rating from TEA

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:42 PM

The Sonora Independent school District received an A rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in ratings released this past Thursday.

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Unsettling News About Eaton Hill Nature Center and Preserve Takes Council Members by Surprise

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:39 PM

City of Sonora Council members heard some unsettling news about Eaton Hill Nature Center and Preserve Monday night causing them to rethink whether or not to go forward with providing grant assistance.

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Commissioners Adopt Budget and Set Proposed Tax Rate

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:38 PM

Department by department, Sutton County Commissioners considered necessary line items and considered cuts where necessary during a lengthy meeting and public hearing Monday morning, August 19, before finally adopting their 2019-2020 budget.

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Devils River Conservancy Highlights Numerous U.S. Wind Farm Project Cancellations

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:31 PM

The massive expansion of unregulated wind energy developments across the state of Texas has encroached on several communities and ecologically significant areas including state-protected wild spaces, according to a news release Monday, August 19. As a result, there have been numerous reports of wind farm project cancellations across the region due to the negative impacts wind farms can and have had on their surrounding areas, according to the report.

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Plant and Soil Recovery Takes Time After Wildfire

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:29 PM

The sight of blackened earth after a fire is hard to take. The loss of standing vegetation affects not only the availability of livestock forage, but also feed, cover, and nesting habitat for wildlife. Fire also removes litter and standing vegetation that protect the soil from water and wind erosion.
However, Mother Nature will restore the grass ecosystem. How plants respond after wildfire depends on plant characteristics, environmental characteristics, and management.

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A Dream Comes of Age

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 1:47 PM

Just two decades ago, visionary Galveston leaders risked public monies, made promises they hoped they could keep, and readily shared their vision with cruise lines. They fully believed that cruising was ready to “take off.”

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Sonora Outlaw Rodeo and Sutton County Days Tradition Ride On

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 2:21 PM

For almost half a century, the Sonora Outlaw Rodeo has been teaming up with top competitors while the annual Sutton County Days celebration has provided a variety of traditional West Texas fun.

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School Board Readies for 2019-2020 School Year

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 2:19 PM

Sonora ISD School Board Trustees assembled Monday evening, August 12, to take care of some usual back-to-school business.

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Hospital Administrator Says Helipad is “Not at Risk”

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 2:12 PM

Despite a delay to the start of their meeting due to a lack of board members, the Sutton County Hospital District Board of Directors handled a number of business items as well as heard updates and presentations from the CEO, CFO and Radiology Director Monday evening, August 12, during their regular meeting.

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Business as Usual for County Commissioners

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 2:10 PM

It was business as usual Monday, August 12, for Sutton County Commissioners after spending weeks working on budget matters.

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Recent Obituaries

Louis Paul Balas

Louis Paul Balas, 71, of Fredericksburg, Texas, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, July 20, 2019, surrounded by his family.

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Joyce Marie Ridgeway

Joyce Marie Ridgeway, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend, was called peacefully by her Lord and Savior to her eternal home on Friday, July 19, 2019, after a hard-fought battle of dementia.

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Doris Jane Campbell Hull

Our Mother, Doris Jane Campbell Hull was reunited with our Daddy, Rayford, on June 19, 2019.

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