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Brazos River Authority implements Stage 1 drought status

Staff report The Brazos River Authority has announced that a Stage 1 – Drought Watch has been implemented for nine of the 11 reservoirs within the BRA water supply system. Reservoirs affected by the Stage 1 Drought Watch are Lakes Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Aquilla, Proctor, Belton, Limestone, Somerville, Stillhouse Hollow and Georgetown.The current Stage 1…

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Here are the present locations where you can buy a copy or extra copies of the current issue of the Palo Pinto Press, beginning with those inside the Mineral Wells City limits:Brookshires at 100 SE 17th Ave., Happy Days Diner at 319 N. Oak Ave., next door to the Crazy Hotel, Korner Stop at 716…

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More Than Meets the Eye

There was an eerie stillness in the air. It was almost as if silence spoke. Everyone knew what was about to happen even if we didn’t understand. The waiting was tedious. Helplessness wrapped your stomach…

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One of John’s risk factors for another heart attack was stress. John imagined his hunter-gatherer ancestor facing a hungry lion while hunting. His ancestor thought, “I’m fixing to be lunch if I don’t do something!”…