A Sixty Degree Day

The life of honeybees in the winter is like the directions on your shampoo bottle: “lather, rinse, repeat.” For honeybees it is: “eat honey, shiver to stay warm in a cluster, take a cleansing flight, repeat.

Voices of Classic Soul coming to NTCC

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will kick off its 2024 entertainment schedule with a concert by Voices of Classic Soul on Friday, Jan. 19th at 7:30 p.m.

CHISD to honor first Hall of Fame inductees

Time to bring out the red jackets. Chapel Hill ISD is ready to induct its first Hall of Fame class.

Beekeeping Class – Jan 13

The Caddo Trace Beekeeping Class for 2024 is on Saturday, January 13 at the Titus County AgriLife Center. Registration is limited, so call Rebecca Vanhoose, at 903.573.4810 ASAP if you’d like to attend.

We Want Japanese Maples

The Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, is an ornamental small tree with delicate leaves and spectacular fall colors. We told our landscaper, “We want Japanese maples on each side of the house.” “That’s not a good idea,” he warned, “too much sun,” he said, “and too much wind.

Flores named MPETSF recipient

The Mount Pleasant Electrical Trade Scholarship Fund award recipient for the 2023-2024 school year (spring semester) is Christian Flores. On Dec. 31, Christian received his sixth scholarship award from the MPETSF.

The many benefits of houseplants

The lines between the outdoors and indoors are being blurred. Homeowners build extensive outdoor living spaces so they can relax on weather-resistant furniture and even cook in lavish kitchens in their backyards.

Crime & Courts

There are 128 inmates in jail with 115 males and 13 females. Since Jan. 4 the following have been booked into the jail: Jan. 4 • JadalonM.Green,25 of Colbert, OK., was arrested on a warrant for Fail to ID, and 2 Class C warrants. • StephenA.