FIVE YEARS AGO: Northeast Texas Community College recently learned that it was one of only nine community colleges nationwide to win recog- nition for its innovative agriculture programs by the American Asso- ciation of Community Colleges (AACC).

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is awarding more than $531,000 in grants to four rural Texas hospitals to expand telehealth services for children. The grants will help the hospitals expand or implement telehealth services that connect their patients with pediatric specialists and subspecialists through video chats and phone calls.

“And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 16:9 (NKJV) This is a destiny scripture! Jesus says, “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of God.” You have the power and authority to bind anything on earth. When we pray we have the power to bind anything that is coming against us spiritually, physically, emotionally and financially.

The time after WWII was a continuing of our nation’s recovery and the beginning of a new and improved life. Actually, it was the best of times and the worst of times. For the worst, look at the American farm, which began to collapse in the war’s aftermath. The small, family owned farm, which had organically fed our country so well, was slowly pushed aside as large conglomerates took control. Combined with this were the beginnings of a chemical revolution that radically changed the face of farming.

Subterranean passages beneath your feet are the homes to millions of small slimy creatures that we call earthworms. While they are often seen as dirty and somewhat disgusting, they build the soil upon which farmers rely like few other creatures can do.

FORT WORTH - Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little “horned toad.” Today, a coalition of zoos and wildlife scientists released 204 captive-raised hatchlings into the wild (100 of them hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo), and this follows new evidence this year that previously released lizards are now reproducing. Meanwhile, a landmark bipartisan proposal now moving through Congress, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, would bring the resources needed to save this species and hundreds like it.

The Mount Pleasant - Titus County Chamber of Commerce welcomed BoxDrop Mattresses, celebrating with a ribbon cutting Wednesday. The business, which offers mattresses at wholesale prices, is located at 1779 N Edwards Ave Mount Pleasant. COURTESY PHOTO