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One of 30 Victorian lights lining the eastern side of Roxton's business district since 1997.

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Santa Comes to Roxton! By Shirley Cooper He swept in from Ladonia and left Roxton lit up like a Christmas Tree I know it is July. I know it is...

Best float winner-$100 cash - Kalyl, Rachel and Ensley McGuire.

Celebrating Our Independence

Downtown Roxton came alive on July 3 in celebration of the 245th year of the United States’ Independence from Great Britain. Canceled in 2020 due...

Howland’s namesake: E.H.R. Green.

Howland, Texas: What’s in a name?

Those Cotton Pickin’ Towns The best part about researching a topic is discovering the fascinating trivial facts irrelevant to the subject at...

Everything’s Better with Rainwater

“Everything is better when you get rainwater,” says cotton producer Kay White. But for the last two years, rainfall has been sparse on her Dawson County, Texas, farms. In...

Excessive rains are impacting forage harvests throughout the state, but East and
Central Texas are particularly impacted…

Rainfall and Texas Agriculture

Moisture a Concern for Forage Producers Rains and the threat of rain have kept forage producers in hay-producing regions of Texas out of...

Downtown Roxton holds a few of several public areas that need ongoing maintenance.

Roxtonites: Your Community Needs You!

Staff Report Fellow Roxtonites, here’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss! You have no doubt seen one of the many thousands of blue...

Connar Vorheis was a recipient
of one of the Roxton Ex-Student
Scholarships. He is the son of Jeremy
and Hope Vorheis. He plans to
attend Texas Tech University and
major in Chemical Engineering.

Roxton Ex-Students Association Awards Scholarships to Local Grads

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Jack Rowe and Kinsley Bowers have a blast in the most realistic bounce “firehouse” you’ll ever see.

RVFD Thanks Community for Support

Department (RVFD) held a free hamburger and hot dog cook-out to express its appreciation to the city’s residents. As it turned out, however, as is...

Kenda Felker, Ms. Wheelchair Southwestern U.S.

Local Resident Vies for “Ms. Wheelchair U.S.A.” Title

Kenda Felker has not always used a wheelchair, but when she lost the use of her legs to multiple sclerosis (MS) 12 years ago, she didn’t view her...

Community Easter Egg Hunt

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Although National Ag Day was officially recognized on March 23, we thought we’d feature a series of articles in this issue focusing on food and fiber producers, their importance to America, and how everyone can join everyday to support agriculture — the very fiber upon which Roxton was built.

Special Feature Issue: National Ag Day 2021

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Support People with Disabilities by Supporting Medicare Advantage

It’s been more than 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law, but even with equal protections legally guaranteed, progress for disabled Texans...

New Website Launches to Help Older Adults Access Programs that...

Austin, Texas- January 28, 2021–Research shows that people who stay active and engaged in their worlds live longer, healthier, happier lives but until now, finding...

Help Lamar County residents and other Texas recover from winter storm

Some counties in Texas, including Lamar and nearby counties, have still not been declared disaster areas due to the winter storm by the federal...

Evan Wood celebrates the Varsity Chisum Boys Mustangs Basketball squad Regional tournamentvictory over Whitewright 59-49 on Feb. 27. The 20-8 Mustangs will take on Tatum (23-3) in the semi-finals in Athens on Friday, March 5, at 6:00 pm. The winner heads to the Regional final. (Photos by Tony Corso)

Mustangs Head to Regional Semi-Finals

The Chisum Mustangs Basketball Team will Take on the Tatum Eagles on Friday March 5th at 6:00 p.m. at Athens ISD. Chisum ISD will have a schoolwide...

CHISUM ISD Supports RP

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