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The night of June 3, 2005 was hot, humid, and dry. The drought conditions in deep East Texas had continued unabated all year. Both man and beast were in search of cool air and wet water. As deputies for the Shelby County, Texas Sheriff Department, my partner and I patrol the county, checking the security of businesses, churches, residences, and schools. On this particular night, we were driving through Blair, a community on the far western side of Shelby County. We pulled into the parking lot of a small Baptist church located right off the Farm-to-Market highway. As we drove up to the church, suddenly an animal ran from under the church into the trees beyond.

The fifth six weeks of school has been completed at Hemphill Elementary School. Students making the honor roll and perfect attendance for this grading period are listed here.

(The persons named below have been charged but not proven guilty of the crimes stated. This information is obtained by written request to the Sheriff from Sabine County Reporter.

The official start of summer is near and now is the time to ensure your garden is ready before those sky-high Texas temperatures arrive. “It may seem like a challenge to keep your garden beautiful in the summer, but with a little planning ahead, you can keep it producing and colorful,” said Larry Stein, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture specialist at Uvalde and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences.