With the early spring green-up and mild winter weather, spring wild turkey season is shaping up to be very productive for hunters.
Not all white bass are spawning in creeks and rivers. Luke caught these out on the main lake with guide Brandon Sargent (Lead Slingers Guide Service) and Luke’s son Drew.
NOT ALL WHITE BASS ‘UP THE CREEK’
Cracker Barrel, 8:17 P.M.—it’s busy tonight. There’s a boy in a wheelchair at the table beside me. His father is spoon feeding him cooked apples and fried chicken.
The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney would like to welcome you at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please enter the front or through handicap-accessible doors, located at the back of City Hall where reserved parking for seniors is also available.
Children and teens can be moody, but when signs of mental health troubles last for weeks, don’t assume it’s just a passing mood.
A firefighter walks a ridge line as a Chinook helicopter flies over ranchland carrying water to dump on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle after high winds reignited the record breaking fire. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A horse eats on a fresh bale of hay in Canadian, surrounded by a pen that was damaged and a structure close by destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek fire. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A Chinook helicopter dumps water on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hemphill County after high winds caused a flare-up. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Volunteers sort and distribute donated goods at the animal supply point in Canadian. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam
A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery agent works outside of an animal supply point setup in Pampa, to help with disaster relief. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis, right, and Associate Director of Forest Resource Protection and Fire Chief Wes Moorehead, left, prepare for a morning briefing. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Megan Eikner loads bags of feed onto trucks at the animal supply point located at the Hutchinson County Airport in Borger. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A Texas A&M Forest Service plane drops water on a wall of flames that reaches into the sky as the Smokehouse Creek fire reignited on March 3 near Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A Hereford cow drinks from a tank as land burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire surrounds it. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A pile of metal and ash sitting in a charred field is all that remains of a trailer destroyed by fire in Fritch. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
A melted swing set and a pile of metal and ash are all that’s left of a trailer homestead in Fritch. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)
Texas A&M AgriLife responds to community needs alongside volunteers and other agencies in support of the Texas Panhandle
Pastor Charlie Nassar (center) samples a piece of Phil Zimmerman’s fried fish with Luke Clayton (right) at the 5th annual Luke Clayton’s Outdoor Rendezvous in Greenville last weekend. Photo courtesy Larry Weishuhn
OUTDOOR EVENT ALWAYS FUN
New Dojo Expected to Open Late This Spring
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today authorized Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to pursue acquisition of approximately 477 acres for a new state park in exchange for approximately 43 noncontiguous acres from Boca Chica State Park.
Emergency vehicles and personnel at the site where a Texas National Guard helicopter crashed near La Grulla on March 8, 2024. Credit: KRGV via REUTERS
Two National Guard members and a U.S. Border Patrol agent died in the crash in Starr County Friday afternoon.
The Kaufman County Commissioners Court recognized and offered their congratulations to the County Clerk’s office for receiving the 2023 Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Five Star Award. This marks the 18th year that the Clerk’s office has received this prestigious award.
Luke’s old camp coffee pot finally sprung a leak after many years. He will put the handle from the old one on the new and keep the tradition going!
Coffee Pots Old and New
Jennifer Angel, Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
O.H. Ivie returned to the spotlight with its fourth Legacy Class Lunker of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 936, Forney, TX 75126
Physical Address: 201 W. Broad St., Forney, TX 75126
Phone: 972-564-3121
Fax: 972-552-3599
