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FORT SUMNER — The Fort Sumner Municipal Schools board heard on Nov. 21 that two legislative bodies are considering increasing the required number of classroom hours for school districts. Superintendent Matt Moyer, addressing the board virtually, warned board members to expect extensive discussion about extending the school year in the upcoming legislative session, which begins Jan. 17. The 60-day session will extend through March 18. Moyer said preliminary discussions in interim meetings of the Legislative Finance Committee and the L...
FORT SUMNER — Drought conditions in Texas and throughout the U.S. continue to take a toll on cattle numbers, with higher calf prices and less beef production projected for 2023, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service livestock economist. “Most of the country is in some form of drought,” David Anderson, AgriLife Extension economist in the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station, told attendees at the recent South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic in Brenham. “Drought affects all aspects of the cattle...