Loft is that short span of hang time before your ball hits the lane. Earlier in this space we reported on “Mr. Smooth”, whose ball is laid down so softly that it’s not audible, to the “Paratrooper”, whose delivery sends his ball far down the alley before contact. Somewhere in between are varying degrees of loft.

Q. I grow my tomatoes in large containers in an old vegetable garden in full sun. How important is it to control the weeds growing at the base of the containers in the garden soil? Last year the wildflowers I planted on the site were beautiful but for the first time I had spider mites. Do you think they are related?

Soil testing Soil testing is crucial for understanding the health and fertility of your soil. It involves collecting samples from different areas of your property and sending them to a lab for analysis.

My Uncle Pedro has been DJing parties for ten years; his company is called DJ Rockstar. I have worked for him for three years. We have a job almost every weekend, and we have traveled as far as Tyler to DJ a dance or party. I like my job.

Sulphur Springs received a thumbs up from the Texas Highway 67 VW Road Trip 2024, whose members lunched downtown on March 10. Club president Gary Anderty son wrote, “All of us on the Road Trip want to say thank you for hosting our first stop. We had more VWs join us in Royse City, and then more in Alvarado.

Chamber of Commerce President, CEO butch@hopkinsco chamber.org We have less than two weeks before the Great Total Solar Eclipse on April 8! Here are a few items we want our residents to know: 1. The crowd we have is weather dependent.

The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality. Senate Bill 4 would allow state and local law enforcement officials to arrest and deport people suspected of entering the state illegally from Mexico, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

Q. When should we fertilize the lawn and what should we use? A.

All the leagues at JP’s Classic Lanes are USBC sanctioned, and all league bowlers here are members of the USBC. So, what exactly does that mean? The United States Bowling Congress officially launched Jan.

Hopkins County Generalogical Society has arranged for a much enjoyed previous speaker to return to the library to give a presentation entitled 'Doaksville, Choctaw Nation and its Relationship with Texas.' The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Genealogy Lbrary at 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs.