Capital Highlights

Retiring senator named Secretary of State Retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, has been named the next secretary of state by Gov. Greg Abbott. She replaces John Scott, who announced his resignation effective at year’s end.

Do You Remember?

Everyone remembers where they were the day President Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. But there was one man that was never spoken about during the days that followed the actual parade on Friday. He was Mike Cochran, an AP reporter that served as a pallbearer in Fort Worth.

Capital Highlights

Turnout drops in recent election Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. Republican candidates continued to hold a hammerlock on statewide positions, with incumbent Gov.

Letter to the Editor

Well Post, I’m at it one more time. This week is early voting. I know some of you have already voted early. I hope that everyone saw my letter last week asking for help for our mom-and-pop Store (Brady’s).

Devotional

Joy in God’s Sufficiency Grassland Church of the Nazarene PASTOR GENELL KNISLEY Paul’s joy reflected in his letter to the Christians in Philippi wasn’t based in a sunny optimism or a positive mental attitude. It was the confidence that Paul had that God was in control.

Do You Remember?

To conclude the story of Jack and Zoe Kirkpatrick, they moved to Post when they married, and Jack joined his dad and granddad working the family ranch. They lived next door to his parents. After about a year, they moved to the ranch to raise their family.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: I am writing to you today as a concerned and frustrated parent. My son, Samuel Hernandez, is a Junior at Post High School. He is an honor student and leader in the band. Until recently, Samuel was also an athlete participating in cross-country.

Will irrigation hold out?

The parched Texas Panhandle and South Plains are enjoying scattered showers, but there’s concern about whether irrigation wells will have enough water to push the crop home, notes Randy Boman, Windstar cotton agronomics manager.

Murilo Maeda Crop Report

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Cotton Specialist, Lubbock Parts of the region received rain from Sunday through Tuesday. According to the West Texas Mesonet, areas from Cochran and Hockley counties northeast toward Hall County picked up anywhere from a trace to as much as 0.7 inches.