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POST ROTARY CLUB Chris Atkinson (left), Director of the Community Recovery Center (CRC), guided Anna Gibson and Rhett Parker through a demonstration that highlighted the challenges and significance of communicating effectively with individuals struggling with addiction during his presentation to the Post Rotary Club members at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the CRC building. | COURTESY PHOTO

POST ROTARY CLUB Chris Atkinson (left), Director of the Community Recovery Center (CRC), guided Anna Gibson and Rhett Parker through a demonstration that highlighted the challenges and significance of communicating effectively with individuals struggling with addiction during his presentation to the Post Rotary Club members at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the CRC building. | COURTESY PHOTO

Rotarians prepare for centennial celebration

50 years ago, Jim Cornish, President of the Post Rotary Club and Post Dispatch publisher, wrote in his account, “First Fifty - A Mostly Non-Recorded History of the Post, Texas Rotary Club.” Some excerpts from that account are as follows: “On Oct.

Growth in holiness

FR. JACOB POWELL | HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH Though it’s rarely known, patriotism is also a virtue. It’s the virtue of giving due honor to one’s country. ‘Patria’ is a term in Latin that means ‘country,’ but it comes from the related word ‘pater’ meaning ‘father.’ One’s fatherland is one’s country.
Bloom spring branches indoors

Bloom spring branches indoors

Bloom spring branches indoors

8Branches of springflowe r i ng t rees and shrubs may look bare but their dormant buds hold a liter a l f l o r a l shop of hidden blooms. Spring flowers can burst open from dormant buds when they are “forced” to bloom early.
Post to see May election for PISD school board

Post to see May election for PISD school board

Post to see May election for PISD school board

Four candidates have filed for one of two available seats on the Post ISD school board, a three-year term. The seats on the board are both at-large, with one being the president’s seat currently held by Drew Kirkpatrick, and a member seat held by Jack Cheek.
IAN VERGARA and KEYANDRE JEFFERSON

IAN VERGARA and KEYANDRE JEFFERSON

Bold Gold recognized with Associated Press All-State Honors

The Post Bold Gold Antelopes had a successful 2024 football season. The Bold Gold won the District 2-2A Division 1 Championship and ended their season as 2A Division 1 Regional finalists of Region 1 with an overall record of 13-1.
TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

Garza County Sheriff’s officers Braden Demoss (left) and Travis Johnson found 113 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on highway 84, south of Justiceburg on Sunday afternoon, Feb.
YOUNG PLAYERS Post Little League baseball diamonds at the David Nichols Park are soon to see an upgrade after the city council members voted to spend park restoration monies to purchase new bleachers. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

YOUNG PLAYERS Post Little League baseball diamonds at the David Nichols Park are soon to see an upgrade after the city council members voted to spend park restoration monies to purchase new bleachers. | ANNA GIBSON PHOTO

City council votes to finish baseball fields within 6 to 8 weeks; volunteer group’s fund-raising called into question

ANNA GIBSON | POST DISPATCH The City of Post met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Mayor Marvin Self called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. During a citizen comment, Melba Cimental expressed concerns about her water bill, noting that her meter has been manually read since August.
BEEKEEPING Families watch as a beekeeper examines a hive, looking for the queen and honey amid the worker bees. A Beekeeping School will be held on March 1 in Brenham, TX. | COURTESY PHOTO

BEEKEEPING Families watch as a beekeeper examines a hive, looking for the queen and honey amid the worker bees. A Beekeeping School will be held on March 1 in Brenham, TX. | COURTESY PHOTO

Beekeeping: an educational family experience

Keeping a hive of bees can be an educational family activity as well as providing honey for your table and pollination for your garden and flowering plants. Most city ordinances allow up to two bee hives per city lot.Many families make beekeeping an experience for adults and children.