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The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and
held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer. By any name, these
fascinating insects are formidable predators. They have triangular heads poised
on a long “neck,” or elongated thorax. Mantids can turn their heads 180 degrees
to scan their surroundings with two large compound eyes and three other simple
eyes located between them.

Pictures from Brookston by Marvin Ann Patterson

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"Phillip's Garden" is a rock garden greeting visitors to Roxton and dedicated to the selection of Roxton's name based on the rock outcroppings and creeks in the area.

ROCK GARDEN MEMORIALIZES FORMER MAYOR RUTHERFORD

Phillip Rutherford, former mayor, was a linguist, specializing in onomastics. After retiring to his hometown of Roxton, he immediately began work...

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Agriculture & Business

Yellowing leaves are an early sign of manganese deficiency.

Manganese in your Garden Soil A growing problem in today's gardens is having sufficient nutrients beyond the big three of nitrogen, potassium...

USDA Reminds Producers Crop Acreage Reports Now Overdue

Agricultural producers in Lamar County must complete crop acreage reports by the July 15 deadline. Randi Whitis, county executive director with USDA’s Farm Service Agency...

Nature’s Call

Touching Vegetables & Flower Plants I’ve written before about the intelligence of plants. They don’t have eyes, but see; don’t have mouths, ...

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Since this Aug. 6 issue of the Progress went to press, Chisum ISD has revised the 2020-2021 calendar. School will now start Aug. 24.

Chisum ISD Updated Calendar

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Rebekah Moss & Family

Chisum Elementary Welcomes New and Returning Staff for ‘20-‘21

Welcome back, Mrs. Rebekah Moss! Hello! I am Rebekah Moss, and I am eager to rejoin the team at Chisum Elementary. I have worked with early...

2020-2021 Chisum ISD Enrollment Goes Online

Chisum ISD, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is requiring new and returning students to enroll online for the 2020-2021 school year. Parents...

The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and
held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer. By any name, these
fascinating insects are formidable predators. They have triangular heads poised
on a long “neck,” or elongated thorax. Mantids can turn their heads 180 degrees
to scan their surroundings with two large compound eyes and three other simple
eyes located between them.

Pictures from Brookston by Marvin Ann Patterson

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The Most Famous Roxtonite You've Never Heard Of I consider myself to be a more than adequate Internet sleuth. No, I don't know a whole lot about computers. But when it...

I've Made Choices

MEMORIES BY JAMES Have you ever thought of all the decisions made in your life, some by you and some by other people or situations. This article...

"Phillip's Garden" is a rock garden greeting visitors to Roxton and dedicated to the selection of Roxton's name based on the rock outcroppings and creeks in the area.

ROCK GARDEN MEMORIALIZES FORMER MAYOR RUTHERFORD

Phillip Rutherford, former mayor, was a linguist, specializing in onomastics. After retiring to his hometown of Roxton, he immediately began work...

Rhonda Bunt and Linda Rutherford

Summer Meal Program

Chicken, Hot Dogs, and Pizza, Oh My! Carrots, Broccoli, and Ranch Dressing Too. The Feed the Kids Program in Roxton will continue through...

Since this Aug. 6 issue of the Progress went to press, Chisum ISD has revised the 2020-2021 calendar. School will now start Aug. 24.

Chisum ISD Updated Calendar

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Ima Nell "Toby" Branum Rhodes 1933 - 2020 Ima Nell ?Toby? Branum Sansing Rhodes, 86, of Paris, died July 30 at Brentwood Terrace Healthcare and...

Gerald Holland 1936-2020 Gerald David Holland, 83, of Mesquite, Texas, passed on March 25, 2020. Gerald was born on June 2, 1936, to Marian Herman Holland and Cora Mae...

Laura Jean Layton 1956 - 2020 Laura Jean Layton, 64, of Brookston, passed away on July 26.? Heaven gained another angel, one of the ?Boren...

Memories by James

Buddy Holly’s “Peggie Sue”
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Memories, by James

Happiness Was Lubbock, Texas I really feel inadequate writing about the musicians from Lubbock in the ‘50s and ‘60s. I will limit my article to...

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A TRIPLE HANGING THREE NOTED CRIMINALS ARE SWUNG INTO ETERNITY

Mannon Davis, White, Eduardo Gonzales, Mexican, and James Upkins, Colored, Explain Their Crimes on the Gallows Paris, Tex., March 31. — The curtain has fallen on the...

Gone, Forgotten, and Good Riddance (Pt. 2)

In the July 2 issue of the Progress, you may recall the first part of the story of the murdering Davis brothers, Mannon and Miller. The brothers were both charged with...

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