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Vol. 9 No. 42
Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas
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October 17, 2018
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New Real County Agrilife Extension Agent Real County has hired a new County Extension Agent after months of the position being open. His name is Justin McGriff. He started on September 04, 2018. Justin grew up on a small farm in Beeville, Texas, where my parents still live today. He earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Tx as well as a master’s in animal science from Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas. He grew up raising and showing goats and showing a few pigs in 4-H and FFA at the county show and a few of the major livestock shows in Texas. Justin said “I have always had a passion for livestock and for helping others achieve their goals. I enjoy meeting new people and look forward to working with the people in Real County. I am excited and am looking forward to see what life has in store for me here in Real County.” His office is located at 193 U.S. Highway 83 Leakey, Texas (in the courthouse annex) and I can be reached by phone at (830) 2325464 and email is justin.mcgriff@ag.tamu.edu
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Dub’s Corner
Tri-Canyon’s Only Weekly Newspaper!
by Julie Becker
The extension program is a cooperative effort of the federal government, state and local governments and the nation’s land-grant universities and colleges. Land-grant schools are those chosen by the federal government or their states to receive special support from the federal government. In return, these institutions participate in extension programs that include educating the public in improved agriculture methods, nutrition and other areas. The typical extension agent is an employee of one of the landgrant institutions even though he may have office facilities provided by the state or county. Job duties depend on the type of program for which the agent is hired. Please take the opportunity to introduce yourself and your children to Justin before stockshow time gets here. He is entergetic and excited to be in Real County. We have been without a County Extension Agent for so long, lets put him to work!
LEAKEY LIONS CLUB MAKES DONATIONS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS by Julie Becker
Real County Sheriff’s Monthly Report
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Second Round of Rain Causes Major Road Damage ............................ Page 8
JUST FOR GRINS
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-6 Feature Story ................ Page 7 Community Events.........Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
Today’s Weather
High: 50° Low: 47°
Last Month records indicated one of the wettest months on record for the Texas Hill Country. The month of October is quickly rising in total rainfall numbers. The Nueces River at Barksdale shows just over 12 inches for September and over 16 inches for October thus far. When I went to get the totals for the Frio it was just a flat line, not a good sign. It was a lot. I questioned Lee Sweeten, Edwards County Commissioner about the path of the most recent flooding on the Llano River. This was his reply “Part of the headwaters of the South Fork of the Llano River begins in Northern Edwards County with a portion of the drainage area in Northern Real County. From there the South Llano runs through Junction where it joins with the North Fork that originates in Sutton and Kimble Counties. From this point on it becomes just the Llano River. From here
the Llano runs east north east thru Kimble County and across rural Mason County. It flows south of the town of Mason and continues on eastward thru Llano County. After passing thru Llano the river continues Northeast and then turns back sharply to the Southeast where it joins the Colorado River near Kingsland, Texas. The Colorado River (the longest river in Texas that has both its origin and mouth in the State) generally flows southeasterly and ends up emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay.” With this amount of rain over the past month and this month the roads just can’t hold it. There will be severe damage to most of the roadways in Real and Edwards Counties, as well as surrounding counties. County Commissioners will take on the task of repairing if not totally replacing roadways in our counties just as soon as the rain stops, forecasts indicate that will not be anytime soon.
by Julie Becker and Lee Sweeten
RR 335 North of Barksdale
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