Timely rainfall across portions of Reagan County has improved wildlife habitat and raised expectations for the 2026-27 general white-tailed deer season, which opens Saturday, Nov. 7, across Texas

The Big Lake Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center will host Christmas in the Park and its Lighted Christmas Parade on Wednesday, December 2, at Reagan County North Park. The event is scheduled from 5:30 p.m

I used to do commercials for movies being shown in our local theater. I went to the theater owner’s office one day to get info about upcoming shows

ARRESTS October 20 – Gerardo Rafael Ayar – 38 year old male. Charges: DRIVING W/LIC INV W/PREV CONV/SUSP/W/O FIN RES

The Reagan County boys cross country team qualified for the UIL State Cross Country Championships with a third-place finish Monday at the Region I 2A meet in Lubbock. Reagan County scored 153 points

Fort Lancaster & Battlefield State Historic Site will host its second annual “Frontier Firearms” event Saturday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m

Reagan County High School’s Mighty Owl Band earned a Division 1 rating Saturday, October 17, at the South Zone Marching Contest and advanced to the Area meet in Lubbock. The contest was held at San Angelo ISD Stadium

Big Lake Councilmember Jeff Dyess has resigned from the city council, and the council voted Tuesday, October 6, to fill his seat by appointment. Councilmember Joseph Haynes made a motion to accept the resignation

Some people say autumn means the end of summer and all the fun, time to get serious and go back to the ordinary. Others look forward to fall, saying it’s colorful and energizing and it’s like starting everything all over again

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Monday, Oct

ARRESTS October 7 – Wryan Levi Pierce – 23 year old male. Charges: 60 Day Confinement, EVADING ARREST DETENTION W/VEH OR WATERCRAFT

Thousands of monarch butterflies are making their annual southward migration through Texas, with Reagan County lying along one of the principal routes the orange-and-black insects follow to their wintering grounds in central Mexico. The fall migration typically brings monarchs through West Central Texas during October as butterflies from breeding grounds in the northern United States and southern Canada converge on a relatively narrow corridor leading into Mexico

Thousands of monarch butterflies are making their annual southward migration through Texas, with Reagan County lying along one of the principal routes the orange-and-black insects follow to their wintering grounds in central Mexico. The fall migration typically brings monarchs through West Central Texas during October as butterflies from breeding grounds in the northern United States and southern Canada converge on a relatively narrow corridor leading into Mexico

A Texas death row inmate convicted of a fatal 2000 robbery who was executed Wednesday night was the first person put to death in the country since a failed execution in Tennessee that has raised alarm over lethal injection. Jamaal Howard was executed by lethal injection and pronounced deceased at 8:03 p.m., according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Reagan Hospital District has been named a winner of the 2026 Best of Texas Award in the Hospitals category, according to The Guide to Texas website and a press release issued by the district. The district received the award October 6

“Do you know what the worst sound in the world is? It’s the sound of bagpipes. It is absolutely horrible, frightful and sounds like ten thousand hogs grunting at the same time.” Those words were spoken to me by H

U.S. Senate candidates Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee, and Democratic nominee James Talarico traded jabs last week over rising gas and diesel prices, The Texas Tribune reported

Consumers are being warned to slow down and verify unexpected emails before clicking links, entering security codes or sending money as scammers increasingly use realistic invitations, invoices and login requests to gain access to personal accounts. Recent public alerts from the Federal Trade Commission and FBI highlight several common email scams, including fake meeting invitations, fraudulent permit invoices, Microsoft device-code schemes and messages designed to trick users into running commands on their computers

Human trafficking victims can come from any economic or social background. Keeping children safer begins well before an emergency

Reagan County Independent School District (RCISD) expects to begin using its new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Building in October, Superintendent Eric Hallmark said in an email. The only work left is installing a beef trolley, also called a butcher meat rail, and cleanup, Hallmark said