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The Ripton Country Store In preparation for a recent daytrip to Ripton, my husband and I threw snowshoes, hiking poles and various clothing layers into the car. I filled up our water bottles. Then I departed from my usual modus operandi. I pretty much cannot leave for any excursion without tucking fruit, nuts and a granola bar in my bag. My husband claims that, on longer trips, I could feed an entire family for a week on the food I bring along "just in case." But on a Saturday early in January, our destination, Spirit in Natur...

Jesus is the reason for the season, so Robin Mullinax Underwood and Clete Underwood ignited a ministry movement to put Christ back into Christmas by lighting crosses from Nov. 27-Dec.

Read Article LIVERMORE — The Livermore Board of Selectpersons met Monday night with the town’s auditors and lawyer to discuss the municipality’s financial issues, but no action was taken after more than an hour of executive sessions. Prior to the closed-door sessions, Ron Smith and Ed Warren with RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton shared what they had found since Smith met with the board Nov. 23. A four-page letter was sent to the board Dec. 11 detailing the firm’s findings and concerns. Smith said certain municipal practices have led to some residents being overtaxed or undertaxed. Related �...

Jessica Brionna Baker, 29, Jacksonville, forgery (CCSO warrant); Nathaniel Jacob Beck, 26, Jacksonville, possession of marijuana; Cornellious Bell, 24, Terrell, delivery of marijuana, three counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (Tarrant Co. warrant); Brooke D Ann Berryhill, 39, Jacksonville, unlawful possession of a firearm by felon, possession of drug paraphernalia (Rusk PD warrant); Ashley C. Glover Bivens, 33, Jacksonville, driving while intoxicated with child under 15; Brittany Shontrell Black, 33, Jacksonville, failure to ide...