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The little town in East Texas; the citizens called London, soon faced criticism from folks in a south west Texas county named Kimble they already had a town with that name. So Rusk County changed the name of their new town to New London.

Rural Texans have a lot to say about the lack of broadband service in their communities. Since we covered the topic earlier this month, many readers have emailed to share their stories and pleas for help.

You don’t have to look very far to see things that have been taken away this year by COVID-19. We’ve all scaled back on all sorts of in-person visits, leisure activities like going to movie theaters and restaurants, and have experienced limited-access seating at all sorts of large gatherings from sporting events to church services. As a pastor, one of the things I have missed is in-person meetings for training and social engagement.