The Texas Department of Transportation has kicked off its statewide “Drive Sober. No Regrets” drunk driving prevention program for the holidays. Throughout the month, TxDOT has released videos of people who deal with the daily consequences of driving while impaired, either as an offender or survivor.
With the number of COVID-19 deaths frozen since last week at 73 total, Freestone county marks the first week in months that no deaths have been recorded.
Katy and I typed tons of letters to Santa this past week for the special Christmas section. We enjoyed reading all of the letters and seeing what all of the kiddos want this Christmas.
Watching Cowboy game on Thanksgiving evening brought back memories of their first Thanksgiving game in 1966. Karen’s grandfather in Donie had one of the first color TVs and our date was to go down and watch the first big game in Cowboy history. They defeated the dominant Cleveland Browns and went on to the NFL Championship game, failing in the last few seconds to force an overtime game against the Green Bay Packers. When you glance away for a few seconds, half a century can slip by.
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