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Appraiser explains value hike

Most of you have received your appraisal notices for 2020 and are concerned about the amount that your property has increased.

You are probably wondering why, in the middle of this pandemic, values have been proposed at higher numbers than last year. The problem has multiple answers.

First, state law requires that appraisals be done based on January 1 value. On that date, no one could have anticipated what the virus would do to our world. We had to look at recent sales in 2019 to estimate the values for 2020.

Don’t become a Memory!

The University of Southern California is reporting that alcohol sales have surged since the COVID-19 pandemic began, raising concerns among USC experts and others that the bottoms-up binge could come with a social cost.

Brookshire Brothers, customers helping neighbors

Lufkin – Brookshire Brothers is joining with its customers to get food to those who’ve lost jobs, income and their very health due to COVID-19. The Lufkinbased grocer knows that Together We Can Do More to help our neighbors facing food insecurity.

FM218 project begins

WACO – TxDOT’s contractor began a project to upgrade the roadway along FM 218 in Hamilton County on Monday.

20 YEARS

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20 YEARS-Hamilton County Tax Assessor-Collector honored longtime employee Susan Foster for 20 years with an award last Friday.

Senior 2020 trends: Ugg boots to Gap year

The Class of 2020, who has come through fashion trends to include “mandle” slides and Ugg boots, neon sweatshirts, leggings, and an obsession with Justice and Crocs, must now choose between trending on to college or taking a gap year to wait for colleges to open back for business.

USDA offers pilot program for compost

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of $900,000 for local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project for fiscal year 2020.

Council OKs ambulance purchase with grant funds

Hamilton City Council last Thursday approved purchase of three ambulances for Hamilton County Hospital District, voted to go out for bids on repairs for two city streets and discussed a feasibility study for a city-sponsored community/senior citizen center.

Military, tip and prayers

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Our United States Memorial Day is coming up on Monday, May 25. Fly those American flags high in your proudest way. May not be a lot of traveling going on, but I bet the pit will be warming up! Have a very safe Memorial Day and remember why we have it.

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY

Volunteers, cash donations and emergency supplies continued to pour into Sherman on May 22, 1896 a full week after a terrible twister destroyed much of the North Texas town and took dozens of lives.