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Dear Neil: Is there anything I can use to kill off these unwanted vines (see photos) without harming my Asian jasmine? That is a really impressive planting of Asian jasmine, and I can see why you would want to protect it. I believe you have Hall’s honeysuckle, the wild form that has become naturalized (not a true native, but an invasive nonnative).

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Sometimes it is personal. We meet people who are often friends for ages who mark our lives, and sometimes we meet people who are only passing through, but who will also leave a mark. Such was John Benson, a carver of stone.

Last week’s article contains the introduction to Dr. J Frank Norris’s letter to President Harry S. Truman and the Biblical quotes of God’s promise that the land of Canan would belong to his chosen people for the rest of time.

When you ask someone if they are familiar with some of the incredible stories found in the Bible, you will usually get the same response. Adam, Eve, Noah and the Ark, David and Goliath, Daniel and the lions, or the one we’re going to look at today, Jonah and the whale.

Today there are so many bad things going on in the world, it is scary. Everyday there are wars and more rumors of more war and everybody building more and more destructive arms. Bigger battleships, bigger bombers, more powerful missiles, why not grow food and seek peace? What does the Bible say is going to happen? Jesus taught about signs of the end times, it was not going to get better but worse, (Matthew 24:3, :21). It also teaches there will be one final big monster battle between evil forces and good forces. The evil forces will be the devil, the antiChrist, the false prophet, the fallen angels and all evil forces. The good forces will be Jesus Christ, His angels and His Bride, The Church, all who have repented of their sins and called upon Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior (Ephesians 2:8&9, John 1:12, Titus 2:13). Jesus Christ wins the battle and is declared the victor once and for all. There will be no more battles. The antiChrist and false prophet will be cast into the lake of fire and the Devil bound for a thousand years and eventually judged and cast into the lake of fire, (Revelation 20:2&3). If we have never accepted Jesus Christ we are not on the winning team. It is not too late to make Him your Lord and Savior, (John 1:12&13).

Possible Saturday hours for Library The Fort Stockton Public Library is conducting a survey to determine interest in the library opening on Saturdays. The survey is available on their Facebook page and at the library front desk.

DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more through its mission of Serving Others. In addition to the national and private branded products customers trust Dollar General to carry, the new Fort Stockton location includes the Company’s new stylish, on-trend home décor and an expanded party preparation selection. Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General app.

Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024 TNMP Power Grants opened, August 1. A total of $155,000 will be available to support community- strengthening projects across TNMP’s service areas, with individual grants of up to $10,000.

Jurors do not need to report for duty for the trial that was scheduled for August 13 in Iraan. The Jury Trial schedule for that day has been cancelled..