Perspectives

Mexia area Labor Day celebrations to be freestyle

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 12:00am

There will be no citywide Labor Day events in Mexia, but families and friends will likely be getting together to celebrate the end of summer Monday, Sept. 2.

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State’s power grid again reaches record demand

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 12:00am

The dog-day heat wave has sent power demands to new records, the Austin American-Statesman reported. With much of the state enduring an excessive heat warning, power demand peaked at 85,559 megawatts last week, breaking a record set last August.

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Tehuacana gym’s fate stirs up memories

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 12:00am

Bob Wright

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HOW MOLD APPEARS ON CHEESE

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am

Dear Heloise: A reader recently suggested that mold on cheese comes from bacteria because of human contact. Mold is a fungus that is not related to bacteria. It is a natural process in the aging/ breaking down of organic matter. -- Paula, in Vermont