TSTA survey indicates a record 70 percent of teachers on the verge of quitting as educator morale sinks; political attacks, pandemic, years of state neglect to blame A record 70 percent of teacher-members surveyed by the Texas State Teachers Association said they were seriously considering leaving the profession as they ended a difficult school year last spring. The number was the highest ever recorded in the teacher moonlighting and morale survey, which has been tracking Texas teachers’ concerns for more than 40 years, and it was a significant jump from the 53 percent who expressed similar feelings the last time the survey was conducted in 2018.

By Richard Sirman richard.sirman@madisonvillemeteor.com Adam Carter, who has been biding his time in the jail of Madison County since 2020, got sentenced on Friday, August 5, 2022, on seven counts. The counts include the time given and the fines for each crime.

By Richard Sirman richard.sirman@madisonvillemeteor.com Madison County hosted a town hall meeting at the Truman Kimbro Convention Center organized by Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign for his ‘A Drive For Texas’ event, which includes a 49-day drive of over 5,000 miles, 70 events, and visiting 65 and more counties and communities. The event took place on Saturday, August 6, and was attended by over 222 attendees who came out to hear what Beto had to say.

My wife’s family had been in the sheep and goat business for several generations and her dad even had a world champion ram at one time. They raised fine Rambouillet sheep which have very fine wool for making beautiful clothing among other things. The sheep were imported from France in the 1800s. They are strong, produce well, raising lambs that are very good to eat. They grow and produce wool but there can be a problem. A grease (lanolin) is on the wool. To rub up against them or handle them you get the grease (lanolin) on you and it is very hard to get off. So how do they make that dirty greasy wool clean and white? By soaking the wool in hot water and soap can make it come out clean free of the grease and dirt. The result is snow white wool. Thinking about wool reminds me of something in the Bible. First it says we are dirty before God because of sin, and we all have sinned, (Romans 3:23, Isaiah 53:5&6). Unless something is done about our sins we will never be allowed to dwell with God, (John 8:24, Acts 3:19). The only way our sins can be forgiven is by trusting in Jesus Christ and by what He did on the cross, (John 1:29, Isaiah 1:18). Only then can we have fellowship with God, (John 1:12,5:24, Revelation 3:20).

The following persons were arrested or booked into the Madison County jail. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.