March 2026

Wild pork can be great eating

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Most folks that read my column, listen to my radio shows or watch my outdoor adventures on ‘ A Sportsman’s Life’ TV show probably know that I absolutely love hunting wild hogs and enjoying the pork from the wild.
Luke considers prime cuts from wild hogs such as these backstraps to be some of the best eating from the wild. The trick is choosing the ‘right’ hog. Photo by Luke Clayton

Around Town

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February 24-March 10: Kaufman County is offering a free three-lesson series designed to help individuals prevent and manage high blood pressure by educating on healthy eating and lifestyle changes. The class is on Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m.

FROM THE BLEACHERS

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We live in a world that loves labels. In the education field, we hear words like advanced, average, behind and dropout frequently.

DAR begins 250th Anniversary Celebration in Style

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The National Society Daughters of the Americal Revolution (NSDAR), Neches River Chapter, celebrated the American Revolution and the upcoming 250th birthday of the nation on February 23 with a visit to The American Revolution Experience exhibit in Mabank. The exhibit, sponsored by the Sarah Maples Chapter NSDAR, presented storyboards, a raffle, activities and artifacts on the roots of the United States’ break with Great Britain and the people and events of the Revolutionary War.
Photo courtesy of Suzie Bass Members of the Van Zandt and Kaufman area DAR chapters and friends at the American Revolution Experience, in 1770s period costume.