The Ellerslie voting precinct is moving south – just over a mile. Effective with the November General Election, those casting ballots at the Ellerslie precinct will have to go to Ellerslie Park as the voting precinct is being moved from Cornerstone Baptist Church to the Ellerslie Park Lodge.
A serious look today, Donald Most will always be the comedic Ralph Malph in “Happy Days”. Born this week in 1953, he enjoyed a huge following of fans as Malph.
The county’s retirement benefit has changed but not in the way Sheriff Mike Jolley had requested.
Pictured during his trial, Patrick Crusius was found guilty on 22 counts of using a firearm to commit murder among other charges stemming from a murderous rampage at a Walmart in El Paso, TX. By his own admission, Crusius was targeting Mexicans.
I was a high school student when first reading George Orwell’s 1984 and never thought I would see it happening – but I have.
A planet discovered 11 years ago, that is very similar to Earth, continues being studied. It was in July 2015 the Kepler Space Telescope discovered a planet 1,800 light-years from Earth that has been loosely called Earth 2.0 or Earth’s Cousin, though the actual name is Kepler-452b.
Anyone recognize Kennewick Man? Probably not as his skeleton dates to between 8,400 and 8,700 years ago. His nearly complete skeleton was found by college students this week in 1962. The discovery in the Pacific Northwest changed many theories about ancient peoples in that area and it has been determined that Kennewick Man was related to Native Americans in that area during that time frame. Shown is Kennewick Man’s skull and what he might have looked like.
Hamilton and Harris County have scheduled a combined Purple Heart declaration. Both the city and county have completed the requirements for Hamilton to become a Purple Heart city and Harris County to become a Purple Heart county.
The 250th birthday celebration of our country has come and gone but it does not have to end just yet. My wife had to work on Independence Day, so I took time to enjoy some wind therapy. For those unfamiliar, that means getting out on a motorcycle and cruising with no particular place to go and no hurry to get there – just enjoying the ride and wind. Anyone who rides motorcycles can explain the experience.
The best meteor shower taking place during the summer months should begin Friday. Early meteors from the Perseids Meteor Shower usually begin appearing on July 17 with the final meteors flashing across the sky on Aug. 24. Peak activity is forecast for the overnight hours of Aug. 12-13 with the shower producing about 30-50 meteors per hour. As with many meteor showers the best viewing time is shortly before dawn of Aug. 13.
