“Hey Flaps, what we gonna do? I don’t know….Whacha wanna do? I know, let’s flap over to….” the John A. Lomax Amphitheater in Meridian, there’s a movie on. Just imagine Disney’s The Jungle Book vulture scene with Buzzie, Dizzy, Ziggy and Flaps as you read that sentence. Or “look for the bare necessities in life, forget about your worries and your strife” and enjoy a movie with popcorn.

Members of different local organizations, clubs, and businesses volunteered their time to install new electrical lines and equipment in Meridian’s Lions Park on Saturday morning, July 8. With both city equipment and private tools, the team dug trenches to lay the new conduit for the electricity cables and filled the dirt back in.

When planning your summer vacation, consider renting an RVor camper. Over the past few years, camping has become more appealing as a vacation option and caused a massive rise in RV sales and prices. RVs and campers allow vacationers to travel and see multiple sights – while maintaining a private space, they can control. You should consider many factors before renting an RV, especially if you are a first-timer.

The Nellie Pederson Civic Library invites parents and children to more of its summer reading program events this July. Under the theme “All Together Now,” the program runs on Monday mornings for an hour starting at 10 a.m.

A disc golf tournament is coming to Clifton on Saturday, September 2. Registration will open for a “Trilogy Challenge” in a few weeks, according to the tournament organizer.

The Bosque County AgriLife Extension Office will be offering a Last Chance CEU Video Event for private applicators that are in need of continuing educational hours for their current private pesticide license. This program will be held on Thursday, July 13, at the Bosque County Extension Office, located at 104 South Fuller in Meridian.

the National League of Cities (NLC) launched an interactive map showing the frequency of train derailments across the country. The map allows users to see an overview of derailments and dive deeper into details on specific incidents.

Older adults and people with disabilities who are on Medicaid (and their authorized representatives) should be on the lookout for important notices from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about their Medicaid renewal.

If you are spending any time outside this summer, chances are you’ll be exposed to a lot of sun, high temperatures and humidity. How much heat can a person safely endure? It depends.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Varying selections of produce and protein are to be available for free to qualified applicants at the Clifton Mobile Food Pantry this day. The Mobile Pantry is open the second Wednesday of each month from 1:30 p.m.