FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Cayson Newell of Lott earned Grand Champion Wether Goat and Heavy Weight Champion Wether Goat at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) on January 30 and 31. The 2026 Show is hosting junior exhibitors from across Texas competing for awards and nearly $272,000 in premiums, including $38,060 in Junior Wether Goat Show premiums.
Noting but ice as far as the eye can see! Photo by Candice Thrasher Finch
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Like much of Central Texas this weekend, Rosebud got a significant amount of sleet/icy rain that froze over roadways and made driving a dangerous risk to take for days on end. Fortunately, the power grid was able to support Texans through this storm despite massive failures in the most recent comparable weather event, known as Snovid or Snomageddon, in February 2021.
Meet Sharon Styles, genealogical researcher and half of the cousin duo that will be writing a continuing genealogy column for this newspaper for months to come, ahead of the memorial planned for Marlin, recognizing the freed men, women, and children who made the incredible journey to Falls County in 1867. Photos courtesy of Sharon Styles
Meet Angela Shaw Ross, one of two ladies with Marlin, TX roots who is seeking other living descendants from the 435 freedmen, women and children who traveled from South Carolina to Texas in 1867.
This is an example of a pedigree chart, a key resource to build as you delve into your family’s history and lineage.
Family Lines, Branching Out
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The severe winter weather conditions throughout Central Texas over the weekend didn’t quite deliver the powdery, fun snow one tends to see featured in snow day scenes on TV, but regardless, Falls County residents got out to experience what the icy cold had to offer. From slipping, sliding, and sledding to shoveling snow and tending animals, these Texans made the most of a rare winter storm. Enjoy these photos shared by our followers on Facebook.
It is already shaping up to be a productive year for the Sheriff’s Office, according to a post by Falls County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) on the Sheriff’s Connect app on Tuesday, Jan.