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Rumex crispus, yellow dock, is a perennial seen year-round in southeast Texas. In late winter to spring there is a basal rosette that by summer has sent up a stalk 2 to 5 feet. It can be eaten raw or roasted. Flowering is in spring and early summer. Small, greenish-white flowers cluster around the stalk. Fruits are oval, about ¼ inch long.
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Walter Prescott Webb was considered one of the premier historians of Texas. Webb was born in 1888 in East Texas’s Panola County. His parents had emigrated from Mississippi and seemed footloose before finally settling in the hardscrabble Cross Timbers region 80 miles west of Fort Worth.
Read moreStarting Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11:45 a.m., a new community-wide weekly prayer gathering will begin in the Chapel at First Baptist Church of Navasota.
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Navasota Public Library hosted a mother-daughter night with former Navasota Artist-in-Resident Rebecca Dias Monday, Jan. 25.
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The American Legion Post 640 has elected to change their meeting nights to the third Monday of each month. Meetings start at 5 p.m. at 415 Hill St. in Anderson. The next meeting will take place Monday, July 20. The post welcomes Veterans. Come visit a meeting.
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Richards residents stood in amazement as they watched a train go through town one day this past week. Trains frequently pass by and it doesn’t take them long if you have to wait for one to pass, but there was something different about this train. Some of the residents said they’ve seen the train come by many times, but this was a first. A backhoe was up on top of a railroad car. The train wasn’t moving fast through town as usual, it was moving slower and was dropping off railroad ties very carefully and efficiently along the way. It was an amazing sight to see.
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Help avoid a COVID-19 blood shortage and donate blood. To find a blood donation site visit www.giveblood. org. Thanks in advance.
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The Bedias Civic Club sponsored a wonderful firework show at the civic center on July 4. Thank you to our Mayor Gwen and all others who worked hard to bring us this successful and safe community celebration.
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