Lifestyle

Better Sleep Month: Get the sleep you need

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Better Sleep Month is observed during the month of May and aims to encourage healthy patterns of sleep and educate on the benefits of sleeping well. According to Amy Valdez, Texas A&M AgriLife Program Specialist, “sleep is just as important as including a well-balanced eating pattern and physical activity into our daily lives. It can have a great impact on our physical and mental health, and a lack of sleep can be detrimental”.

Gas prices increase as diesel dips

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Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 7.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.93/g March 6, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 77.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.6 cents in the last week and stands at $4.34 per gallon.
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New pictorial book highlights rural Texas travel

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Writer and journalist P.A. Geddie’s new book Upper East Side of Texas: Small Towns & Cultural Districts was released this week through Speckled Crow Media. Filled with 300 photographs of sites, scenes, and local artwork of the region, she writes about the beauty and simplicity that makes the area meaningful for residents and visitors alike.
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HUBBARD FAMILY HOLDS REUNION

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Family reunions are the best times no matter how often you have them, but when you only can gather every five or more years, they are especially fun. The Hubbard family held their reunion on the last weekend in December, gathering at the home of Tom and Charlene Hubbard. On Dec. 31, 40 people met at the fellowship Hall of First Release Fellowship Church to take pictures, share food and lots of stories and laughs. There were skits and other entertainment including a humorous musical presentation by the family elders, Tom, Paul and Ila. Since the last reunion there had been one birth, three weddings, seven high school graduations and eight college graduations. The family began their lives in Wills Point when P.V. Hubbard opened a business in the city in 1930. In 1933, he married Leota Thurston and they resided on North Sixth Street for 63 years, raising their children there. From this beginning, family members attended the reunion from eight states and 17 cities. The states were from as far north as Michigan, as far south as Texas, as far west as California and as far east as Virginia. Although they have spread out so far, Wills Point will always be home to the Hubbard Family.