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Phyla nodiflora, synonym Lippia nodiflora, is native to South America and the southern U.S. It’s known as frog fruit, mat grass, matchweed and other names. The name mat grass refers to the fact that it grows in mats in the lawn at a height of 3 to 5 inches. The inflorescence has a dark purple center surrounded by small white to pink flowers. It resembles a match which explains the name matchweed. One of the most interesting common names is the one used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, turkey tangle fogfruit at plants.usda.gov. Notice it is not “frog” but “fog”. Fog often settles near the ground in the morning. After farmers mowed their fields, frog fruit was one of the first plants seen over the fog. The plant became known as fogfruit. Over time, in some places, the name morphed into frog fruit. I don’t know where the “turkey tangle” part of the name came from.
Read moreThere is not much to offer as news from Whitehall since everyone else in the county has the very same news. Snow, sleet, freezing rain, no power and no water are all that I have seen this week. This week included cancelled jobs, cancelled church services, and cancelled meetings. We all have something to add to the history of Texas.
Read moreIt is hard not to say enough about this early Grimes County settler. Ira Malcom Camp, his wife Eliza and children arrived in Grimes County from Mississippi in the mid-1840s. They first settled near Anderson, but soon purchased land just to the east of what is now Navasota.
Read moreHappy belated birthday to Dr. Bob! He and his wife used to come to assist with the fundraisers for the Whitehall Community Center all the time. He came to buy some BBQ Saturday and told me that he was going to celebrate his 90th birthday. I am so glad that I got to see him again. Of course, I did not recognize him with the mask, but I should have recognized the hat!
Read moreI hope everyone enjoyed President’s Day. Snow and ice are in the area again. Safe travels to everyone in this icy and snowy weather. Stay home if you can. Please check on the elderly, your neighbors who are home bound, sick, shut in, etc.
Read moreFree COVID testing will be available at the Bedias Civic Center Tuesday, Feb. 23 through Thursday, Feb. 25, limn 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. each day. No appointment needed for free drive thru testing. ID.
Read moreWalter 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 moreThe Anderson Knights of Columbus has two fish frys scheduled during the Lenten season. The first one is set for Friday, Feb. 19 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Plantersville and the second is set for Friday, Feb. 26 at the KC Hall in Anderson. Serving times will be from 5-7 p.m. The dinner’s cost is $12 per plate which consists of Fried Fish, French fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese. Due to COVID-19, all food will be packaged in take-out containers. Dining tables will be set up with appropriate social distancing for those who want to eat onsite. Please come out and support this K of C Council who supports charities in our area.
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