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Comfy cozy: 5 style ideas for warming up your house this winter

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 5:00am

(BPT) - As days get shorter, temperatures fall and we begin to spend more time indoors, many of us are looking for ways to make our homes more snug and cozy. After all, the winter months can be much easier to withstand when our homes become havens of warmth, calm, and comfort. As British poet Edith Sitwell once wrote: “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: It is the time for home.”

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Fighting our gnat problem

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 5:00am

Several people have reported gnats in their homes and businesses from around the area. It seems that once you have them you can’t get rid of them either. After all they love moisture, potting soil, fruit, and love to find a home under the sink. These pesky creatures live in your house plants and lay eggs in the potting soil, doing damage to those same house plants. If the annoyance of having them around wasn’t enough, they bite, and you might have thought it was a mosquito; nope!

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SWEPCO gives locals tips on tree planting

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 5:00am

Trees are the leading cause of electric power outages and contribute to “nuisance” problems, such as flickering lights and momentary outages, according to Southwestern Electric Power Company.

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Lone Star State Handcrew sent to Kentucky,rerouted

Wed, 11/16/2022 - 5:00am

An 11-member Lone Star State Handcrew, comprised of Texas A&M Forest Service volunteers was all set to head out Friday for a long drive to Kentucky in an effort to answer the state’s call for help with wildfire suppression efforts.