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He told me to tell you that...

Jesus told a couple of guys who would later become famous and write part of the Bible to drop their nets in order to follow Him. If they did follow Him He promised He would make them into fishers of men. Fishing was their business so they got the reference point. It’s clear Jesus was asking them to leave their family business in order to be a disciple.

Aaron Myers arrived in Texas when it was still a wilderness

Aaron Myers arrived in Texas when it was still a wilderness

“Aaron Myers...Kentucky, Indiana and Texas” tells stories about the Myers family in the early days when Texas was a wilderness. Aaron Myers was born 17 Mar. 1796 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. On 16 Mar 1816, he married Mary “Polly” Dean, born 14 Feb 1800. They had eleven children: Elizabeth, Gibson, Hannah, Sarah, Mary Jane, Margaret, Julianne, twins Camei Stevenson and Benjamin Franklin, Saliney, and Riley G. Myers. After Polly died in 1847, Aaron married “ Mademoiselle” Myers on 29 Apr 1849. She died in 1854. They had no children. Other records show a name as “Made Mavelle Bar” In the marriage records and Mademoiselle” in a later deed.

Jail Report

Courtney Shelton, Criminal District Attorney, releases the following information on cases disposed of in the 5th Judicial District Court for the Month of September, October, 2020 with Bill Miller, Presiding Judge:

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