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Due to Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases, the Rockpsrings Edwards County Volunteer Fire Department has decided not to go through with our annual fundraiser this coming Labor Day. The past several years we have hosted a fish fry, rodeo, and dance along with raffles and other things.

As coronavirus cases rise across Texas, the Rocksprings Independent School District’s Administration is planning what school is going to look like this fall. Amidst a highly publicized spike in reported coronavirus cases in Texas, the state still ranks near the bottom of the pack nationally when it comes to deaths. It’s no coincidence that the media suddenly shifted from reporting deaths to reporting cases.

Location of Comet NEOWISE from July 20 to 26. Face northwest, just after sunset. NEOWISE is magnificent now, through binoculars or a telescope, each evening. The comet made its closest approach to the sun on July 3 and is now heading back to the far reaches of the outer solar system. It will not return for some 6,800 years.