Local and state officials offer winter safety tips
LAURA MCKENZIE | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE Pet owners should be mindful about their animals when temperatures dip below freezing. A good, insulated shelter goes a long way, but it’s safer to keep them inside during extremely cold weather.
With National Weather Service meteorologists predicting a chance of snow tonight, local utility service providers and state animal and plant experts have offered tips on how to keep homes, pipes, plants and pets safe during winter storms. NWS officials issued a cold weather advisory for Lampasas, Coryell, Bell, Hamilton and surrounding counties on Monday morning, citing wind chills of 5 degre…