Paul Holland with the Hill Country Soil & Water Conservation District says the hog traps are easy to set up and simple to operate. Landowners simply need to supply bait corn to lure wild pigs into the trap. The trap system may be leased for up to 60 days. COURTESY PHOTO

Mayor Derek Talley led Lometa City Council members on a visit to the nearby fire station Monday night, where he showed them that equipment had been removed from the response trucks. Talley said that with the exception of grass fire emergencies, all medical and fire calls within the Lometa city limits are going unanswered by the volunteer fire department. COURTESY PHOTO

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Today is election day across the state, as Republicans and Democrats are holding their primaries to select candidates for the November General Election. When early voting ended Friday, 2,938 of the county’s 17,188 registered voters had cast a ballot, a turnout of 14%. The Republicans saw 2,393 early voters, while 545 voters participated early in the Democratic Party Primar