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On Saturday, Nov. 6, Focused Care of Linden hosted Focused Fest. Kicking off at 11 A.M. the amazing people at Focused Care in collaboration with Heritage Home Health and Hospice invited everyone out to enjoy games, a bounce house, balloon animals, and best of all, a petting zoo. Those in attendance were able to visit with the quickest turtle, the cutest baby goat, a miniature horse with the biggest voice, and even a llama named Ollie who wanted all the snacks he could get. Indeed kinds and adults alike enjoyed spending time learning about the furry and shelled visitors, and getting to play and visit with friends. Photos by Jamie Jeans

Centerpoint Energy sent out a note to their customers on November 5, letting them know that natural gas prices will increase over the winter months because of a number of different factors. However according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), it will not only be natural gas you may have to worry about, they “reflect energy expenditures for all uses, not just heating. Already at the pumps, people are also seeing those energy prices begin to move up.

November 2 election came and went with little stir locally since there were only a few things in the area that were voted on. Eight state propositions were voted on, each detailed below. The biggest stir on election night had everyone looking outside the state towards Virginia and New Jersey as several heated races occurred, with republican upsets and near upsets in what typically are Democratic strongholds. Virginia elected republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. Besides the tight race for Governor in New Jersey, little-known Jersey truck driver Ed Durr defeated a top state Senate power broker with less than $10,000, and only $153 in advertising. Annalists have argued those two races may set the stage for the next election both nationally and here in Texas.