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Franklin County Commissioners Court members were unanimous in their vote to propose a tax rate of $0.38336 for 2023, which although less than last year’s overall rate is an increase that should yield more than $617,000 of additional revenue (9.34 percent).

8/10 n FFA Hay Show Breakfast, 8am - 10am 8/11 n FB Scrimmage V-JVRJVG v DeKalb, 6pm – 8pm 8/15 n WISD First Day of School 8/17 n FB Scrimmage V-JVR-JVG at Community, 6pm – 8pm 8/19 n XC HS Clay Minton Invitational at Sulphur Springs, 7:45am – 11:45am 8/20 n Raider Band Preview Night, 7pm – 8pm 8/21 n Senior Sunrise, 6:30am – 7am 8/24 n FB Scrimmage JVR at Pleasant Grove, 5pm – 7pm n FB Varsity Decals with Dads, 5pm – 7pm n FB Scrimmage JVG v Pewitt, 5:30pm – 7pm 8/25 n FB Scrimmage at Pewitt at Brahmas Stadium, 7pm – 10pm 8/26 n XC HS/JH Gilmer Buckeye Invitational, 8am – 12pm 8/30 n XC HS at Pittsburg HS, 9am – 12pm n FB JH v Canton, 5pm – 8pm n FB JVG at Canton, 5pm – 7pm n FB JVR at Canton, 6pm – 8pm 8/31 n FB Varsity v Canton at home, 7pm – 10pm 9/1 n XC JH at Pittsburg, 8am – 12pm 9/2 n FB JH at Hooks, 5pm – 8pm 9/7 n FB JH at Hooks, 5pm – 8pm n FB JVG at Commerce, 5pm – 7pm n FB JVR at Hooks, 6pm – 8pm 9/8 n FB Varsity v Hooks at home, 7:30 pm – 10:30pm 9/9 n XC HS Regional Preview Meet, 7:30am – 11:30am 9/14 n FB JH v New Boston, 5pm – 8pm n FB JVG v Gladewater, 4pm – 5:30pm n FB JVR at New Boston, 6:30pm – 8:30pm 9/15 n FB v New Boston, Homecoming, 7pm – 10pm 9/16 n XC HS/JH Quitman Bulldog Invitational, 8:15am – 12:15pm 9/21 n *FB JH at Rains, 5pm – 8pm n FB JVR v Rains, 5:30pm – 7:30pm n FB JVR at New Boston, 6:30pm – 8:30pm 9/22 n *FB Varsity at Rains, 7pm – 10pm 9/23 n BAND Melissa Marching Invitational, 8am – 6pm nXC Bradon Lynch Memorial 8am–noon.

GOOD. Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.78 feet above pool. Fishing is steady with schools of bass on trees and pads. In the river have Texas rig worms or deep diving crankbaits handy. Use flukes, Texas rigs and wacky rig senkos on trees, but keep that frog, buzzbait or pop r ready around the pads and grass flats. The lake level is holding steady and there is a good current due to recent rainfall. It is always a blessing to come see a majestic lake that God spoke into existence, so come visit Caddo. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.