Crash Kelley

In 2022, San Angelo hit 110 a few times. The all-time highest temperature recorded in San Angelo was 111. Daily heat records were set 18 times in 2022. San Angelo had the highest consecutive number of 100+ degree days, with 37.

Life Extension, a vitamin and supplement company, recently studied life expectancy. What they found was disturbing. Their study found that Americans born today can expect to live shorter lives than their parents for the first time in a generation.

So what is the most popular soft drink in each state? Eat This Not That! cranked out a list based on Google Trends searches for "Soft Drinks" in each state. The #1 carbonated beverage in Texas surprised me.

Our area has some towns to watch out for excessive speed traps. They include Ballinger, Winters, Robert Lee, Sterling City, Mertzon, Junction and Menard.

There are cases where someone buys a property in Texas, only to discover there are bodies in the backyard. Older homesteads in Texas frequently had family burial plots on them. In many cases, those plots were never officially named a "cemetery".

It is commonly believed here in Texas that the Texas flag is the only state flag legally allowed to fly at the same height as the US Flag. The rationale for this is the belief that the privilege was granted to Texas because it was the only state with independent nation status before its admission to the union in The United States.

While it may seem bad for the environment to cut down a live Christmas tree for the holidays, the truth is quite different. According to Texas A&M Forest Service, Christmas trees are grown for an average of eight to ten years before being harvested and more than 350 million future Christmas trees are growing in the U.S. Since only a small fraction are cut down each year, these trees provide great benefits to the environment.

Lost cemetaries, forgotten burials, ancient Native American burial sites. You never know when human bones might turn up in your backyard. Do this if it happens.