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In the summer of 1940, Limestone County and surrounding communities were rocked by the revelation of what officials then described as the “biggest theft ring in this section of the state.” The story began to unfold in early August with a series of arrests that would lead to multiple indictments, trials, and convictions across several counties.

The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died. The death toll in Kerr County now totals 108. Statewide, the death toll has reached at least 136. Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered disaster declarations for 30 Texas counties, making them eligible for both state and federal assistance. “Texas remains relentless in our efforts to help impacted Texans and communities rebuild,” Abbott said. The counties included in Abbott’s state-level declaration include Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, Coke, Comal, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Menard, Real, Reeves, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde and Williamson.

Hello friends, it’s your vagabond newspaper reporter back to give you an update on what we’ve been up to at your favorite Texas newspaper.

If you missed my previous column and are wondering who the heck you’re reading, I’m the hired hand the folks at Moser Community Media (soon to be Texas Local Media, but more on that later) brought in to help run this operation. I’m a career newspaper guy and have worked from one coast to the other – including a stint in dry and dusty West Texas.