The lingering drought has trees dropping leaves like it's a brisk fall season to survive and grass as crunchy as roasted peanuts is continuing with no real relief in sight. Local forecasts leave little room for doubt as to if it will rain or not — it will not. With that in mind, please be careful when throwing out cigarettes or dragging trailer chains down a road. All it takes is one spark. Quick ac-
tions by the fire departments have prevented these fires from spreading further into the pastures and towards homes and businesses.
