By Shari Harris, Publisher Licking High School crowned Mr. John Tyree and Miss Abbie Sullins as the 2023 Homecoming King and Queen on Friday, January 20, between the junior varsity and varsity games against the Richland Bears. It was a full evening, also including a 50/50 raffle and a Booster Club silent auction fundraiser featuring…

By Shari Harris, Publisher After graduating from Licking High School in 1978, Teresa Edgerton stepped right into Cosmetology School at Rolla College of Hair Styling. Her career followed her from Rolla to the St. Louis area, and now back to her hometown. The opening of Teresa’s Hair Salon in Licking in November 2022 marks a…

By Scott K. Lindsey, Texas Co. Sheriff On January 19, 2023, at approximately 1:14 a.m. a Texas County Deputy patrolling Route B in the Houston area observed a vehicle failing to dim it’s headlights as it approached. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on a Ford Mustang and contacted the driver of the Ford. The…