WEDNESDAY VOLUME XXX NUMBER 16 Section 1 10 pages
April 23, 2025 Home of the ‘Lone Star Flag’ and Barry & Cindy Davis
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Texas Census Taking at the Old Local Historical Group For Weekly Methodist Cemetery Their Gas Prices
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.0 cents per gallon in the last week, a v e r a g i n g $ 2 . 6 5 / g t o d a y, according to GasBuddy's survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 60.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 2.7 cents in the last week and stands at $3.519 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $2.15/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.51/g, a difference of $1.36/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.15/g while the highest was $3.51/g, a difference of $1.36/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today. The national average is down 1.8 Scouts from Montgomery Troops 351 and 907, with their parents, and several members of the Montgomery cents per gallon from a month Historical Society on the right ago and stands 54.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, past Saturday with Scouts, of the National Society located in the old cemetery. by Ruben Borjas, Jr according to GasBuddy data Montgomery Historical Daughters of the American Over the past 174 years, compiled from more than 11 Society members, and Revolution in Magnolia. many of the grave markers The Old Methodist million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas Cemetery in Historic several members of the Each group was interested See Census , page 2 stations across the country. Montgomery was busy this Joanna Troutman Chapter in marking all the graves Historical gasoline prices in Texas and the national average going back ten years: April 21, 2024: $3.25/g (U.S. Average: $3.64/g) April 21, 2023: $3.29/g (U.S. Average: $3.66/g) April 21, 2022: $3.76/g (U.S. Average: $4.11/g) April 21, 2021: $2.60/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g) April 21, 2020: $1.56/g (U.S. Average: $1.78/g) April 21, 2019: $2.56/g (U.S. Average: $2.84/g) April 21, 2018: $2.50/g by Ruben Borjas, Jr (U.S. Average: $2.76/g) April 21, 2017: $2.25/g Wi t h M I S D p r o m (U.S. Average: $2.42/g) s e ason quickly April 21, 2016: $1.89/g a p p roaching, one (U.S. Average: $2.11/g) enterprising Montgomery April 21, 2015: $2.28/g (U.S. Average: $2.46/g) High School student Neighboring areas and their wanted to ask his girlfriend, current gas prices: a student at Lake Creek Midland Odessa- $2.62/g, High School, to this year’s down 12.8 cents per gallon from prom, but in a different last week's $2.75/g. way. MHS Senior Zane San Antonio- $2.53/g, down 12.6 cents per gallon from Cooper, 18, wanted to ask last week's $2.66/g. his girlfriend, Addy Swann, Austin- $2.58/g, down 12.3 18, a Senior at Lake Creek cents per gallon from last week's High School to the prom, $2.70/g. and given this is their last "The national average has seen its second straight weekly year in MISD, Cooper decline, with gas prices falling decided on a creative in over 40 states. However, promposal. And where to some states have seen increases hold the event? At due to localized price cycling," Whataburger in said Patrick De Haan, head of Montgomery of course. petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "With oil prices The idea came to rallying over the past week, we Cooper back in March, and may start to see the downward he consulted with the trend in gas prices begin to stall. store’s Ms Sandy Johnson, So far, 2025 has been relatively whom he has known since calm at the pump for most Americans, thanks in part to OPEC’s ongoing restoration of Zane Cooper and Addy Swann, stand in front of the Montgomery Whataburger sign See Prom, page 2 oil production and continued that proposed to his girlfriend Addy Swann. She said ‘Yes’ uncertainty surrounding tariff policy and its potential impact o n t h e g l o b a l e c o n o m y. Regardless, Americans are currently spending over $200 million less per day on gasoline compared to this time last year." SOURCE GasBuddy
Monthly Meeting by Eva Raines On Saturday, April 6, 2025, the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs 2523 Conroe chapter of the Texas Division, United Daughters met for their monthy meeting. It was a busy meeting, as two brand new members were installed to the chapter. Jacqueline Fowler Barkman became a member thru her great, great grandfathers name, D a v i d T h o m a s Drummond. He was a Private in Co B 36th Infantry Regiment Alabama, he enlisted on 11 November 1862 in Clinton, Alabama and served thru 10 May 1865. He was born 28 October 1831 and died 2 July 1898. He was married to Mary Francis Drummond and they had 13 children. After the war, they settled in Greene County, Alabama, where he was a farmer. Both of Mrs. Barkman's ancestors are buried in the Beulah
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Index Community..........2, 3, 9, 10
Commentary...............2, 3, 4, 5 Church Directory..............5 Legals.........................6, 7, 8 Business Directory...........10
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gets Exclusive Inside Montgomery County ICE Detention Center By Brooke Taylor Fox News F o x N e w s correspondent Brooke Taylor gets a rare, behindthe-scenes look at a Texas ICE detention facility that processes hundreds of migrant detainees each week. Fox News got exclusive access to a rare tour of an ICE detention facility in Texas, where approximately 400 to 500 illegal migrants are processed weekly. The Montgomery Processing Center is an ICE detention facility in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston. It is one of the 134 detention facilities ICE operates across the United States. According to ICE data, there are 47,928 aliens in ICE custody nationwide. Of t h o s e i n c u s t o d y, approximately 25,679 or 54% have been charged or convicted of at least one criminal offense. As President Donald Tr u m p a d v a n c e s h i s promises of increased deportation efforts, many of these facilities are coming under scrutiny for their living conditions. "What we hope to accomplish, more than See ICE, page 9