FORT DAVIS - Things got a little wild for members of the Fort Davis Independent School District Board of Trustees, school officials and anyone who had joined Monday night’s meeting of the school board on the internet meeting platform Zoom, as the online meeting was hacked.

Clouds have continued to gather in the days leading into August, dumping much needed rain on the parched land of the Davis Mountains. Thunderstorms are once again in the forecast for this weekend (see page 2).

FORT DAVIS - As Texas high schools were given guidelines and schedules for the start of high school athletics and extracurricular activities last week by the University Interscholastic League (UIL), coaches and athletic directors have begun to tackle issues with their own schedules.

FORT DAVIS - With high sports getting the green light and plans for when practices and games will begin set, physicals for Indian athletes are being planned here next week. Fort Davis Family Practice will be conducting physicals for Fort Davis incoming students in grades 6-12 on Monday, July 27.

FORT DAVIS - The University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body over Texas high school sports, music and extracurricular academic activities, said Tuesday that the start of football and volleyball seasons for Classes 1A through 4A will remain the same despite some changes to the upper classifications, due to the coronavirus.