A host of Crossroads area teams will be in action Friday during the bi-district round of the UIL Texas Football State Championships: 5A Division II Victoria West Warriors (6-4, 3-3) vs Bastrop Bears (6-4, 5-0) 7 p.m. at Bastrop: This could be where dropping to the fourth seed could hurt Victoria West. The Warriors will have their hands full with Bastrop’s 4-star quarterback recruit Weston Neilsen who has committed to Arizona State. A 68-21 loss to Almeta Crawford followed by a 54-48 overtime loss to Richmond Tomas to close out the regular season gave West an unfavorable playoff seeding. 4A Division I No. 3 Bay City Blackcats (9-1, 6-0) vs Lampasas Badgers (4-6, 2-3) 7 p.m. at Smithville: Bay City has been on a tear since a 34-19 season opening loss to Columbus, the top ranked team in Class 3A DI. On paper, it does not appear Lampasas will be able to contend against a team with state title aspirations. El Campo Ricebirds (8-2, 4-2) vs. Jarrell Cougars (9-1, 4-1) 7 p.m.
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From 2017 to 2020, a trip to Houston, Texas, wasn’t complete for some visitors without a stop at Turkey Leg Hut. The restaurant became a popular destination, drawing crowds for its oversized, stuffed turkey legs and frequently going viral on social media. But behind the restaurant’s success, things were taking a turn in both the business and in Lyndell “Lynn” Price and Nakia Holmes‘ marriage. It’s been two years since the popular restaurant, known for its stuffed turkey legs, closed. Price was terminated that same fall following a slew of allegations. Holmes said she began noticing financial discrepancies as her husband allegedly started treating the restaurant’s money like his personal bank account. During the Nov. 11 episode of “Reality With the King,” Carlos King asked Holmes when things started going wrong financially. She pointed to Price’s alleged handling of the business’s money. “When it started to when it started to go bad was theft; it was theft.
Giving and serving should not wait until there is more time or money in life, said Bishop Sean Douglas, second counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, during a BYU–Idaho devotional on Tuesday, Nov. 3. “Make caring for God’s children central to who you are and what you do now,” he said. “We give now when we are young with very little so that we will always give. We serve now when we are students, when time is scarce, so that we will always serve.” Drawing on experiences with his wife, Sister Ann Douglas, and examples of humanitarian work by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop Douglas invited students to make caring for those in need a lifelong expression of their love for God and fellow men. “Giving and serving are not to be put off for an ideal season of life,” he said, adding that service “is everyday discipleship.
