Dan Semprini with Campus Recreation at Texas A&M-Commerce, says the running track on the top level of the Morris Recreation Center is being resurfaced, and new workout area with artificial turf is also being installed adjacent to the track. The project should be complete by the end of May. The heated outdoor pool is open again and summer group fitness classes are underway.

Emily Glass, our commentator on events in Sulphur Springs , discusses recent action by the City Council to grant relief on delinquent property taxes to allow new home construction to take place. Several homes are being built thanks to the "380 agreements." Also, the Hopkins County Commissioners Court has approved a tax abatement plant to allow a solar farm to be built in the northwest part of the county. Emily is the co-ower of the Venue at two-19 , and the former mayor of Sulphur Springs.

Derek Price, the writer of the "Cargazing" column that appears in the Herald-Banner and is nationally syndicated, contemplates the recent story of the crash of a Tesla Model S electric car in the Houston suburb of Spring. Two men died, and police said no one was in the driver's seat: One was in the front passenger seat and one was in the backseat. The Tesla S has an Autopilot function, leading to the presumption that no one was driving the car. But Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, disputes the

Pud Kearns with Housewarmers of Greenville says the Reecy Davis Recreation Center at 4320 Lee Street is becoming a center of social activity. The Reecy Davis Center is hosting a pool tournament starting at 10 a.m. Saturday (May 15), but the center hosts numerous activities each day of the week, including pickleball, line-dancing and gardening. (This part of the discussion appears late in the conversation.)

Hunt County Master Gardener Wayne Bowman cautions gardeners about the rose rosette disease which has infected many roses in North Texas, in particular the popular Knock-Out Roses. Also, Wayne reminds us that the Master Gardeners Tour of Gardens is from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday (May 15).

Steve Killian, superintendent of Cooper Lake State Park , says wildflowers in the park, especially in the Doctors Creek Unit, are on brilliant display. Steve says the lake is full, and so fishing is great.

Pud Kearns with Housewarmers of Greenville says the annual Hunt County Shared Ministries (FISH) barbecue is Friday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Greenville and First Baptist Church in Commerce. It will be a drive-through event this year. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in both locations, and dinner will be served at Ridgecrest from 5:30-7 p.m. Pud also says Bras for the Cause is holding vote on the "Great Bra Brack Challenge" to pick the best bra ever entered in the competition. It

With spring and warm weather having arrived, Sarah Latham, Rains County Agrilife Extension Agent, discusses options for starting a new exercise program. A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) article suggests ideas for overcoming barriers to physical activity . Sarah says it's important to make a weekly plan to exercise at specified times.

Bert Cooper, director of Community Seeds of Lone Oak, says the faith-based charitable organization is inviting cottage-industry cooks to use its new incubator kitchen to prepare foods for sale. Community Seeds will also operate the Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop in the front of the kitchen, located in downtown Lone Oak. The organization is also seeking students for its Strategic Training & Empowerment Program (STEP) funded by a grant from L3-Harris. It will prepare persons to learn skills

Alice Reese, Herald-Banner movie critic, says "Four Good Days," starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis is an enjoyable movie on an unhappy topic, drug addiction. Alice also enjoyed "Limbo," a British comedy about a Syrian refugee trying to start life over in Scotland.