Bulletin boards have the facts

- A sunrise in Scurry County -

I've found that going around to county courthouses and reading the notices on the bulletin boards is a quick and easy way to get a factual and interesting view of what's going on in an area. A lot of information can be gleaned in a fifteen minute stop.

I went by the Mitchell County Courthouse this week and found the agenda for the county appraisal meeting, a block of lots up for sale at Colorado City Lake, a nice office job opening, and a will probation notice for someone I do business with. What a quiet and non-invasive way to get news.

That being said, another way to quietly get news is to scour the internet, especially when you have oodles of time to plunge down rabbitholes, like I do. Here are some things I've found today:

Fisher County Tax Sales Dec. 4

Trustee Sale for 109 W. McArthur, Rotan, Dec. 5

Sweetwater properties for bid

The Sweetwater properties link is part of a website for the Texas Communities Group. It has many areas in Texas where you can buy little lots for little money. I found this page while perusing the Nolan County Appraisal District  site.

Back to actually, physically, finding information about properties: going down to the local appraisal or tax offices and getting a paper record usually nets more information. Sometimes the people I come across have a tidbit or two of news that will be useful or interesting. Ambiance is not overrated and is hard to come by in cyberspace.