Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Cook-off raises $1,000 for Shop With a Cop

Nothing brings a community together better than the promise of good food and fundraising, except maybe a competition of who makes the best food. On Saturday, July 12, Kimball's Twelfth Annual Rib Cook-Off was held in Gotte Park.

Jowain Sherman and his wife, Linda, work hard year after year to make sure the rib cook-off runs smoothly. This year a little twist was added to the competition: a trophy for best ribs and a traveling trophy that obligates the winner to come back the following year to compete again.

This was also the first year that a competition was struck between the Fire Department...