The Hunt News Update

Hello, my name is Sylvia, and welcome to the first blog post for The Hunt News Update! I bet the three or four people who are reading this are wondering: what exactly is this site about and why should I listen to you? Well, The Hunt News Update is a hyperlocal news blog (a site designed for niche local content) dedicated to weekly updates on politics in the Hunt County region. There is nothing wrong with the existing daily paper (The Herald Banner), but I feel this makes it clear that there is room for a paper with a heavy focus on one topic rather than touching on several at once (politics, local news, obituaries, weather, etc). In my opinion, politics are a major current social topic that has an impact on every community, no matter how big or small. For instance, political events that have touched the Hunt County community lately are protests over the death of George Floyd and police brutality, as well as the debate over COVID-19 (whether or not it’s necessary to close down or re-ope...