High schools and colleges across Texas and the country are graduating this year’s seniors. High school and college graduations signify major, yet different milestones. One is a general …
Only seven more days until Memorial Day holiday and 11 more days until the class of 2025-2026 Seniors graduate. This year the graduation services for TISD are being held on Friday, May 29, at 3 p.m. …
Survivalism and self-sufficiency are exploding across America. According to TruePrepper, a preparedness research group, nearly 23 million Americans now call themselves preppers — many fleeing …
Life in the county has its highs and lows It has been a busy week with meetings and also with sad news. Please send prayers to Walterine Carr and her family and friends on the death of her …
Graduation Day is an important day for many in our county. I have had the honor of meeting students from all five schools in our county. We are so very fortunate to live in a small area …
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one, no one, comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6. Wow! That sounds pretty exclusive. That can be extremely difficult …
Seems like we just got done with an election, and we’re on to another election. Wait. That’s actually what has happened. However, this time, we’re choosing between the top two winners …
“Circus-tent con-men and southern belle bunnies milk your emotions then they steal your money.” – Dead Kennedys, “Moral Majority” Is there a less amusing reality show in existence …
On May 17, 1917, Felix Jones in his latest contract killing beat Thomas Lyons of El Paso to death with a hammer. Felix Robert Jones was born in 1875 in the Central Texas county of Coryell. One …
Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of …
This past week found your outdoor scribe doing some rather mundane things such as yard work, vegetable gardening and repairs around the old cabin. Oh, I also wrapped up a couple of magazine articles. …
This week, we’re taking a closer look at two House committees that play an important role in preserving Texas heritage, supporting economic growth, and addressing the challenges facing communities …
The stars were out last week at the Prom, and those shining most brightly were the well-mannered young people who came dressed to beautifully and who behaved like the young men and women they are. …
On Sept. 3, 1975, I met a coed who sparked my interest. It took me a month and a half to work up the courage to ask her out, but finally I called her on the phone. Her response to my invitation? …
All my father ever wanted as a young man was to marry my mother and start a family — plans that were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict. As he served in …
What would it take to wake you up? That was the question put to me many years ago. Sadly, it took a while for it to sink into my thick head. It took open heart surgery to wake …
Let us enjoy Spring while it lasts. Spring flowers are everywhere and Mothers' Day was a perfect time to give flowers to the mothers in our lives. That includes aunts, grandmothers, mothers-in-law …
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 runs May 11-17, focusing on taking action to create lasting change in mental health support and reduce crisis points. While public awareness has improved, immediate …
All last week’s events were wonderful. Even the rain did not deter any of the happenings during the weekdays or weekends. Teachers were honored at all campuses, the TISD Fine Arts Department Gala …
The funeral sermon failed. My older brother is buried at Arlington National Military Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Cancer took this Army Major to his grave. My brother had lovingly left …
