Congratulations to Trinity High School Football Team on their win Friday. It is especially nice when you are going to celebrate Homecoming this week and get to brag on a Groveton win. The next game …
Following last week’s final vote, I joined my colleagues for a moment of silence honoring the life and service of Congresswoman Kay Granger. Congresswoman Granger represented Texas in Congress …
It takes time and energy to keep a close watch on our government, but it’s our right as citizens. Really, it’s a duty. Transparency laws along with liberties granted by the U.S. Constitution help …
Billy Dixon and his four surviving companions waited for help on Sept. 13, 1874, or the return of an Indian war party, whichever came first. For the second time in three months, the 23-year-old …
The prophet Daniel predicted a majestic Messiah when he said, “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the …
Our home was filled with books and the books stuffed shelves, covered tables, and were stacked by the chairs of readers. It was the same at my grandmother’s house. We learned early that books …
With the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas Standard . The shortfall …
In my early days as a deer hunter, I learned the basic patterns of the whitetail rut (breeding season) by observation. I had little idea of why deer interact as they do during different times of the …
Attending the worship and assembly times are important. Hebrews 10:23-27 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us …
I remember well the first time I fished with guide Tony Parker. It was a cold winter’s day back in the early nineties at Lake Tawakoni. Tony was just getting established as a fishing guide and …
Most people when you ask will tell you that 2016 was a horrible year for the loss of celebrities, particularly celebrities that were more well-respected than others. I distinctly remember everyone …
Mother Nature is teasing us. It was cold these last few mornings at 6 a.m. but the temperature only lasted until about 9 a.m. If we can stand the heat until Oct. 1, maybe we will have cool mornings …
One day, a leper went to Jesus and knelt before him. That is scandalous in and of itself. In Jesus’ day, lepers were required to keep their hair disheveled, wear a mask over their mouths and noses, …
Is it me, or are people becoming less friendly? I have always been one to tell someone “Hi” or one to acknowledge them in some form or fashion. While walking acknowledging them with a head …
“The hills were alive with wildflowers and I Was as wild, even wilder than they For at least I could run They just died in the sun And I refused to just wither in place” – Dolly …
This has been a memorable week in many ways. The news that Dolly Parton had passed away was a huge shock. I have written before about her philanthropic work, one of which is the Dolly Parton …
If you are a working family, you too have special needs and concerns about your child after school. A steady diet of TV is bad for any of us, and there is not really much on television that is good …
As the sun rose over the southeastern corner of Texas on the morning of Sept. 8, 1863, four Yankee warships began the bombardment of the pitiful excuse for a fort at Sabine Pass. …
September is one of my favorite months of the year. The school year is under way, Friday night lights are back, and the opening of dove season means another hunting season is finally upon us. …
The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the …
