Many people think of catching catfish as a summertime endeavor, but some of the best blue catfish action begins about this of the year when water temperatures begin to fall. While the red-hot …

Redrawing the state’s congressional maps, though being challenged in court, has drawn 114 Republican candidates in the state’s 38 districts with nearly two months left until the filing …

Nolan Rinehart, known to his many fans as “Cowboy Slim,” finally relented on Oct. 21, 1948, and agreed to his first-ever recording session. The Comanche County native was just …

I love my niece, Sarah, but for a while, when she was very young and stayed with us, I nearly went wild with her chatter. My sister said she was vaccinated with a phonograph needle and that really …

The Coldspring Chamber of Commerce will hold its Wolf Creek Car, Truck and Bike Show on Oct. 18-19 at Wolf Creek Park. Coldspring VFD Fire Fest follows the week after with a day of fun, food and …

It’s been said we have a little bit of everything here in Texas and I think that is pretty close to a true statement. From a hunting perspective, we have just about every big game species as …

The Coldspring Library fundraiser Murder Mystery Dinner was a big success. Everyone had a good time and were well entertained by the actors who picked a person from each table as a suspect. We …

In Luke 17:7-10, Jesus teaches “The Parable of the Worthless Slave,” in which a slave works for his master all day and then comes in from his labors and expects his master to prepare a …

Schools are not the only place children learn, and they were never meant to be. Long before there were formal schools, parents taught children important skills. Helping kids learn any skill is …

Allen Shivers joined Dwight Eisenhower on Oct. 14, 1952, for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Alamo. This unprecedented show of support by the Democratic governor for the Republican presidential …

The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block using the new GOP-approved districts from being used in the March …

The Community Christmas Concert held a planning session last week and will hold the concert on Dec. 20 at the Coldspring Shelter. Shelley Thompson chaired the meeting, which was well-attended with …

As an outdoors writer for almost four decades now and weekly author of this outdoor column, as might be expected I have been exposed to a great deal the outdoor lifestyle has to offer. This week, I …

We’ll have several definitions on today’s test, mostly for words that, in the vein of Inigo Montoya, do not mean what the users want them to mean, but are fun to see nonetheless. For …

In last week’s column, I wrote that while we all have doubts and fears, we also have at least a little bit of faith, even if it is as tiny as a mustard seed. Living by faith instead of …

Advocates for undocumented college students claim some students have been told incorrectly they are no longer eligible for low in-state tuition rates, the Texas Tribune reports. They are asking for …

On Oct. 1, 1932, Dutch Mantell’s Labor Day rescue of two stranded hikers from the bottom of Palo Duro Canyon was still the talk of Amarillo. But that was not unusual. The colorful wrestler …

My mom knew me well. So well, in fact, that as I left for college she outfitted me not only in the latest fashions for my body but she also armed me for life by the gift of a ceramic book, a slightly …

Life has a way of righting itself, but not before hard lessons at times. This newspaper is no exception. We have had good years, and some not so good years. If you are reading this, you are most …

It is officially autumn, and cooler weather is gradually making working outdoors easier. Many people attended the San Jacinto Fair in Coldspring over last weekend and had a great time watching the …