May 11 is Mother’s Day. How quickly this year is passing. The next quarterly lunch for Coldspring Chamber of Commerce will be on May 13 at the Community Center behind the …
Fourteen years ago, the legislature passed vital protections for freedom of speech in the Texas Citizens Participation Act. This week, they’re looking to gut it. The TCPA addresses the …
Are you ready for summer and the hurricane season? Last Saturday, the Coldspring Shelter and parking lot were filled with tables of many organizations who help us all when we need them …
The Coldspring Garden Club enjoyed a trip to the Benestante Vineyard and spacious meeting hall. The latter is available to rent for occasions such as weddings, reunions, etc. It is adjacent to the …
Years ago in my career, I was working for a family-owned newspaper group in New Mexico when there was an economic downturn. The company had recently acquired business partners (BlackRock) in …
David Reed Jr. hosted the Valentine’s Ball at Jones Complex on Saturday. The hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion and was well attended. There was live entertainment, music and a …
Rooting out corruption can be tough, especially when laws have been put in place to keep the regular schmoes in line while giving a pass to fearless leaders. For instance, under the guise of …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, and Congressman Lou Correa, D-California, members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, recently re-introduced the bipartisan …
I see that we are less than a month away from putting our clocks forward. Time flies, doesn’t it? Last week, a group of residents of our county traveled to Austin as guests of our State …
The revelations that have come from the shuttering and review of the Obama era USAID program are as eye-opening as they are sad, but there are a few in there that are downright infuriating. Of …
There’s been a lot of talk — standard one-sided talk — about the last couple of weeks and the plethora of presidential pardons. While the law gives presidents and governors the …
First, let me thank Linda Deeter for being such a great help to me last week. She is a very busy lady, but she volunteered to get the column out while I was (and still am) getting over double …
I’m pretty sure there isn’t a Boomer or Gen X-er who hasn’t ever been graced with the phrase, “Do what I say, not what I do,” is some form or another — mostly from …
We made it through Christmas and New Year, now what is next? Well, Coldspring Chamber of Commerce is collecting votes for The Best of San Jacinto County, and prizes will be awarded at the …
I hope you had a very merry Christmas and now we are facing a New Year. It has been quite a year has 2024. Let us see what 2025 will be like. I went to the Family Restaurant & Daiquiris to …
As the new legislative session approaches, the role of superintendents and school boards becomes more critical. In small towns like ours, education is not just about academics; it’s the …
It’s last call for vendors for Shepherd Christmas event on Saturday. We have a lot of interesting and different vendors as well as the line dancers The Hot Steppers who will perform after …
Have you realized that good ideas are sometimes awfully hard to put into practice? Take chores as an example. Most of us agree that having responsibilities about the house are important ways for …
As superintendent of Shepherd ISD, I see daily the incredible potential our schools hold — not just for our students but our entire community. Schools are the heart of any small town, and the …
The Women’s League Thursday meeting at the Coldspring Community Center had Charlene Smith as a guest speaker. She spoke about the SJC Senior Center of which she is administrator. Charlene …