Texas State Fair in rewind
By Jessica Crabtree When you hear State Fair of Texas what do you think? Maybe midway rides, Cotton Bowl game, Big Tex? You would be right! But the State Fair of Texas is actually much more with a long-stemming […]
September 2015
The Spirit of the Baker Lives on
By Mandi Dietz Supposed resident ghosts of Mineral Wells’ famous Baker Hotel will soon need to find a new home, as renovations, totaling about $58 million, are scheduled to begin January 2017. Allegedly, some spirits occupying the hotel already visit a […]
Montague County Courthouse
By Shannon Gillette From the earliest days of statehood, Texas county courthouses were often damaged or destroyed. The main cause of destruction was usually fire, although severe weather often took a toll on these architectural beauties as well. A few courthouses […]
Texas crop, weather report for Sept. 29, 2015
By: Robert Burns Despite heat, drought, Winter Garden growers in better shape this year Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Despite hotter-than-normal fall temperatures and no rain for three months, Texas Winter Garden […]
Riding for Jared
By Jessica Crabtree On July 5, 2013, a tragedy occurred. It would mark a day that will forever be etched in the memories of so many. On that day the world lost a caring, kind and optimistic […]
Cooking with Courtney- Potatoe Broccoli Soup
Potato Broccoli Soup 1/4 cup onion, chopped 1/3 cup celery, chopped 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup flour 4 cups diced potatoes, rinsed and peeled 2 cups chopped broccoli, slightly steamed 3 cups chicken broth 1 1/2 […]
The Doc Tari Legacy
By Judy Wade Cutting horse enthusiasts are gearing up for the 2015 National Cutting Horse Association Futurity coming to Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth Nov.17-Dec. 12. With over 1,800 entries and a payout between 3.8 and 4.3 million dollars, all eyes […]
Living with Horses- Part 1
Growing popularity of Barndominiums By Janis Blackwell Only a few years ago if you had mentioned a barndominium or house barn, people might have looked at you as if you had lost it or were speaking a foreign language. Even […]
What to do with all that poo?
By Martin A. Horse manure has many uses, including…jewelry. Yes, jewelry, though, as far as this reporter can find, horse manure jewelry is currently confined to images on various accessories, likes rings, necklaces and earrings, unlike other herbivores – moose and deer […]
Grazing North Texas – Silver bluestem
By Tony Dean Silver bluestem is one of several native bluestems that are important grasses on North Texas grazing lands. It is a perennial bunchgrass growing one and one-half to three feet tall. Leaves are […]