When you enter Roy Ward’s cigar store in Hico, the bell rings. “The name of the store is The Wooden Indian Cigar Shop,” says Roy. “We started out just selling premium handmade, hand rolled …

Bare Bones BBQ will proudly present classic rock star Ted Nugent on the Bone Yard Stage in Gatesville on Saturday, Sept. 10, in a show to benefit the Friends Helping Veterans organization. Special …

Whatever happened to…. 20 YEARS AGO (2002) — Don Skiles was elected president of the newly formed Gatesville Economic Development Corporation. Skiles had spearheaded the effort for the …

Dear Frankie, I always thought humans were overly dramatic when they said they were "overwhelmed." That is until it happened to me. Several weeks ago, my mom went grocery shopping. Usually, she …

Book Info: The Elephant Girl by James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku © 2022, Little, Brown Young Readers, $16.99, 272 pages Her feet were the size of hubcaps; her ears, as big as your …

The descendants of Eli Michael "Yack" and Sarah Roberta "Bertie" Purvis Hampton will hold their 76th family reunion at the historic Pearl Community Center also known as “the schoolhouse" to many …

So far this summer, you've read at least a dozen murder mysteries. You love a good whodunit more than anything, and that's great: summertime is when you'll find tons of detective novels and …

Just like any kind of fishing, patterning catfish in the summer is required. That means trying different depths, locations and baits to coax a bite.   In the summer, catfish are generally …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2002) Gatesville Junior High School Principal Bobby Cole was named the “Outstanding Principal of the Year” for the Region 12 Education Service Center. The new $765,000 …

The next Pearl Bluegrass event will take place on Saturday, July 2, at the Pearl Community Center. If any bands would like to play under the pavilion or on the stage, they can call Ronald Medart at …

You have a lot on your plate. What, with the kids and school, getting back to normal, pent-up socializing, paying bills and yikes, those food prices! You're wondering if maybe it's time for that …

Dear Frankie, How would humans like it if hairdressers washed their hair with dog shampoo? They wouldn't. Neither do dogs like it when groomers wash them with human lavender shampoo and spray them …

DEAR FRANKIE Unrequited love BY GENEVA WOODRUFF Dear Frankie, Harriet is a cocker spaniel and my best friend. We have been meeting up every day at the park for years. On the days I arrive …

Mother's Day books that will give Mom some great reads BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER A tiny fistful of flowers is sweet. A package wrapped with an entire roll of tape comes from the heart, you …