Saturday, May 17, 2025
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Evant ISD Board of Trustees is pictured (back row) with its newest board members, Lura Taylor (second from right) and Katie Teubner (far right). The Evant High School FFA Range team is also pictured (front row).
Evant ISD board honors members and FFA students
Evant Independent School District held its monthly board meeting on Monday and honored members of the Board of Trustees and the FFA (Future Farmers of America) range team. After the preliminary …
Principal Casey Melton, Rancher Jeffcoat, and Superintendent Shane Webb
OISD honors student spotlights
Oglesby Independent School District recognized the student spotlights for the month of May during a school board meeting held on Monday. Superintendent Shane Webb and Principal Casey Melton …
Kallie Featherston with her mother and father, Jimmy and Janet
GHS seniors sign National Letters of Intent
Four Gatesville High School seniors were honored with a ceremony to sign National Letters of Intent (NLI) to play their respective sports at the collegiate level last week. This now marks seven …
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Tumbleweed Smith of Big Spring is a newspaper columnist and producer of The Sound of Texas radio series.
A car stealing preacher
Jim Thompson is a frog gigger and snake hunter in Sulphur Springs. He is a popular guy and always has a story to tell. He spent some time on the radio. “I was a professional loudmouth for 24 …
Tumbleweed Smith of Big Spring is a newspaper columnist and producer of The Sound of Texas radio series.
Tumbleweed Smith
Jeff Aresty moved from Boston to Waco in 2021. He says people in Boston and those in other parts of the world think of only two things when they think of Waco: Fixer Upper and Branch Davidians. …
Sam Houston
Is the ‘dream’ becoming more and more of a nightmare?
Once upon a time, young people in the United States would think about the future and picture themselves as having a successful and prosperous career, raising a family, and then retiring to a life of …
Tumbleweed Smith of Big Spring is a newspaper columnist and producer of The Sound of Texas radio series.
The famous resident of Cross Plains
Hardly anybody in Cross Plains knew the city once had a famous writer who grew up there until a reporter from Houston came to town inquiring about Robert E. Howard. “He’s the creator of …
Tumbleweed Smith of Big Spring is a newspaper columnist and producer of The Sound of Texas radio series.
A Ranch Home Becomes a Family Home
A RANCH HOME BECOMES A FAMILY MUSEUM Tumbleweed Smith Laurie Churchwell’s parents died last year and were buried on the family ranch east of Big Spring. Laurie wanted to preserve their memory, …
Obituaries
William (Bill) Ashcraft 1945 – 2025
William (Bill) Thomas Ashcraft, 79, of Gatesville, passed away May 1, 2025. A celebration of life service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, at First Baptist Church in Gatesville with Pastor Sam …
Mary Ellen Pringle 1942 — 2025
Mary Ellen Pringle, 82, of Amarillo, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10, at South Georgia Baptist Church with Karen Wells officiating. …
Doris Dean Whaley 1930 – 2025
Doris Dean Whaley, 94, of Gatesville, passed away at her home Saturday, April 26, 2025. She was born to the late Orba Lee and Mary Jane Powell Jackson in the Spring Hill Community, south of …
Cecil Lee Bone 1948 – 2025
Cecil Lee Bone, 76, of Gatesville, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at his home on the Bone farm. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 5, at Scott’s Funeral Home in …
Elwin Frank Williams 1945 – 2025
Elwin "Daddy Frank" Williams went home to be with the Lord Sunday, April 13, 2025. A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Scott’s Funeral Home with Pastor Bruce Cox …
Entertainment

GPD to host BBQ with a Badge May 31

The Gatesville Police Department has decided to fire up the grill to host its first BBQ with a Badge event on May 31. The event will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Raby Park near the splash pad …

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29th annual Fire Ant Tour set for June 14

The Gatesville Exchange Club will host its 29th annual Fire Ant Tour Saturday, June 14, at the Gatesville Civic Center located at 301 Veterans Memorial Loop. The routes this year are …