Our community eclipse preparations are in the final phase as we enter the last week before the eclipse. Here are a few things you should know about how the City of Gatesville has prepared. …

It has taken me a long time to finally come out and admit it, but I will never really understand women. From the first time I noticed a young girl in my first-grade class until today, I have found my …

I’ve been going to the Rio Grand Valley for more than fifty years.  When I first went there, towns were separated by brush country.  You would go to one city, then travel thru …

Mrs. Sherry Hopson was crowned Queen of Merak Temple No. 104, in Waco on Sunday afternoon. Daughters of the Nile is a philanthropic organization that helps support Shriner’s Childrens Hospitals …

The next big event in Pearl is the upcoming Solar Eclipse and Pearl Bluegrass weekend, April 5, 6, and 7. To sign up for RV space, go to www.eventbrite.com/o/pearl-texas-community-center . You can …

On Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7,  downtown Gatesville will be the site of a Block Party (Block out the sun Party). This festival will provide our community and visitors an opportunity …

One of the true blessings in life is friendship. It is a relationship between two people and, often, the underlying bond between the individuals is vague in definition. A friendship nourishes …

The next big event in Pearl is the upcoming Solar Eclipse and Pearl Bluegrass weekend, April 5, 6, and 7. To sign up for RV space, go to www.eventbrite.com/o/pearl-texas-community-center . You can …

Wyatt Oakley retired from the fire department in Odessa, then became fire chief in Stamford and retired from that position.  Once, when he was fishing, he caught a beautiful bass and decided to …

Kelli, Kinsley, and Anna McPherson spent spring break 2024 in Orlando, Florida.  They traveled to play in the Sunshine Classic National Volleyball Tournament where Anna’s team, Waco …

With the total solar eclipse now less than a month away, most of us have probably already considered where we will be when totality occurs. Whether you’ve made that decision or not, here are a …

Where has the time gone? Remarkably, we are halfway through the month of March, while just the other day, it was New Year’s Eve. A host of traditional markers seem to be upon us as most schools …

Kinsley and Allie McPherson both competed in the Coryell County 4-H Horse Judging teams at the Houston contest this past Monday in Katy. Kinsley was on the Livestock Quiz Bowl team that competed …

I’m a big fan of the Texas Almanac and get a copy every time a new edition comes out.  I interviewed the editor of the publication years ago and was amazed at some of the things I learned, …

Please keep the Ronald Medart Family in your prayers. They lost their daughter, Regina, on February 12. A memorial service will be at the Pearl Community Fellowship Church in the near future. …

March has been designated National Women’s History Month. It’s a month to celebrate the contributions of women throughout our nation’s history, and those contributions are numerous. …

The City of Gatesville has been working for the last year to prepare for an influx of visitors for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. We anticipate that our population could double or triple …

My older sister has a birthday this month, and this past weekend while I was sitting out on the deck enjoying some sun, I reflected on our lives as children. God blessed me with a wonderful mother, …

Spatchcock is a new word to me, but it’s been around for a long time.  Research indicates it originated in Ireland in the 18 th century and is a variation on the phrase “dispatching …

Mr. Ty Gallaway filled the pulpit Sunday morning March 3 in the absence of our pastor, Rev. Bruce Cox, from the Mound Cowboy Church and White Mound Baptist Church. Don and Sue Jones had a …