DEAR FRANKIE  Focus on health: TLC or overkill? GENEVA WOODRUFF Frankie is a rescue dog and emotional support animal for Geneva Woodruff. Woodruff is a retired educator. Dear …

BOOK REVIEW Dog shows, bridge and murder – so much to like about this mystery TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER "Peg and Rose Solve a Murder" by Laurien Berenson c.2002, Kensington Cozies, $26.00, …

Gatesville’s annual Boozaar Halloween Celebration is usually held annually on the Saturday before Halloween around the square in downtown Gatesville. This year the event will be held on Saturday, …

Some people say autumn means the end of summer and all the fun, time to get serious and go back to the ordinary. Others look forward to fall, saying it’s colorful and energizing and it’s like …

DEAR FRANKIE Beware the pitfalls of online doggie dating GENEVA WOODRUFF Frankie is a rescue dog and emotional support animal for Geneva Woodruff. Woodruff is a retired educator. Dear …

You've never passed up a chance to catch The Mouse. You might have seen him on television when you were a child, along with Annette or Darlene, Britney or Justin. You've caught him on the big …

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 …