BOOK REVIEW Grieving? Reach out but don’t expect a road map TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER It's your loss. How many times have you heard that, or blithely and dismissively said it, as if it's not …

The Gatesville Fitness Center will host Halloween Hustle on Saturday, Oct. 22. There will be a 5K fun run as well as a costume contest. The first 50 participants to register are guaranteed a medal. …

BOOK REVIEW Don’t go into the attic (until you have read this book) TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Do you run or scream in fear? Maybe both. When you see whatever it is that scares you to the …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   I was looking at you while you are looking at me   SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, playwright, …

When RD Vordick was growing up in Milllersview, a town of a few dozen people near San Angelo, the school only went through the seventh grade. “There was no baseball or any kind of sports, so the …

ON FISHING Observing boat traffic can help you make better fishing decisions MICHAEL ACOSTA As a licensed professional fishing guide, Michael Acosta shows you how to find them. He has been a …

You think you know who dun it. Sometimes, murder mysteries are like that: you get a few pages in, and the killer is obvious to anyone with eyes. And then sometimes, there's a sense of the …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH   The most aggravating, rewarding game ever attempted by mere mortals SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, author, …