Coryell County Historical Marker “SPOTLIGHT” Hemmeline Cemetery Marker text: In 1895, members of the German Bethel Baptist Church (now Bethel Heights Baptist Church) established this …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)    — David Lovelace was helping with the annual Methodist Men’s Pancake Supper held at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Lovelace was busy pouring …

Robert Lee “Uncle Bob” Saunders was an early-day resident of Gatesville and the son of one of Gatesville’s early business pioneers. Born in 1880 in Gatesville, Uncle Bob had many memories and …

Coryell County Historical Marker “Spotlight” Fort Hood Communities Marker Text: On January 15, 1942, the U.S. Army established a tank destroyer tactical and firing center near Killeen …

Coryell County Historical Marker “Spotlight” Evant, Texas Marker Text:  The town of Evant traces its history to an earlier settlement in this area. Langford Cove, founded in 1855 by Asa …

Marker Text:  John Raney Bertrand was born in Brazoria County, the son of French immigrants who came to Texas before the Texas Revolution. He was a partner in a mercantile business in …

The Blarney Stone is a block of ancient limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle in Blarney, Ireland, about five miles from the city of Cork. Blarney Castle was built by Cormac …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --American Legion Post 42 presented more than 20 Blue Star Service Banners to area residents who had family members serving in the armed …

Robert Lee “Uncle Bob” Saunders was an early-day resident of Gatesville and the son of one of Gatesville’s early business pioneers. Born in 1880 in Gatesville, Uncle Bob had many memories and …

Marker text: This congregation grew from an early Coryell County fellowship known as the Church of Onion Creek. Worshippers met in a log building until it burned in 1854. In 1858 this site was …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --A graduation ceremony was held for fifth graders at the Gatesville Intermediate School who had completed the Drug Abuse Resistance …

My Front Porch  Sam Houston is a syndicated columnist and newspaper executive. He is also an actor, author, playwright and entertainment producer/promoter. Tomorrow is February 23. On that …

The Coryell County Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at the Gatesville Public Library.  Local historian, Sherry Lawrence, will present a program, featuring the 1950 U.S. …

Marker Text:  Serving the rural Pidcoke and Harman communities, this cemetery dates to at least 1885, the year six-year-old Mattie Jeter was buried here after dying in a fall from a wagon. Local …

Amongst the hundreds of record books located in the basement of the Coryell County Clerk’s Office, one book in particular recalls the forgotten past of early day Coryell County. In a book …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003) — Carly McClellan of Gatesville was among the December graduates at Sam Houston State University. McClellan was awarded a bachelor of arts degree in journalism/public …

The Hammack Building Marker Text: The Hammack Building is located on property once owned by John Chrisman, who helped survey the town of Gatesville in 1854. The building was constructed by W.W. …

PURMELA BAPTIST CHURCH Marker text:  This congregation traces its history to 1886, when the Rev. W.M. Blakely and 10 charter members organized the Basham Baptist Church in the old …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Former Gatesville resident, Keith Dyer, a 1982 graduate of Gatesville High School, had been named executive director of the Texas Baptist …

Pecan Grove Baptist Church Text on the marker is as follows: ​On August 7, 1882, this church was organized as Coryell Creek Baptist Church of Christ by Monroe M. Smith, James M. Davidson, Joe …