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History

Salvaged from the recent demolition of Coryell County’s fourth jail which was built in the early 1930s, was a certain cell door located in the upstairs of the facility. The special door was used to …

The locally known “Leon River Dutch Oven Gang” will be providing some down-home cooking to benefit the ongoing restoration process of the historic Eagle Springs Baptist Church located in …

Part 2 of a 2-part series M. J. Wofford grew up in Graham, Texas, earned her BA at Baylor University and her MA at the University of Texas, specializing in secondary education with majors in …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Gatesville Police Officer Dewey Jones and Sgt. Sharyn Cary were busy fingerprinting children at the Gatesville Exchange Club’s Day of the …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Mike Mohler, son of Dale and Rhonda Mohler, was named “Peace Officer of the Year” for the College Station Police Department where he …

Wofford Presents “The Love Story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning” to CRSP members Marsha Lee Contributing writer Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series about Elizabeth Barrett …

Remembering Uncle Bob 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 …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Several Jonesboro High School students held a bake sale to raise money for their junior-senior prom. Erin Lord and Karri Miller visited …

Logan and Dave Howard were early carpenters in Henderson who designed and built a beautiful six-room brick house on the city’s main thoroughfare in 1858. “Logan never married,” said Joan …

First Christian Church Marker Text: The First Christian Church of Gatesville had its beginnings in the 1880s. Officially organized in 1892, the congregation built this structure and met here …

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 …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --Pamela Herring was presenting a program on her knowledge of stained glass to the Coryell Art League who was meeting at Rancher’s …

TWENTY YEARS AGO (2003)                 --The Gatesville Lions Club recognized Gatesville Intermediate School’s sixth grade teacher Michelle Hall as their “Teacher of the …

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 …

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 …

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