Cathy Taylor and Rev. Talon Keeney examine the 1936 edition of The Gatesville Messenger which announced the dedication of First Baptist Church’s new building. Kenney is pictured holding his son, Shepherd. The Gatesville Messenger | David Scott
The city of Gatesville was drastically changed after a massive fire broke out in the downtown area on March 16 taking out an entire city block and multiple historic businesses.
Some may have not been aware that The Gatesville Messenger had an extensive newspaper archive dating back to 1936.
People would come in the office just to browse through the bound copies of the paper – often seeking to find b…
