The Oglesby Lions Club will host the 54th annual Rattlesnake Roundup, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Oglesby Community Center. Admission to the event is …

I am so excited to share an email I received from Caroline Conner Sparks, a young lady with strong Pearl ties, regarding a very special quilt and The Pleasure and Profit Club. Caroline gave me permission to share this letter and pictures with you, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have:

Marriage licenses filed during the month of January 2024 at the Coryell County Clerk’s Office included: Trace Tyler Ashcraft and Shelby Taylor Otte Joe Kenneth Barragan and Nicole …

Little Mr. Malachi Ezekiel Shepherd was born Jan. 11 to Brittani and Shawn Shepherd at St. David’s Medical Center Hospital in Austin. The baby’s weight was eight pounds, twelve ounces, and he was twenty-one inches long.

With Valentine’s Day soon upon us, the Valentine Cupid will be making his yearly appearance on greeting cards and advertisements. Just who was Cupid? Today, he is pictured as a …

Trey Harbor, a Future Farmers of America (FFA) member of Gatesville, captured the Reserve Champion Southdown Lamb in the Junior Wether Lamb Show at the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) …

The students of the Skills USA Health Science chapter competed in several competitions over the week with many advancing to state. The results include: Health Knowledge Bowl: Noah …

At the June 19, 2023 meeting of the Gatesville Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting, it was announced that the Gatesville High School tennis courts would be named in honor of …

In her heart, Barbara Hale Harrison always had the desire to return to the land of her birth and walk across the ranch where she was born and recall fond childhood memories. Harrison enjoyed a …

Coryell Health is pleased to introduce in-house ENT services and Dr. Bradford Holland to their Gatesville and Waco clinics. Dr. Holland, an experienced and board-certified otolaryngologist (head …

Although individuals living in rural communities experience similar rates of mental illness, they often have less access to resources than those living in urban areas. Approximately 65% of rural …

Gatesville mail carrier, Ronald Herbelin, recently retired from the U.S. Postal Service after serving for 36 years. In September of last year, Herbelin received an award from the National Safety …

Mound recently lost one of its residents: Mr. Joseph Louis Piller died on Monday, Jan. 24. Funeral services were held on Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville.  Mr. Piller is …

Good Saturday morning, folks. If you’re reading this today, finish the paper and head to Pearl Community Center and Pearl Cottage Bookstore. This is the day!

Just a few days following Christmas, the home of Rodney and Alesha Thornton and their three children was destroyed in a fire just as the Thornton children were preparing for the Coryell County Youth …

The Association of Texas Small School Band (ATSSB) is pleased to announce the selection of the 2024 ATSSB All-State Band. More than 10,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in …