03/11/11 American Red Cross Southwest Texas natural disaster volunteers are on standby after a series of waves swept through the Hawaiian Islands and hit the United States West Coast Friday morning caused by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan.Red Cross...
 02/20/11 While the worst is now behind us, a number of people are now wondering if this is the right to buy a...
01/21/11 The 20th annual St. Jude Chili Cook-off is slated for February 5 and cooks from across the nation are making plans to attend. Once again, this Minden fund-raiser has been designated as the site for the 2011 Louisiana State Championship Chili Cook-off.
01/04/11 The Central Texas College community is preparing to say farewell to one of its most familiar faces. Jim Nixon, dean of CTC's Fort Hood campus, will officially retire on Jan. 15, ending a 30-year career serving in various capacities at the college.
12/28/10 GSMmotoRent announces the opening of their winter base in Terlingua Texas conveniently located between the Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
12/18/10 Part five of a six-part series of a tour through Big Bend country.
11/04/10 It's time to get your cowboy boots and Stetsons out to party in true Texan fashion at the 2010 Terlingua Two Step. Come dance with this city's fine folks from the Lone Star State starting at 7:30pm with free dance lessons starting shortly thereafter.
11/03/10 LODI - Woodbridge Winery announced it has donated $4,125 to the Lodi Public Library Foundation, all proceeds from the California State Championship Chili Cook-off held Oct. 16 at the winery.
11/03/10 STOCKTON - A Health Education Outreach Services Fair for military veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at American Legion Karl Ross Post 16, 2020 Plymouth Road, Stockton.
10/31/10 Folks can spice up their election day on Tuesday, as the Corsicana Rotary Club sponsors a Chili Fest meal at Navarro College. Prior to casting a vote, there will be the chance to meet local candidates and elected officials, who have all been invited to the event.
10/01/10 The experts say the key to fork-tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs is all in the preparation. "Smoke it low and slow, that's the secret," said Michael Citchens, the owner of Smo King Pit BBQ in Peoria. Adding a dab of sauce "made with love" doesn't hurt either, he said.
10/01/10 The experts say the key to fork-tender, fall-off-the-bone ribs is all in the preparation. "Smoke it low and slow, that's the secret," said Michael Citchens, the owner of Smo King Pit BBQ in Peoria. Adding a dab of sauce "made with love" doesn't hurt either, he said. Those ribs were the reason many people came out to the 26th annual Peoria Rib Fest and Chili Cook-Off on Friday night at the ...
 09/28/10 The University of Texas is already known for having one of the first major school shootings in 1966 ...
08/01/10 When Linda Walker drives north on Highway 118 from her West Texas home in Terlingua toward Alpine, she spots the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint ahead and thinks to herself, "Do I have time today?"
07/05/10 Perhaps only in southern Brewster County -- where the land is harsh, the libertarian fevers run hot and the missing refinements of civilization are not mourned -- could a census worker be mauled by a wild swine kept as a family pet
06/19/10 John Dyer Murphy St. Raspa Co. sells shaved ice with about 40 flavored syrups.The wind here buffets a car from side to side, blows up dust devils that dance away and dissolve, their ghosts fading into the bluest sky. Alpine is the last outpost of any size before the Big Bend in far Southwest Texas.
05/27/10 This is no playground. This is the Chihuahuan Desert of Big Bend, where for thousands of years transients have found enough water to keep them going but rarely enough to let them stay.
05/14/10 Rightly considered one of the Lone Star State's musical institutions, Gary P. Nunn purposely booked this weekend's gig at The Blue Light because he attracts not only younger fans of his original Texas music, but also the parents who may be visiting Lubbock for graduation ceremonies and looking for something else to do.
05/14/10 As drug cartels clash in border cities, rival traffickers are expanding to a remote stretch along the Texas border. Brewster County spans more than 6,000 miles miles of rugged terrain. It's the largest county in Texas. Some of it borders Mexico. The local sheriff is coping with a spike in crime. Sheriff Ronny Dodson's family has lived here for five generations. "Pancho Villa had run my great ...
04/15/10 The north Texas turkey season opened two Saturdays ago on April 3. If you haven't made it out to hunt yet, a good place to see and learn about the big birds will be at the fourth annual Clay County Turkey Fest this weekend.
04/03/10 We all know that the real estate industry as a whole was a disaster in 2009; however, what appears t...
03/07/10 It was a chili cooking throw down at the 29th Annual Rose City Cook-off today.
02/22/10 The Ohio Schools are redefining their Special Education program and closing the gap in the achieveme...
02/12/10 Dallas is one of the most in-demand places to reside in all across Texas County, US. This is the cas...
01/03/10 GALVESTON Jerry Jeff Walker, Herman's Hermits and The Oak Ridge Boys will play at The Grand in January. | 
