Austin—March 6 and April 22 have come and gone a hundred and ninety times and Texans once again turn their thoughts to the Alamo... that small mission fortress where a band...

April 16, 1936When the present school term ends, the Live Oak school, on the western edge of Crockett County, will be discontinued permanently, it...

I saw a picture on Facebook the other day of an old playground equipment, you know, swings and merry-go-rounds and such. Well, I remembered that I had written a story about...

Crockett County—In the arid expanse of southwestern Texas lies Crockett County, where the Devils River country meets the Pecos, is a lonely waterhole that once offered life...

April 9, 1936Harvey K. Hays, former county treasurer of Upton County at Rankin, drew a two-year suspended sentence at the hands of a Crockett...

The other day I was asked to rerun a story that I had written back 27 years ago. Yep, I’ve been writin’ this junk for that long. Heck, longer. This comin’ July, I will have...

Cynthia Ann Parker, often called the most romantic of Texas heroines, lived a life defined by violent upheaval and divided loyalties. Born around 1827 in Illinois to Silas...

April 2, 1936Ozona’s new fire engine, manned by Fire Chief Joe North and his crew, got its third work out last night carrying water to the water...

You know, I’m gettin’ kind of worried. I haven’t seen a kid on a bike in I don’t know how long. Don’t kids ride bikes anymore? All I ever see ridin’ bicycles now-a-days are...

Nearly a century ago, the Del Rio Herald captured the enduring romance of one of Texas’ most storied routes. On Nov. 25, 1927, the paper declared: “Highway in Texas Has...

March 26, 1936An attractive wayside park has recently been completed on the highway east of Ozona on land donated for the purpose by Mr. and Mrs....

The other day, I saw a kid ridin’ down a hill in a homemade car-like thing.  Boy howdy, you talk about bringin’ back memories. This kid’s car was just like the ones we used...

 Lightly edited by Jim FishThe following is part two of an article as told by and penned by Murier Neora (Derick) Keel, in The Progressive Farmer in 1928 and subsequently...

March 19, 1936Ten members of Ozona High School’s 1936 basketball squad will be awarded sweaters at appropriate exercises in connection with the...

Several years ago, the men at our Church went to a fish fry and it was a “Men’s Only” affair. The Sunday before our pastor, Bro. Robbie Caldwell, was tellin’ the...