Aug. 29, 1935Convocational exercises next Monday morning at 8:30 in the Ozona High School auditorium will open the 1935-’36 school session in...

 Edited by Jim FishUvalde— Ira Aten was no stranger to the hardships of frontier justice. As a member of Company D, Texas Rangers in the 1880s, he spent years tracking...

Who was Ira Aten?Born Sept. 3, 1862, in Illinois.Served with the Texas Rangers beginning in 1883.Sheriff of Oldham County in the Texas Panhandle.Later appointed a U.S....

 I can’t believe school has started already. Man, when I was a kid you got a full three month vacation; or I should say, the teachers got a full three month vacation. Oh...

Bandera County—Just six miles northeast of Bandera, tucked beneath the shadow of a volcanic cone called Polly’s Peak, lies the quiet remnant of a once-thriving settlement....

Aug. 22, 1935While stunting on a bicycle Sunday night in front of the Miller Service Station, Richard Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller,...

Back when I was a kid, us boys had a sayin’; “It’s easier to get forgiven, than it is to get permission.” Now, moms didn’t really go for this philosophy, but moms didn’t...

Ranald Slidell Mackenzie (July 27, 1840 – January 19, 1889) was one of the United States Army’s most formidable yet tragic figures. Known to Native Americans as “Bad Hand”...

Aug. 15, 1935The Crockett County school term for 1935-'36 will open Monday, September 2, according to Superintendent C. S. Denham. New books...

You know, it’s amazin’ to see how many people are drivin’ around talkin’ on their cell phones, especially kids. Now when I say kids, I mean teenagers, and young adults....

I don’t know about y’all, but I haven’t been gettin’ as many calls from phone creatures as I used to. Maybe word got around or somethin’. I was gettin’ scared that I might...

Aug. 8, 1935Arrangements for the entertainment of between 75 and 100 visitors from 25 West Texas towns expected here for the conference called by...

Edited by Jim FishOriginally published in the Dallas News, 1897In the rugged expanse of Frio Canyon during the 1890s, few figures commanded as much quiet respect as Charles...

Fort Lancaster—In Part 1, we explored the founding of Fort Lancaster and its strategic role in protecting westward-bound travelers from Native American raids. In this...

Have you ever met someone who when they talk, just seem to ramble? I’ve been told I’m one of those people.  I tend to blurt out whatever’s on my mind. Sometimes it makes...