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Category Archives: Features
United in marriage and chili
Duo are first husband and wife to both win first place at world chili championship in Terlingua Linda Odom will give you her recipe, but you can’t cook her chili. Try anyway, and you’ll need floaters and dumps. It’s OK … Continue reading
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The ghost hunters
On a cool, damp night in Longview, paranormal investigator Misty Richardson says she will not fear the spirits she expects to encounter during research of a local burial ground. Continue reading
Constable selling a local legend
For sale: a 1978 Plymouth Salon. Avocado-green paint. Not appropriate for all drivers – especially no teenagers. “I don’t want to get ’em killed,” says the car’s owner, Hays County Constable James Kohler. Click here to read the story on … Continue reading
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Historic church adapts to serve changing population
On a winter day in 1886, at a farmhouse east of Kyle, 16 German settlers gathered to form a church. The body established by that long-ago meeting, now called Immanuel Baptist, celebrated its 125th anniversary this past Sunday. The church’s … Continue reading
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An afternoon at the market
At a farmers market in the Texas Hill Country, traders offer fresh produce, artisanal foods and more than a few stories. Click here to read the story in the Hays Free Press.
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Unicycle football is hell on wheel
This is a classic underdog story. A scrappy football team. No talent, all heart. Fighting for a chance at the playoffs. The competition? Only the most skillful team in the league. A squad so overconfident, its captain says things like … Continue reading
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Sassman’s last stand
A confrontation between neighbors. Criminal charges and disappearing evidence. A road project in Uhland is the latest fuel for this small-town feud. Gordon Sassman’s heart was racing. His hands were shaking. He was so wound up, he hadn’t gotten an … Continue reading
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For grandma raising 13, this is ‘the worst time’
Yolanda Sanchez Perez, a hardworking grandma, lives with 13 of her grandkids on a muddy piece of land outside of town. The only bathtub on the property is in a worn-down travel trailer in the backyard. The trailer has no … Continue reading
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No more changes for Rebel mascot
The mustachioed mascot at Hays High School looks like he’s hopping mad. If so, he’s got his reasons. First, “Colonel Jack” lost his belt buckle bearing the Stars and Bars. Then the carpetbaggers commandeered his pistols, replacing them with a … Continue reading
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Auctioning off the past
On Saturday morning Dale Wheelis raised the bay door of a storage unit whose renters had fallen hopelessly behind on their payments. Till that moment, the contents of the unit had been open to nothing but speculation. Now more than … Continue reading
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At movie premiere, San Marcos smells the popcorn
A Friday night movie premiere in San Marcos, and the stars would be arriving at any minute. Gaggles of fans had positioned themselves along the red carpet, contending for the best views. It was a long red carpet, the kind … Continue reading
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Four days on the Sabine River
From our first trip down the Sabine River a couple of years ago … These videos were edited by Scott Brunner. I found them on his storage drive and stole them fair and square.
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Unleashed dogs not bicyclist’s best friend
My latest scheme to not get any fatter is to ride a bike. Dogs think this is a terrible idea. Normally I wouldn’t give two rips about the opinion of some mangy cur, but I live out in the country … Continue reading
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Comfort food and mounted critters
From the June edition of County Line Magazine Some things just go together: Burgers and fries, bacon and eggs, comfort food and mounted critters. A Gladewater greasy spoon has discovered the winning combination. The Silver Spur Cafe on U.S. 80 … Continue reading
Old rides, new life
BETTIE — Edsel Green parked his tractor beside the only traffic light in town and polished his beauty for the ride to come. Rebuilt from hood to hitch, every bearing and seal, the red International was not pulling a disk … Continue reading
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Life on the Sabine
Its reputation is foul and dirty, but some people who know it well believe the river that snakes through East Texas is a natural treasure and vital to life. Continue reading
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Small-town newspaper ruffles feathers
The monthly newspaper in Mount Enterprise doesn’t report the news. It shouts it. “CRACK METH & CRIME” cries the November front page of The Texan. “What are WE doing about it?” Inside is a story bemoaning drug problems in the … Continue reading
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