“Now that’s the job I want,” said Steve, putting down the paper. “A guy could really sink his teeth into something like that.”  Doc looked up from his coffee. “Didn’t know...

  It’s a rare treat to have old Jasper Blankenship come down from the diggins to stock up on supplies. And he favored us with stories at the Mule Barn this bright morning...

   “Hot? Did you say hot?”  “Sure did, Windy, have a seat and join us,” said Doc. We were huddled up in the coolth of the air conditioner blast in that certain part of the...

Steve, the cowboy on the board of directors of the Mule Barn truck stop’s philosophy counter and world dilemma think tank, swears on his coffee it happened.  “Tourist guy...

   We sure are strange sometimes. Most of the time, we make sense. We’re “sensible” and we do things for a reason. But there are times when we do things that make no sense...

The Irons have released a new album!!!The Irons—with at least two band members hailing from Lufkin, Texas— released their newest album, The Bobby Blue Bongo Band, on April...

When Jana Pate accepted the role of Executive Director at Hillcrest Assisted Living, she brought with her a long history of clinical and nursing...

Bring your goodies to the market on Saturday, July 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There is no reason not to celebrate with good healthy veggies and some good-looking...

The Oldest Town in Texas Needs to Preserve Its Oldest Building     The recent decision by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System to build a Science building...

San Augustine has welcomed a new community tradition this spring and summer with the launch of a local Farmers & Artisans Market, the market will be held on Saturday,...

As we move further into hurricane season, I encourage everyone to take a few moments now to review your emergency plans, monitor local forecasts, and make sure you have...

(1)Don’t Give Up on the Old Stone Fort!  In an unofficial meeting with a City of Nacogdoches official I discovered SFASU and the City of Nacogdoches have jointly signed a...

I had just walked out of the Augus Theatre that Saturday afternoon in March of 1946.  As I adjusted my eyesight from the darkness of the theatre to the bright light, I...

A Message of Hope from a Man Who Has Spent More Than 30 Years Working With YouthI was born and raised in a small community just a few miles from...

The lowly broom has been around our civilization for centuries.  It is said that Benjamin Franklin introduced broomcorn to the United States in 1725.  He is said to have...