Plans to relocate the Stone Fort Museum from the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University where it has been since 1936 have me filled with concern:  at least it is on...

Early voting has officially begun for the 2025 Constitutional Election and concludes on October 31. While I always encourage folks to take advantage of the early voting...

The San Augustine Public Library invites the public to view a new exhibit, Texas America250, on loan from the Texas State Library and Archives...

As a young lad, I recall my parents, Alice and Cecil, discussing certain people’s traits.  I can remember that they often described someone as “down-to-earth”.  The phrase,...

Several years ago, my husband came home and announced he had just signed up to volunteer with a local volunteer fire department.  My first thought was this can’t turn out...

(1) The SFASU’s Campus Master Plan map, the “Draft Illustrative Plan,” does not include the Stone Fort Museum; rather, its space is taken by a new proposed new science...

As we near the 2025 Constitutional Election Day on November 4, I'd like to offer a friendly reminder that the early voting period will begin on October 20 and will end on...

Bring your young ones for the Kids Craft Drop-in. This is free to all, ages 5-12, Saturday, October 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. The fun project on this day will be pinch...

So you and your friend have had an argument.  There appears to be no solution in which each can save face.  What can you do?  We have all found ourselves in situations in...

Like most of her family, my mother enjoyed cooking.  Mom was always looking for new recipes.  I remember her making Goulash, a dish of which none of us had ever heard. ...

I have been told by my older relatives that I was still un-named a week after I was born.  My aunt Margaret Woods apparently had pity on me, and finally gave me a name.  My...

Growing up in East Texas in the 1940s kept me pretty well sheltered from the problems of the large cities like Houston and Dallas.  “Naive” might be a more descriptive word...

The third Saturday in September of each year is Texian Navy Day.  Texans were encouraged to fly their Texas flags and observe the day in remembrance of the Texian Navy and...

The Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) recognized Texas military heroes on September 18th. DRT has designated this day to honor and preserve the memory of the...

Have you ever been caught in a “catch-22” situation?  I think most all of us have at one time or another.  Just what is meant by this phrase, and from whence did it...