Wow! Here we are again, we have so much to share with you! Halloween is almost here and we are going to have so much fun. SAPL will be on the square for Trunk or Treat! We...

Early voting is underway across Texas and will continue through Friday, October 30, with Election Day scheduled for Tuesday, November 3. Exercising our right to vote is one...

Cash Mob Success, Christmas Festivities and Heritage Days Highlight Upcoming EventsThere is always something exciting happening in historic...

1. The showing of “Raise Up Your Head:  Freedom Colonies in America,” a PBS documentary created by Richard S. Orton, will be the November 9, 2026 program of the Deep East...

A bit of nostalgia always overtakes me as I turn north off W. Columbia street on to N. Bolivar street in my small town.  At what used to be 107 N. Bolivar stands the...

Dixon to Speak Twice Within the Next Two Weeks(1) Angelina County Genealogical Society President Dickie Dixon will speak twice within the next two weeks:  once in...

For most of us, September means settling into school routines, making plans around Friday night football, and looking forward to the fall months ahead. At the Capitol, it...

The computer age has thrown me for a loop.  I made better grades in school with my courses that involved words and their meaning.  This has continued into my adulthood.  I...

Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, our nation experienced one of the darkest days in American history. Nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost in the terrorist...

I never did like to live in college dormitories, so when I was attending Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, I lived in a boarding house near the campus. ...

 Welcome to “Around Main Street,” a new monthly to bi-monthly feature bringing readers the latest happenings in and around San Augustine Main Street. Each edition will...

In a nine-day period in late May and early June in 1940, the British government conducted Operation Dynamo, one of the largest evacuations in military history.  ...

Dixon to Speak on the Postal Service of the Confederacy in Jasper“The Postal Service of the Confederate States of America” is Dickie Dixon’ topic, when he speaks on...

September is one of my favorite months of the year. The school year is underway, Friday night lights are back, and the opening of dove season means another hunting season...

Spears to Speak on Old Stone Fort Museum (1)   On Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Carolyn Spears will discuss “The Old Stone Fort Museum” for the joint meeting of...