Fall was in the air along El Camino Real this past weekend and spirits were up and down our old trail. There is something about fall in East Texas that just makes us feel...

Growing up, movies weren’t just a Saturday night diversion. They were lessons, warnings, and often, thanks to amazing writers of the era, meant to...

Folks along El Camino Real were blessed with some really nice rain over the weekend that settled the dust and cooled things off. I sure didn’t hear anyone fussing about...

September 13, 2025, is designated as a day to honor the legacy of the Booker T. Washington School in Alto which opened in 1925. According to George...

An oil painting by famed Texas artist, Lee Jamison, has been donated to the Cherokee County Historical Commission by Dr. Faulk Landrum, past...

Folks along El Camino Real are being filled with mixed emotions this week as little ones start to school for the first time and young men and women leave home for their...

In the Gospel of John, there is a story about a Samaritan woman who encounters Jesus at a well. This woman-at-the-well story is the longest recorded conversation between...

Summer is winding down, and as the new school year approaches, now is the perfect time to make online safety a priority. The Better Business Bureau is here to help parents...

Recently, our state experienced a tragedy in the Hill Country. We mourn the lives lost during the flooding over the Fourth of July holiday on the Guadalupe River. Texas...

Folks along El Camino Real are having mixed emotions this week as teachers and school staff enjoy their last week of summer vacation before they have to head back to work...

AUSTIN, July 15, 2025 — A controversial proposal by Conservation Equity Management LLC, founded by hedge fund investor J. Kyle Bass, came under fire Tuesday before the...

The well permit applications from Conservation Equity Management, LLC, founded by hedge fund investor J. Kyle Bass, have caused quite the uproar locally as this could mean...

When I watched the last senior graduate this past May, it always makes me wonder what does the future hold in store for them? I know many will continue their education but...

Folks along El Camino Real are thinking back on months of the past and trying to remember when we ever got so much rain in July. We keep saying that when the rain stops...

Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John...