When I started this organization in 2016, it was because I realized how desperately the county needed help with animals. And when the county...

After seeing my property taxes double in five years, I knew that I needed to attend an appraisal review board (ARB) hearing with the Cherokee County Appraisal office. ...

Folks along El Camino Real are beginning to freak out as Christmas creeps closer and closer and they don’t have everything done. Many items just can’t be found because of...

We are fortunate to live in rural East Texas where we may interact with and enhance wildlife. Hunting and fishing are ingrained in our culture and lifestyle. With this...

Folks along El Camino Real are trying to recover from carbohydrate induced reclineritis after the Thanksgiving holidays. Fortunately for many, the weather was perfect for...

Folks along El Camino Real are busy making preparations for Thanksgiving in the midst of a pandemic. There are big decisions to be made and I hope everyone will do their...

Who doesn’t need some peace and quiet in this complicated year? A wonderful place to relieve stress is just outside of town at the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge,...

Chris Davis expresses his regrets for not penning a column for us this week, as he was “doing grandfather duties” on Sunday. He has promised to “make it up to us” next...

Folks along El Camino Real are wondering if cooler weather and rain are ever going to return to East Texas.  Deer hunting has been more about fighting wasps and lady bugs,...

On November 11 of each year, Americans have honored those men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Services since the armistice which ended World War I was declared...

Folks along El Camino Real are heading into November and trying to figure out what the holidays are going to look like during a pandemic. We’ve had several more people in...

One hundred and thirty-six years ago this month, the Texas State Fair opened in Dallas. The iconic predecessor to our present-day State Fair of Texas drew crowds from...

The reason withdrawals from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) prior to age 59½ are generally subject to a 10% tax penalty is that policymakers wanted to create a...

Folks along El Camino Real are carving pumpkins and getting ready for Halloween, but no matter how scary a face you carve on the pumpkins or how much fake blood you put on...

When we rang in 2020 at midnight on Dec. 31, 2019, who knew then there would be school and business closures, job layoffs, sudden sheltering in place mandates, food...