A Man and His Tools
WEATHERFORD, TX – After World War II, the hospital in Mineral Wells filled with wounded veterans, the bottom floor of the Crazy Water Hotel became a maternity ward. Artisan knife maker, Jack Crain,
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Local Man Spins Electric Meter Backwards, Collects Check Instead of Bill
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Like most people, Craig Monk of Midlothian hates high electric bills; but, unlike most people, he didn’t just sit around complaining about it — he did something about it! In this short video, see how he made his electric meter spin backwards to collect a check from the electric company instead of a bill. Produced
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Burleson
Sweet Sounds of Home
BURLESON, TX — Odds are, Cisco and Heather Roberts would have met somewhere down the road had they not met and married when they were very young.
Corsicana
A Moment of Remembrance
CORSICANA, TX – Memorial Day weekend traditionally heralds the beginning of summer with its picnics, baseball games, camps and school vacation that’s
Ennis
Courtship in Words
ENNIS, TX — Books are a wonderful escape. Words in those same books can take you away to places both far and near. Rocky Denton’s latest installment,
Mansfield
Serving through Their Sons
MANSFIELD, TX – When George and Roberta Dennis go out wearing their hats, they are often stopped by passersby who inquire about the patches adorning
Midlothian
Protect, Honor, Serve
MIDLOTHIAN, TX – When Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class Robert Cato’s Black Hawk helicopter went down, his first thoughts were not of the Iraqi
Red Oak
Fishing Hooks to Writing Books
RED OAK, TX – Sitting in a room decorated with buck antlers, stuffed bobcats and Mason jars full of homemade preserves, Morris Gresham is at ease
Southwest
Crowning Cause
CEDAR HILL, TX – When Lacey Trevino participated in her first pageant, she could not have known how the contests would eventually impact her life.
Waxahachie
Let’s Ride
WAXAHACHIE, TX — Charles Wagliardo has always had a passion for things that go fast. “I guess it’s a guy thing, the wild child syndrome,”
Weatherford
Time in the Air
WEATHERFORD, TX – As Memorial Day approaches on May 28, some people are planning family gatherings or picnics. It’s a holiday from work and school. It’s
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Nature’s Rainbow
WAXAHACHIE, TX — When David Smith and his wife, Pat, moved to their home on Main Street in March 2003, they had a slight difference of opinion. While Pat wanted their belongings moved in first, David
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Unmasking Ray
CEDAR HILL, TX – Cedar Hill resident, Ray Schufford, is a master multitasker, juggling family, career, writing, upstart business and his charity. He is a firefighter and a paramedic for Dallas,
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A Lasting Impact
RED OAK, TX – Born in a logging camp in 1928, Donald “Don” Shields got used to moving very early on. As the seasons changed and the availability of lumber shifted, his father, who supported
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Surreal Beauty
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Some of the photographic images were dark in color with an ethereal, dreamlike quality to them. Others looked as though they were under a shroud of fog. All shared an element of
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SWAT REACTion
MANSFIELD, TX — Mansfield SWAT team scouts, seen only as subtle flickers of movement among the trees, quietly surrounded a cul-de-sac home. The Special Weapons and Tactics officers positioned
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A Father’s Lessons
ENNIS, TX — Growing up, Michael Aguilar Sr. did not have the opportunity to play sports. Determined not to let his children experience a similar situation, Michael Sr. did everything he could,
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Embrace the Grade
CORSICANA, TX — “One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something,”
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When Clowns Show Up
BURLESON, TX — When Sprinkles the clown arrives, there is no missing him. The joy emanating from him quickly fills his surroundings and captures the attention of everyone in sight. People of all
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Preserving Parker County
WEATHERFORD, TX – Preserving the history of Parker County is Amberley Parker’s top priority at the Weatherford Public Library. She has worked part time as the library’s digitization clerk since