MANSFIELD, TX — Chris Burgin had already travelled to Russia over 20 times since 2002. There was no reason this trip in June 2011 would be different. He regularly went over on mission trips with Walnut Ridge Baptist Church and study-abroad trips with The University of Texas at Arlington. But this time, it was different. […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — “It shouldn’t have happened. I don’t think people should be killed like this,” said 16-year-old Rebecca Guitierrez, as she struggled to make sense of an event that was indefensible and heartbreaking. Two remarkable Midlothian residents, Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, were struck down February 2, 2013. Kyle was a decorated United […]
GRANBURY, TX — Military life has been a part of Cordell Hall’s family for decades. He has dated his family tree back to the Revolutionary War, and that fact is part of what drives his interest in military memorabilia. Cordell collected enough military items over the years to fill a 30×40-foot, two-story space. He started […]
ENNIS, TX – An Ennis native has a unique and endearing perspective on life — one that can be attributed to family, hard work and the integration of a people to an entirely new country and way of life. Today, Mary Betik Trojacek, a granddaughter of Czech immigrants, stands as a matriarchal symbol of […]
CORSICANA, TX — Having a mother who taught piano lessons and directed a church choir helped define Zeno King’s lifelong love of music as a passion and vocation. “I’m one of the few kids who grew up with two pianos,” he recalled. His mother’s musical career also played an important part in Zeno’s choice […]
BURLESON, TX — Brandon stepped off the football field as a freshman in high school. Exhausted and sweating from almost eight minutes of a half-time performance, he turned, faced the field, and realized everything he’d done that entire month suddenly made sense. At that moment he knew he wanted to play trombone for the rest […]
WAXAHACHIE, TX — Uniting the look of the past with the technology of the present, Nicholas P. Sims Library reopened in March 2013 with a lot to show off. Check out what’s new at the library in this short video presentation.
WEATHERFORD, TX — Immersed in the music scene most of his life, Hunter Robinson has envisioned a future in the industry. He has great plans for himself and the drive and determination to follow through with them. He wants to make music his career. “I want to be in a band. I want to produce. […]
WAXAHACHIE, TX — Ordinarily, one would not expect to see a petite, 70-year-old grandma among the graduating students of a college commencement ceremony. But Wanda Bolgiano is not an ordinary woman. Growing up in Louisiana, she knew from an early age she wanted to pursue a higher education. After graduating from Anacoco High School […]
DUNCANVILLE, TX — “Never judge a book by its cover” is how the saying goes. For anyone who happens to encounter Josh Townsend, judging a book by its cover would be a big mistake. Josh, a 15-year-old Duncanville resident, looks like your typical teenager, and in many ways, he is. However, most typical teenagers have […]
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