A familiar face has been running and biking along the byways of Navarro County and swimming in the Corsicana YMCA pool for many years. That face belongs to Nathan Bugg, who not only trains locally but has also won and placed well in area races. His biggest accomplishment came when he earned the right […]
Modeling the fact that the family that works together stays together are, left to right: Terry and Beth Burgess, Brandi Burgess and Linda and Randy Pearce. “I hope you’ll never feel the weight of this gold star,” Terry Burgess said, fingering his lapel pin with his left hand while, with his right, he shakes […]
WEATHERFORD, TX — Family has been referred to as the nucleus of society. Family is what binds us together and plants roots for the tree of life. For Kristin Watson, family is what she was born into and what she has accepted into her heart along the way. Kristin and her family have a long […]
OVILLA, TX — Many people say they refuse to be defined by their past, but Tonyeka Drake would not be one of those people. As a young child, she experienced domestic turmoil and lacked the guidance of a supportive family structure. But rather than allow her past to write her story, Tonyeka turned the page […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — The days had become nights and the nights were endless. The tiny baby was but a whisper of life. The tubing, tapes and frightening machines were all there to help this tiny life grow stronger. Unfortunately, life could not be suspended at the side of the incubator. Parents needed to eat. […]
CORSICANA, TX — It’s prom time in communities everywhere as the school year winds down toward summer, and this month, Corsicana High School’s Special Prom will again live up to its name. The idea wasn’t new to CHS special education teacher, Kelsey Whiteley, who had taught, coached and helped with a special prom at Athens […]
WAXAHACHIE, TX — A small group of slaves gathered under an oak tree on Waxahachie’s East Main Street. The year was 1864. The occasion was a prayer meeting, the first of many to be held by the Rev. Biggind, a Baptist preacher. Later in the same year, around the 9th of November, the small congregation […]
WAXAHACHIE, TX — The wonderfully delicious smells permeate the hallways of Waxahachie High School even before patrons reach the door. Once the door is opened, they realize they have entered another dimension. They’ve entered The Reservation, the on-campus restaurant where Joel Skipper, executive chef, and his baker’s dozen take center stage. “The Reservation opened much […]
MANSFIELD, TX — At the ripe old age of 13, Dave Smith lifetime filled with leather crafting. Now at unknowingly began a hobby that the age of 67, Dave is still at it, would eventually define and and his impressive masterpieces give a unique purpose to are a sight to behold. “It’s a sense of […]
CORSICANA, TX — Even though he grew up and was educated in the big city, Eldon Franco loves the smaller setting a town like Corsicana provides. As the new principal of Corsicana High School, Eldon is a great proponent of vocational programs and the arts and aims to adapt his big-city ideas to bring success […]
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