GRANBURY, TX — A great hostess needs to be good with names and make everyone feel welcome. Fran McPherson is a welcoming sight. Fran is a member of Senior Circle and Healthy Woman, where she is a strong volunteer and wears a smile as she welcomes people to the many activities held during the year. […]
ENNIS, TX — Some people are just born with it — that heartfelt desire to give back to those in need. Members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, a motorcycle club with a mission, are some of those people who see a need and work diligently all year long to make holiday dreams […]
Cap off your Thanksgiving holiday with one of these events. November 29 Night of Lights Parade: 7:00 p.m., Historic Downtown District. Following the theme Christ, Mighty Savior – Walking in the Light, this year’s parade travels east on Pearl Street, goes around the Square and back down Bridge Street. For more information, call Historic Granbury Merchants Association, (817) 573-5299, or visit www.granburysquare.com. […]
Heather Martinez found herself at a place in her life, some seven years ago, in serious need of change. “I had pretty much given up hope of ever changing. I mean, when you weigh 250 pounds, what’s another 25 pounds? And another. And another. I knew I was out of control, but I had […]
RED OAK, TX — When Robyn Jefferson learned to crochet as a young girl, it was just one of many things in which she had an interest. As a result, crocheting was replaced by other endeavors, and the young woman eventually found herself in the family business as a pharmacy technician. It would be many […]
MIDLOTHIAN, TX — This tale begins as all forms of human life begin — with the birth of a baby. Emergency lights and sirens punctured the stillness of the sleeping neighborhood and startled the neighbors awake on April 29, 2013, at 5:00 a.m. They must have wondered what calamity had befallen one of their […]
MANSFIELD, TX — Kay Ray and Susanne Engelbert have been friends for a little over seven years. They first met when Susanne moved in two houses down from Kay. As the ladies got to know one another better, they soon realized they had much more in common than a neighborhood street. Both women have overcome […]
CORSICANA, TX — The Navarro College Leo Club, aided by its sponsor, the Corsicana Sunset Lions Club, provides many services to the citizens of Navarro County. However, Lions Club International stretches its services around the world, and so does the Leo Club. Meeting the needs of Navarro County area military personnel who are stationed […]
GRANBURY, TX — With the start of the new school year, Acton Middle School embraced the old ways, which work well. Under the leadership of Principal Jimmy Dawson, they are also preparing for life-altering changes. “The face of education is changing,” he said. Before the 2012-2013 year ended, he and his staff began looking […]
ENNIS, TX — In the 2009 movie The Blind Side, for which Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for best actress, a young man in need of direction is taken in by a caring family, and with their support achieves academic and athletic victory. A local, real life version of the Hollywood hit took place […]
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