Opinion

Green: Last-minute trip

Renae Green Guest columnist Rick and I recently took a last-minute trip to Arkansas to view the colorful foliage. The colors weren’t at their peak yet, but we had a…

Lifestyle

Jenschke: Tips for growing strawberries in Texas

Growing strawberries in Texas takes some planning and effort in fall, winter and spring, but the taste of fresh fruit throughout the growing season makes it worthwhile. (Susan Himes/Texas A&M…

News

Erath County hunters take aim at a booming white-tailed deer herd

Empire-Tribune staff Nearly a million white-tailed deer roam Texas’ Cross Timbers, and Erath County hunters now have two months to find theirs. The general season opened Saturday, Nov. 7, and runs through Jan. 3. Bowhunters have already had their month, with archery-only season running Oct. 3 through Nov. 6, and young hunters got the first…

Entertainment

New rodeo docuseries features cowboys with local ties

Contributed content“No Guarantee”, a powerful new PRCA rodeo docuseries, is now streaming exclusively on Cowboy Channel . New episodes premiere every Monday night, with each episode then available on demand on the Cowboy Channel app. Following the season’s release, all episodes will remain available to stream for one year.  The series provides a rare look behind…

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No. 1 Jackets avoid letdown, rout Burnet 51-14

Griswold By Mike LeeContributing writerThe undefeated and No. 1-ranked Stephenville Yellow Jackets avoided a letdown and routed the Burnet Bulldogs 51-14 on Oct. 30 in the final regular-season varsity football game at Art Briles Stadium this season.Stephenville finished its regular season on Friday, Nov. 6, at Marble Falls.The Burnet win improved Stephenville’s record to 9-0…

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Opinion

Green: Last-minute trip

Renae Green Guest columnist Rick and I recently took a last-minute trip to Arkansas to view the colorful foliage. The colors weren’t at their peak yet, but we had a few days off and decided…

Lifestyle

Jenschke: Tips for growing strawberries in Texas

Growing strawberries in Texas takes some planning and effort in fall, winter and spring, but the taste of fresh fruit throughout the growing season makes it worthwhile. (Susan Himes/Texas A&M AgriLife) Lonnie Jenschke Guest columnist…