A word of warnin’: This tale contains a bad word. If you are offended by bad words, read no further. I was raised in a household where it was not only illegal to use bad...

Nacogdoches County, Texas—In the mid-1830s, the Greenwood family set their sights on the pine forests and fertile soil of East Texas, hoping to carve out a permanent home....

Oct. 3, 1935 A thief who proved himself the boldest of the bold by stealing an automobile from the streets of Ozona belonging to the high sheriff...

September 26, 1935By Bill Gray Mute witness to happenings of half a century ago and lingering remnant of a now perished ‘ghost’ town, the oldest...

Nacogdoches—Long before highways and railroads cut across East Texas, settlers like Garrison Greenwood pushed wagons through dense forests, cut their own roads, and built...

 This rerun is a request from the lady that walked up to me at the grocery store.  She said it was her favorite.My wife Janet and I were out shoppin’ the other day. No, I...

Back nearly 32 years ago, when I started writin’ this column, it was fun gettin’ recognized by people who actually read this junk. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I still love it,...

September 19. 1935The four minute session of the grand jury here Monday morning was something of a record. Judge Joe Montague, who is presiding...

In the turbulent early days of Texas, when the frontier stretched wide and untamed, few men embodied the spirit of adventure like Mabry “Mustang” Gray. With striking blue...

September 12, 1935Accompanying the Ozona High School pep squad this year in demonstration stunts will be a newly organized drum corps. Six new...

 Ozona— In the rugged expanse of west-central Texas, where the sun beats down on dry canyons and scrubland, the story of the Jumano Indians still echoes through the...

I was talkin’ to a man the other day, and he asked me what I thought about all the gang activity that was goin’ on now-a-days. Well, that got me to thinkin’ about back when...

In the folklore of the American Southwest, few stories are as mysterious—or enduring—as that of the “Lady in Blue.” Rooted in 17th-century records, the tale connects a...

September 5, 1935Opening formalities for the school term of 1935-1936 were held in the Ozona High School auditorium Monday morning which marked the...

I have a pretty good memory. In fact, my wife Janet says that I can even remember stuff that never happened. But it amazes me what some of y’all remember. I had a lady the...