Recently, Betty Olfers, whom I often consult with on some of the old Fredericksburg recipes, called me to ask if I knew anything about Chocolate Potato Cake. She recalled that a local bakery once made one, and she remembers it as being the best cake she had ever tasted. It was the first I had heard ...

Stonewall Elementary School awarded students with honor roll recognition for their academic performance for the second nineweek grading period. In all, SES recognized 86 students, including 19 students in first grade, 18 students in second grade, 15 students in third grade, 20 students in fourth gra...

Texas Tech University received a $350,000 Texas Talent Connection grant from the governor’s office to support “innovative education and workforce skills training programs that lead to successful job placement, increased wages and improved job retention,” reports the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)....

Alot of expeditions to Antarctica fail. None, however, failed as miserably as the United States Antarctic Service Expedition of 1939. Also referred to...

St. Mary’s Catholic School eighth grade Speech students, led by teacher Misti McMordie, delivered persuasive speeches to the school community Dec. 13-...

Film is often about redemption, the seeking of absolution or, at times, both. There’s tales about comeback kids, underdogs, the forgotten, the unforgi...