Cinematic Considerations Another period drama remake of an oft-told story isn’t what cinema needs these days. There’s far too little originality in filmmaking to warrant updated versions of a book that already has six feature film adaptations. “Little Women” is the exception. From the opening moment...

The deadline for an Amelia Earhart writing contest sponsored by the Zonta Club is just around the corner. Girls between ages 12-18 who live in Gillespie County are eligible to participate. All contestants can write about any aspect of Amelia Earhart’s life, including recent searches for her plane, h...

A search is under way by descendants of late local painter Lee Ethel for lost paintings. Since beginning the search, his family has been contacted by 42 people and have located 101 paintings, 39 of which are of area homes and points of interest. Ethel’s family is working alongside the Gillespie Coun...

Two students from Gillespie County were among the 638 individuals who received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Angelo State University during ...

Hill Country Outdoors Dr. Richard Allen gave one of the best sales pitches I’d ever heard. “On Saturday, after Thanksgiving, we’re gonna head on over ...

Texas Type “We are no longer a two-bit newspaper.” – My father Bill Cooke when he raised the price of our hometown paper from 25 to 50 cents If you pu...