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Comanche Chief: Quanah Parker. Photo circa 1890, Indian Territory. Courtesy of The Portal to Texas History

Comanche Chief: Quanah Parker. Photo circa 1890, Indian Territory. Courtesy of The Portal to Texas History

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Hostile Comanches were the terrorists of frontier Texas

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterIt seems that most of us these days have the word "terror" firmly entrenched in our vocabulary - we are all aware that there are people, in other countries, who hate us and wish us harm.
Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

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Famous men; ordinary soldiers shed their blood at the Alamo

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterWhen Mexican troops stormed over the walls of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836,they put to death a small band of heroes who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice forfreedom on that mesquite prairie near old San Antonio.In a battle that lasted only a...
Photo courtesy of Murray Montgomery

Photo courtesy of Murray Montgomery

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‘The Day the Music Died’

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterIt was an innocent time, those 1950s – a great time to be a teenager.In February of 1959, I was just a skinny 16-year-old kid and still somewhat shy when it came to girls; that was when I received my first kiss, she kissed me, and it was then that I realized getting...
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Moulton Elementary U.I.L. and Houston Rodeo Art participants

News Staff
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
On February 8th, Moulton Elementary U.I.L. participants and Houston Rodeo Art participants received their rewards for hard work in the form of an awards ceremony. The creative artwork was displayed for all to enjoy, and the cafeteria was open for public viewing that evening.
Mystery Photo (May have been identified) Find out Next Week.

Mystery Photo (May have been identified) Find out Next Week.

Henry Joe's "Town Crier"

News Staff
Monday, February 19, 2024
Mystery Photo If anyone can identify this week’s Mystery Photo, please call Henry Joe Jasek at 361- 798-2481 in Hallettsville.
Wreck of the Don Milo - Courtesy of The Portal to Texas History

Wreck of the Don Milo - Courtesy of The Portal to Texas History

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The wreck of the “Don Milo” and other Hallettsville R.R. History

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterThere are times when things just sort of “pop up” when I am doing research for a column. For instance, one of my colleagues here at the newspaper asked me when the railroad quit providing service to Hallettsville.
Henry Joe Jasek

Henry Joe Jasek

Henry Joe Jasek's "Town Crier"

Henry Jasek
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Town Crier… By Henry Joe Jasek Snow Storm blankets Moulton in 1949    Some of the older folks in Moulton may remember the snowstorm of 1949 — 75 years ago. Snow began falling in the early night of Saturday, Jan. 29, and continued and continued on Sunday, Jan. 30, 1949.
Murray Montgomery

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Open Border Policy Increases Worry Over National Security

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
By Murray MontgomeryStaff Writer/EditorialIt is far beyond time for Americans to wake up to the dangers posed to their country by this administration’s insane open-border policy.There once was a time, maybe 20 years ago, when the border was of little concern to most Americans.
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