Firefighter since she was 17, Henderson leads Point FD
Kristin Henderson was asked to take the position of Fire Chief in Point at the end of last summer when there was only a staff of five. […]
Columns
Daddy’s Legacy of Love and Peace
As I sit here on Father’s Day wondering what to write, my thoughts keep going to Daddy, so I want to share the first story I posted on the blog site I set up the year he died. […]
Tyler Jones: Outdoorsman and Musician
Tyler Jones grew up in Emory hunting and fishing from an early age and was probably influenced to fish by his dad who owns Lake Fork Lodge. […]
A geography lesson on Israel
Geography was not one of my best subjects in school, and I still have trouble reading a map or telling which of the four directions I’m facing without a compass. […]
Brightcross, local community delivers “In God We Trust” posters to RISD
Rains Independent School District (Rains ISD) received 100 framed “In God We Trust” motto posters on May 23 from Angela Breitkreutz, Executive Director, and President of Brightcross, and other members of the community. […]
Israel – my favorite things
Before we left on our trip to Israel, the most common questions I was asked were Are you getting excited? And Aren’t you scared? […]
Homebound, Brittell attends school through a robot
Kevin Brittell has Mitochondrial-Leigh’s Disease, and at age 15 has already outlived his life expectancy more than once. […]
A nameless cat
Country life is hard, especially if you’re a nameless cat without a real home. […]
A corpsman’s story
I was an HM3 corpsman aboard the USS Enterprise CVAN 65, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, on January 14, 1969. […]
Point City Secretary Heather Rollins is a people person
Heather Rollins has been Point city secretary since January 2022, taking on more than clerical duties. […]