Columns and Opinion

Letter to the Editor

My wife and I recently experienced a severe truck breakdown on the highway about eight miles south of San Saba. What could have been a miserable, stranded night on the side of the road turned into a beautiful reminder of the unmatched kindness and hospitality of the San Saba community.
Dr. Don Newbury

Dr. Don Newbury

The Idle American

The story  goes that a long-ago West Texas man--beloved in his community--talked incessantly about Fort Worth, his favorite city, even though he’d never been there. He usually referred to it as “Cowtown” or “Where the West Begins.
Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Ty B. Kerley, DMin.

Is God Dead?

The crux of the matter is simply this: Is the Bible authoritative? To this stage, all of the articles in this column ultimately lead to this question. This is ground zero for the Christian and skeptic alike—those like Michael. You remember Michael.

Letter to the Editor

I appreciate the citizens who serve on the San Saba Economic Development Corporation Board. Their work matters to the future of our community, which is why public confidence in the EDC also matters.

Letter to the Editor

On July 29, city and county residents, officials, and landowners traveled to Austin for the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee hearing regarding the proposed 765kV transmission lines.

Elm Grove Echoes

As I write this, the Richland Springs Rodeo has had a successful run, and the Elm Grove Rodeo is on the horizon.
L-R: Sue Ransom, Dee Hopson, and Bev Leinwebber. Photo by 'Stephanie'

L-R: Sue Ransom, Dee Hopson, and Bev Leinwebber. Photo by 'Stephanie'

The Richland Springs Report

I arrived back in Texas on an amazingly mild day. I was expecting 100 degrees or more and instead I had a lovely cloudy 80s day. Canada was ramping up to higher temperatures, but I had my two weeks of cool weather. I’m sitting in the air conditioning while outside it is an uncomfortable 91 degrees.

Down Memory Lane

110 Years Ago August 3, 1916The Crain Mercantile Company, a firm composed of R. S. Crain and R. T. Pritchet, sold their furniture and hardware business to W. N. Ellis, A. B. Kirkpatrick, and R. O. Harris. Mr. Kirkpatrick will have charge, and later, Mr.