Allison Kendrick

You’re invited! The Friends of the Cornette Library and the Texas Plains Trail Region are hosting the showing of the documentary video Hamblen Drive: From Buffalo Trail to State Highway on February 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cornett…

As you are traveling on “The Last American Highway,” U.S. Highway 83, you cannot miss the sprawling Collingsworth County Pioneer’s Park on the banks of the Salt Fork of the Red River.At first glance, you might notice a couple of…

Make plans to attend the premier showing of the documentary video Hamblen Drive: From Buffalo Trail to State Highway at the historic Gem Theatre in Claude, Texas, on November 14, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., with a reception immediately following.The Hamblen…

If you were to poll a group of Texans about what they are most passionate about, answers would probably include: the size of our state, the Lone Star flag, bluebonnets, backroads, high school football, barbecue and, last but certainly not…

As you travel Texas Highway 152 in the northeastern corner of the state, with the Oklahoma border almost in sight, you’ll pass through the town of Mobeetie, the “mother city” of the Panhandle.In 1874 Mobeetie (mow-BEE-tee) was a bustling town…

By proclamation of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Saturday, September 12, 2020, has been declared Quanah Parker Day to commemorate the legacy of the famed Comanche chief Quanah Parker. In the Texas Plains Trail Region, one of the ten regions designated…

If you have ever cruised one of Texas’ quaint downtowns on any given major holiday weekend, chances are you’ve a seen a classic car or car show of some type.It’s also likely that on your adventures you’ve come across a…

Elected as the county seat on March 10, 1891, Lubbock quickly established itself as a marketing center. The first train from the Santa Fe Railroad came through town on Oct. 25, 1909, and the community’s prosperity was sealed. As rich…