Cathy Allen understands the nostalgia that so many customers experience when they visit Owl Drug in Coleman, whether it’s to get a prescription filled, buy something in the gift shop, or enjoy a coffee, smoothie, breakfast or lunch in the soda fountain & grill. She and her two brothers helped out with the family-owned business
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Loretta Fulton
Loretta is a freelance writer in Abilene.
You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy a visit to the Ben Hogan Museum, located in a historic building in downtown Dublin, Hogan’s childhood home. The museum is included in the Travel Channel’s “10 Bucket List Destinations for Golf Fans,” but even non-golfers will find something of interest and will appreciate learning
Ever been to a football game at the Cotton Bowl? How about a NASCAR experience at Texas Motor Speedway? If so, you know just about everything you need to know about Southern Bleacher, located in Graham, the county seat of Young County about 60 miles south of Wichita Falls. Southern Bleacher Company, with roots dating
Nothing says Texas like a windmill spinning in the breeze, pumping water from deep beneath the hard, baked soil. And, if it’s authentic Texas, it will have an iconic name stamped on the tail – Aermotor. The first Aermotor windmill was introduced in 1888 in Illinois, although other windmills existed at the time. Only 24
While earning a business degree with a concentration in accounting at Baylor University, Bruner worked summers and school vacations at the family business. But it wasn’t until the past 20 years or so that he got interested in the history…
Chipping away at a stucco-covered wall is no fun, but it’s worth the work if a gem of a discovery is waiting to be uncovered. Clint and Jami Tunnell weren’t looking for a gem when they decided to remove part…
Today, the Old Jail Art Center in Albany is known for names like Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Amedeo Modigliani, Grant Wood, and other famed artists whose works are on display. But in its previous life as Shackelford County’s first permanent…
After three moves and three different names, Trinity Mission may at long last get to rest in peace. The historic Episcopal church now resides in the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, most likely its final…
“. . . On a high hill overlookingOld Stone Ranch, a cemeteryWith a single grave stands vigil. . . ” And so begins part IX of chapter 35 of The Legend of Old Stone Ranch: A Saga of Texas Borderlands,…
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