March 19,2020 - Back in 1955 I was a college freshman with no automobile. I was attending Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, living on campus. On Friday afternoons occasionally I would want to go back home for the weekend, which was a 35 mile trip to San Augustine. The only way for me to make the trip was to hitch-hike, or “ride my thumb” as the saying was.

March 5, 2020 - My six year old son, Doug, came running up to me and said, “Dad, Dad, Mom is under water!” Knowing how my wife hated water, I knew this was not good news. In fact, the headlines in the next Houston Chronicle might read, “Mother of Two drowns in Kiddie Pool while on Vacation” popped into my brain.

February 14, 2020 - Every time I go into our high school football stadium here in the piney woods of East Texas, I always take a glance to the northeast and let my memory take a short stroll. Though torn down many years ago, there once stood a rather large baseball grandstand, rustic, yet functional. During the 1940s and early 1950s many a baseball game was played on that diamond.

The proud San Augustine, TX Wolves fought “tooth and toenail” with teams from neighboring towns.

December 27, 2019 - In 1967 I was employed by the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company when living in Houston, Texas. Although it was a very large company, it was bought out by the American Express Company. Soon thereafter all we employees were presented with an American Express credit card. I had always wanted one of these cards, but they were expensive to purchase. Now, I had one for free. I have carried and used it since that day in 1969.

December 13, 2019 - Clara Murphy will present her students in a Christmas Piano Recital on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in San Augustine.
 
Participating students are: Ti’Asia Burrell, Kambree Parker, Jakajsa Clark, ViSiscily Caraway, Myah Gay, Kayla Sowell, Amelia Gay, Grace McReynolds, Lake McDaniel,  A’Nesiya Burrell, Bonnie Consford, and Charlisa Teagle.