Perspectives
Mexia area Labor Day celebrations to be freestyle
Sat, 08/31/2024 - 12:00am
There will be no citywide Labor Day events in Mexia, but families and friends will likely be getting together to celebrate the end of summer Monday, Sept. 2.
HOW MOLD APPEARS ON CHEESE
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
Dear Heloise: A reader recently suggested that mold on cheese comes from bacteria because of human contact. Mold is a fungus that is not related to bacteria. It is a natural process in the aging/ breaking down of organic matter. -- Paula, in Vermont
Famed ranger captain a fugitive from justice
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
Under the assumed name of George Washington Arrington, an Alabama fugitive enlisted in the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers on Sep. 1, 1875.
Mexican Revolution of 1915 spills over into Texas
Wed, 08/21/2024 - 12:00am
In the running war with Mexican bandits, six U.S. Army cavalrymen fought a brief battle with hit-and-run raiders on Aug. 10, 1915, 25 miles on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
