Big Country Journal

08/23/2021

“For years, our African American community was buried here, rather than at the cemetery in town, which is a shameful part of our legacy.

“We really can't change that, but we can continue to maintain it with pride.”

Volunteers cleaned up the Stamford West Cemetery, the city's former segregated cemetery, which in the future will now be maintained by the city.

08/23/2021

A dive into Reporter-News archives and drive through the country exploring stories of past Big Country UFO reports.

08/23/2021

A collection of UFO stories from the archives of the Abilene Reporter-News.

08/23/2021

Breckenridge's First Baptist Church holds a get-together in the city park.

08/23/2021

The Old Glory Community Center brings back its monthly musical show and its country dance.

08/23/2021

Bread, bangles and big knives - and sprouts - just a taste of what's offered twice monthly at Pat Coursey Park.

08/23/2021

Bull riders and bull fighters now have their own night at the Texas Cowboy Reunion.

08/23/2021

Bulls Night Out at the Texas Cowboy Reunion debuted last week and the rain only made it better.

08/23/2021

The Overground Underground Theatre Company has taken residence in the Anson Opera House, opening with Thornton Wilder's "Our Town".

06/21/2021

Ellie Richards recounts her harrowing Memorial Day escape from Hamlin's flooding and the new friends who came in to bail her out.

06/21/2021

Tales of Bigfoot-like creatures aren't just in East Texas. The Big Country has its own too; the Hawley Him, the Caddo Critter, and the Haskell Rascal.

06/21/2021

For decades, people have made a pilgrimage to the onetime home of pulp writer Robert E. Howard. His most celebrated creation was Conan the Barbarian.

06/21/2021

Local fishermen volunteer to assist children from West Texas Rehabilitation Center for a day of sport fishing.

06/21/2021

Ballinger's 1925 Runnels County Jail is now being supported by a nonprofit and is open for tours, both natural and otherwise.

06/21/2021

The Heart of West Texas Museum features a new exhibit of KVMC/KAUM radio station, and archive of late owner Jim Baum's Community Closeup recordings.

06/21/2021

Children learned what's it like to reel in a big fish during Ballinger's 46th Annual Texas State Festival of Ethnic Cultures Arts & Crafts Show.

06/21/2021

Longtime Stephens County customers savor the last weeks of the month as Pam and Bud Harrison plan their retirement for the end of April.

06/21/2021

Merkel HOA held its first post-COVID festival downtown with a community crawfish boil.