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.

06/21/2021

The Kiwanis Club of Cross Plains held its annual pancake supper, after last year's was canceled due to the pandemic.

06/21/2021

Last month's winter storm may not have been as bad as it seemed on local bird populations.

06/21/2021

Orphan photographs tell their own stories when brought in from the road.

06/21/2021

Aspermont has been two weeks without potable water.

06/21/2021

The Stars of Texas Juried Art Exhibit won't be back this year, thanks to the pandemic. A return in 2022 is uncertain.

06/21/2021

Making pretty things and making friends go hand-in-hand for these Comanche ladies.

06/21/2021

Texas is transforming into an alternative energy powerhouse as wind and solar power generate an increasing amount of electricity for the state.

06/21/2021

The Stephenson County Junior Livestock Show was held over the weekend in Breckenridge.