Moses Morrison part of early scouting force

   Moses Morrison, one of the Old Three Hundred colonists and leader of the force some historians call the precursor to the Texas Rangers, was born in North Carolina, probably in 1793, and in 1821 moved from Missouri to Texas.

Weekly spotlight on Luther

   The Legacy of Jack Findley, deceased owner of the Luther Hotel     RE: Luther Hotel in Palacios, Texas     Jack was born in Ft Payne, Alabama. He served in the US Navy and pursued a long career as a teacher. Around 1993, he married Claire Joy Luther.

Eudora Moore taught school throughout Matagorda County

   Eudora Inez Moore, teacher and writer, the only daughter of Robert Baxter and Mary Crowell (Layton) Moore, was born in Victoria County, Texas, on Nov. 17, 1847.     The family, which eventually also included six sons, had sailed to Texas from Mobile, Ala., the previous summer.

Markers for long-unmarked Collegeport graves

   Hundreds of former Matagorda County residents lie in their last resting places with no gravestones to prove to the world they existed.     Many cemetery associations have records, but often those records don’t record the exact grave of someone buried in their cemeteries.

"Huffines find another unmarked family grave" By Patsy Pulis Huffines wife of Gene Huffines

   After marking the graves of Tressie and Clyde - from the story above - Patsy and Gene Huffines took on the task of locating the grave of another Huffhines relative.       Through their efforts in 2009, he is no longer lying in an unmarked grave.

"Weekly spotlight on Luther" By Phil Fletcher

   Anyone want to tear down the Alamo for a new hotel?    RE: Luther Hotel in Palacios, Texas    The State of Texas has 42 properties on the National Historic Landmarks register.      Properties like the Alamo, the Johnson Space Center, Dealey Plaza, and President Lyndon Johnson’s home.

Andy Hawkins’ life filled with achievements

   EDITOR’S NOTE: I chose to do a Black History Month feature in 2016 on Anthony “Andy” Hawkins mainly because I believed he was an outstanding native son who excelled in many sports - beyond his impressive professioonal football career - and made a lasting mark on the people he worked with at...

Historical plaque honored remarkable ‘Aunt Hannah’

HANNAH CARR    Born a Slave – Date Unknown    Died December 9, 1917       "Aunt Hannah" is highly esteemed by old and young, and few there are who do not know her personally, for she has lived here about three-quarters of a century, in fact has been a member of the Methodist Church here nearly that...

"Linnie Roberts school now a state landmark" by: Mike Reddell

   A state historical marker as a recorded Texas landmark building was dedicated at the former Linnie Roberts Elementary School amid a chilly and blustery Saturday morning, Feb. 11.