Guests began arriving an hour before the scheduled starting time. Everyone was greeted by Brenda Smith at the door of the Community Center for the 16th Annual Sweetheart Banquet. First Baptist Church has sponsored the banquet each year and enthusiasm begins to hit a fevered pitch when Valentine’s Day approaches. The Community Center was beautifully […]

The Alamo is known world-wide, and certainly the most visited historical site in Texas is the shrine itself. But it might come as a surprise to some as who the caretaker might be. If you guessed a lawyer from Liberty, Texas, you would be right. Of course, that was in March 1836 and his name […]

The Alamo fell on March 6, 1836, four days after Texas Independence was declared. Reuben Marmaduke Potter was a resident of Matamoros at that time. Through visits to the site and interviewing eyewitnesses, he put together an account of the battle which was published in the Magazine of American History, January, 1878, titled “The Fall […]

The Texas Declaration of Independence was framed and issued by the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. As soon as the convention was organized a resolution was introduced for appointment of a committee to draw up a declaration of independence. Richard Ellis, president of the convention, appointed George C. Childress, James Gaines, Edward Conrad, Collin McKinney, […]

The Lakeside 4-H Club held their annual fund raising Shrimp Boil on February 19 at the car wash in Seadrift. There was a great turnout of helpers and supporters. Funds raised are used to support the group’s activities and enable them to enjoy a summer trip.