Commentary

Someone’s Watching

John Moore

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

I noticed his Watch immediately. I usually notice watches immediately.But his was especially noticeable. It was a Rolex. I don’t own a Rolex, but one day I plan to. A nice one like his.That’s the thing about watches. They all used to be nice before the cheap ones flooded the market.

Briefs

News Staff

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Dublin students to perform at TSU band concerts On Saturday, Jan. 18, 12 Dublin students from the high school and junior high bands will be performing in four band concerts throughout the afternoon and evening at the Clyde Wells Fine Arts Center in the auditorium atTarletonStateUniversity.

The cold never bothered me anyway

Wyndi Veigel Gaudette Eigel Dette

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

“She’s handling that cow incredibly well ...”“I like that one’s spots!” “Oh, that pig is so cute!” Yes, my knowledge of actual stock, in a livestock show is somewhat limited, but that didn’t limit the passion, energy, enthusiasm and support for Erath County youth that I saw this week.

Dublin High School 1973 graduate Sandra Beverly Burns has been a friendly face to many at First National Bank and Stephenville Funeral Home. Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? Sandra Beverly Burns

Eva Frederick

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Dublin graduate Sandra Beverly Burns has long been a friendly face in Stephenville. Whether she was working as a teller at First National Bank or helping plan services at the funeral home, she’s been a source of help and comfort to the community for many years.

A Place Called Holy

Jerry D. Ousley

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

I made a huge mistake. It was done out of ignorance, but non-theless, a big error for sure. I was in the U.S. Army, being all that I could be, working as a chaplain’s assistant. Part of my duties included setting up the chapel for various services. The protestant services weren’t difficult at all.

He is Acquainted with All Your Ways

Dudley Anderson

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Psalm 139:15: My frame was not hidden from you, when I was made in secret.In his book on near-death experiences, Imagine Heaven, John Burke writes, “He alone knows who he created you to be.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Comanche County Junior Livestock Show It is time for the Comanche County Junior Livestock Show. We need to do all we can to encourage young people to be involved with agriculture, so be sure to come out and support the youth that will be showing their animals.

Museum Matters

News Staff

Monday, December 30, 2024

In the early years, tractors were a luxury that most farmers couldn’t afford. Many had horses and didn’t really see a need for having one of those new fangled machines anyway.The earliest tractors were steam powered. They were big and heavy.

Dubliner Roy Lee Mayfield treasures paintings he owns by local painter Ruth and Joe Buckler including one of of Dublin’s “Goober Express.”

Where Are They Now? Roy Lee Mayfield

Eva Frederick

Monday, December 30, 2024

Over the course of Dublin graduate Roy Lee Mayfield’s 30-plus year career working for TXU Energy, he moved multiple times and started over in different towns across the state before moving back home and settling in Comanche.

Refuge

Jerry D. Ousley

Monday, December 30, 2024

Ben stopped, hiding in the brush, panting like a dog out of breath. It had all been a terrible mistake. He had been with his friend, Jeremiah, helping him herd up the sheep. They had been friends since they were small children playing in the fields.