The Rev. Gerald Holland, pastor at Angleton’s First Missionary Baptist Church, wants to be remembered as a fixer amongst his community and a voice for peace, love and unity.
Well, t hese are the last days of February. Can you believe it? March will be here and gone and then it will be April Fool’s Day before we know it. And boy, do we ever have lots of “fools” to pull jokes on.
Year after year, the Lions Club sets up wire-frame Christmas decorations on the lawn of the historic Jackson County Courthouse, facing Main Street in Brownstown, Indiana.
Tom Brady has received a lot of attention recently, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback won his seventh Super Bowl, more than anyone else in history. And it is even more amazing that he did it at age 43, when most athletes are sitting on the couch — or perhaps in a broadcast booth. A rec…
Examining the motivation and purpose of prayer.
With all the time I’ve had stuck at home in the last few months, thanks to COVID and even more recently by the cold weather, you’d think I’d be caught up on my filing.
American robins seem to be everywhere this winter and in large flocks. We normally get some robins along the coast in winter and they breed in Houston. But this year, there seems to be unprecedented numbers along the coast, at least with respect to recent history. Why are there so many?
Two legal novels are worth the read; a romance novel isn't worth the price at the bargain bin
Daniel Holmes has played The Dirty South twice before, but Saturday will be his first full band show as the headliner, and he’ll deliver original music in a red dirt, edgy Southern rock style.
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Having moved from Washington to Texas to work as the new president and CEO of the Greater Angleton Chamber of Commerce, Kathleen Hopkins is excited to advocate for local business, build sustainable programs, and get as plugged in with her new community as possible.
Editor’s note: Clara Johnson welcomes contributors to her weekly Shout Outs column. Send yours to bliving@thefacts.com.
I promised you another Katie recipe, and I am as good as my word. Here it is!
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All Americans should be proud of what each has contributed to what America is all about, but each person must pay his or her dues, Elisha Sigust said. Sigust is 72 years old now, and has spent decades contributing to his country in various ways.
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A few weeks ago, we wrote an article about winter bird adaptations. But with the recent freeze, we thought we could talk even more about how birds stay warm and how you can help them through this tough winter.
Editor’s note: Like many of us, Gin has been persevering through cold, spotty internet service and power outages. As such, she couldn’t submit a fresh column this week. But we all know how much Gin loves classic recipes, so we’re offering some from one of her previous columns. This column fi…
Halfway between Norway and the North Pole, scientists have buried a million seeds and crop samples under a mountain in the Svalbard archipelago — in case an environmental doomsday comes to pass.
Are there any difficult people in your life? Let’s face it. Difficult people are a fact of life. They can suck the joy out of us, make us dread going to work, and take up residence in our heads and create chaos.
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Sometimes — not often, you understand, but once in a while — I get involved in things that have very little to do with our area’s past. Our family’s herd of dogs is one of them.
Warmer forecasts are expected for the weekend, and as far as David Hancock is concerned, Sunday will be a great night for gospel music. The Hopper family — “America’s favorite family of gospel music” — will give a concert at 5 p.m. Sunday at Southview Baptist Church at 23003 South Highway 288 in Rosharon.
The interior of the National Cathedral, known as Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the Diocese of Washington, is shown Sept. 2, 2018. A recent appearance by evangelical megachurch leader Max Lucado alarmed Episcopalians.
Ayden Alvarez received his first go kart for his third birthday. He’ll be five at the end of February, and this summer, he will likely begin racing it — and he’s ready. “I’m ready to win,” he said.
Hope you had a wonderful cold Valentine’s Day! I spent my day rewrapping pipes. I sorta wrapped the pipes, and called it good. But I let Bentley out, he did his thing and couldn’t get back in the house soon enough, so I thought about those halfway-wrapped pipes.
Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Brazosport College students who were required to perform a “do good” service as part of a communications class and chose to profile a local nonprofit.
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Current fashions in Black hairstyles include many more options than were offered merely several decades ago.
Some recipes and tips for using a slow cooker to its full advantage
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Stories that made headlines in The Facts 75, 50 and 15 years ago.
On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages exchange cards, flowers, candy and more lavish gifts in the name of St. Valentine. But as a historian of Christianity, I can tell you that at the root of our modern holiday is a beautiful fiction. St. Valentine was no lover or patron of love.
Do you know the song, “What the World Needs Now?” What does it say the world needs? Love!
How can an innocent clam, bee , or tree bring down an entire ecosystem? If they’re an invasive species, its easier than you might think.
After almost eight hours of deliberation, an all-male jury in 23rd District Court in Brazoria County returned its verdict in the murder trial of Ethel May “Kitty” Simpson, charged with having killed her husband, James Walter “Jimmy” Simpson.
Join the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra for the concert the community has been waiting for, in celebration of Christmas time.
Elisha Sigust was one of the first black men to serve in the United States Coast Guard in Surfside Beach in 1961. Sigust recalls serving when Hurricane Carla hit the Texas coast, causing widespread devastation.
David Gibson built his four-year-old grandson Ayden Alvarez his own go-kart to keep the family tradition of car racing alive. Gibson built a practice race track on his property in Freeport where Ayden can learn to drive his go-kart.
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If there’s anything Blake Mauldin would like to teach his kids, it’s that serving other people is cool — and the new Brookside Blessing Box, a passion project of his wife, Ana — serves as one way to do that.
Editor’s note: Clara Johnson welcomes contributors to her weekly Shout Outs column. Send yours to bliving@thefacts.com.
OK Sis, this is what’s on my stove for tonight. I may have sent this to you but I don’t remember. I’m 73 (not ’til next month) and I forget!
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The traveling exhibit premiered Monday, and will be at the Freeport Historical Museum until the end of February, Freeport Museum Coordinator Wade Dillon said.
I got this email from Linda, and I just had to share it with you.
‘It just wasn’t even like it was me,” Kitty May Simpson testified in answer to questions from her attorney, Percy Foreman of Houston, in the trial for the shooting of her husband, James Walter “Jimmy” Simpson, in Brazoria County in 1958.
Visiting with my Aunt Polly Sims in Palm Springs after my mother’s passing, I said, “I’ll add a dryer sheet to the clothes in the dryer.”
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The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory continues to survey for non-breeding shorebirds along the Upper Texas Coast. We monitor Matagorda Beach, Bryan Beach, Quintana Beach, Follet’s Island and Surfside Beach. Our target species are piping plover, snowy plover, red knot, black skimmer, and American …
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A flock of American Avocets feeds near the shoreline along Matagorda Peninsula at Matagorda Beach.
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February is Black History Month, and the African American Heritage room in the Brazoria Historical Museum offers a unique opportunity to learn about local history from Berniece Smith, who can share personal anecdotes as well as facts.
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Lilly Jones is the change she wants to see in the world. Wanting to help those who are homeless, Lilly donated her Christmas money, $30, to the Brazoria County Dream Center. Her generosity has caught on; the organization has since received a couple more donations to add to Lilly’s contribution.
In the mood to lash out?
Editor’s note: Clara Johnson welcomes contributors to her weekly Shout Outs column. Send yours to bliving@thefacts.com.
Well, we got January out of the way in a hurry! February is a short month, so that will be gone before we know it.
Showing up means more than just being physically present. It means actively working on what you came to do and helping others who need it, when you can.
I wrote in a past article that if you get in water and there is a chance you may get submerged in your car, you can use the head rest on your seat to slam the sharp end of it to bust out the windshield. The idea is the window will be smashed to smithereens and you will be able to exit throug…
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