Alexander Hamilton, whose influences include savings bonds, newspapers, and even the U. S. Constitution, pushed through new and controversial ideas to a skeptical nation that still impacts America more than two centuries later.

Over the last three and half years our elected County Judge has learned little from the people he has served in Fannin County.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman arguing that closing the Texas Republican primary would be a mistake for the party and our nation's democratic republic.

Sam Rayburn once observed, “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.”

“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible,” said Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Such words describe the life of Gen. William O. Darby, a hero of World War II.

After reading your latest editorial, I think you are right, Judge Cunningham...."It's just politics."

“I must study war and diplomacy so that my children may study mathematics and science so that their children may study art and philosophy.” - John Adams

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

There is a tipping point of efficiency for most systems to determine efficiency. If the tipping point is not correctly determined through careful elevation, the goals achieved for the systems will not be achieved.

It was the words of one man who wrote the sentence that defined the cause and announced to the world that America had become an independent nation.

As a former Navy enlisted and officer, I am concerned with Secretary Of Defense (SECDEF) Hegseth's pursuit of punishment for Capt. Mark Kelly saying our military personnel could disobey illegal orders.

As part of our 25th Anniversary celebration, we reached out to all of the surviving women who have been Directors of the Creative Arts Center and asked them to reflect on their work at the center. Keep reading to learn what they accomplished during their tenures here and some of their favorite memories.