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Rebuilding Rockport
Story by Sarah Naron ROCKPORT – Just minutes after the devastating storm imposed by Hurricane Harvey – which made landfall Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 – recovery efforts sprang to life in Rockport, a small city located in Aransas County and half an hour from Corpus Christi....
Cowboy Up! Nettles Country Offers Top of the Line Stirrups
Story by Sarah Naron MADISONVILLE – For the typical business, the road leading up to the grand opening of their doors is one paved with sweat, tireless hours of groundwork, advertising, and the like. For Nettles Country in Madisonville, however, it all started with a...
Riding or Wrecking: It’s the Cowboy Life
Story by Sarah Naron ALTO – For Alto High School senior Kolt Dement, the rodeo is a way of life. “My whole family did it when I was little,” said the 18-year-old bareback rider. “I've been on saddle horses since I was two. It's just kind of been in my blood ever since...
Spirit of the american west
KR Wood dedicates album to the 150-year anniversary of the Chisholm Trail As a young child my Dad introduced me to the Sons of the Pioneers, the famed western singing group that sang songs of the trails and life in the Old West. K.R. Wood, also known as Camp Cookie to...