The Gatesville Riding Club is planning to host a Playday Saddle Series on Saturday, May 6. Books will open at 9 a.m. Saddle is a high point for all ages. Buckles will be given to first and second …

FROM MY FRONT PORCH    Why have some past norms in our society become no longer normal?    SAM HOUSTON  Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. He is also an actor, …

The Diamond Divas 12u traveling softball team will hold a crawfish boil fundraiser in the Micobe Feed parking lot on Saturday, April 29. The fundraiser will begin at 11 a.m. and will continue until …

The Gatesville High School Dazzlers dance team will hold a bake sale on Saturday, April 22 at Vintage Royalty. The sale will begin at 9 a.m. and will continue until all baked goods are sold …

A spelling bee will be hosted by Righteous Roots for the community’s youth on Saturday, April 29. The event will begin at 1 p.m. at the Gatesville High School auditorium and is open to second grade …

Gatesville Junior High School’s Stingettes Dance Crew Training Camp is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the junior high school in the new gym. The training camp is open …

This story came to mind when the buzzards from Mexico made their way here as they do every year in late February and early March. Oh, how I dread them as our goats are having their baby kids at this …

People all over East Texas have told me I need to interview James Duncan, who works at radio station KMHT in Marshall. So, on an interview trip to that part of the state I stopped at the …

The Turnersville Community Center has scheduled an emergency meeting at the center on Monday, April 24, scheduled to start at 6 p.m.  New board members need to be elected to fill vacancies due to …

The Gatesville Education Foundation will hold its Ties and Tiaras Daddy-Daughter Dance on Saturday, April 22 at the Gatesville Civic Center. For some, fathers may be uncles, grandfathers, etc. …

The Diamond Divas 12u traveling softball team will hold a crawfish boil fundraiser in the Micobe Feed parking lot on Saturday, April 29. The fundraiser will begin at 11 a.m. and will continue until …

The next meeting of the Central Texas Travel Club will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at Johnny’s Steaks and Bar-Be-Que in Salado, beginning at 11 a.m. The meeting is open to anyone interested in …

Everything hurts. Your joints, your bones, your skin, even your hair hurts. You don't want to move – which is fine, since you barely can. So, what do you reach for? A phone to call the doctor …

Former professional golfer Kermit Zarley headlines the third annual Bible Conference and Heritage Sunday at Cornerstone, April 21-23. Zarley will present four sessions on theology and …

This recipe appeared in the “Methodist Best” cookbook in 2008. The Gatesville Messenger is running a series of recipes from that cookbook. If your church has a cookbook, or if you would like to …

The New Oasis Worship Center will host a live auction and fundraiser to benefit the New Oasis Worship Center building fund on Saturday, April 15 at the Flat Community Center. A barbecue meal is …

The annual business meeting of the Murphree Cemetery Association in Evant has been scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 at the First National Bank. The agenda will include a financial report, …

On Sunday, April 9, Live Oak Baptist Church will have an Easter egg hunt for children starting at 9:45 a.m. on the church grounds. Children are encouraged to bring their Easter baskets to gather eggs …

The community is invited to attend the Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department BBQ luncheon on Sunday, April 16. The luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. held at the Jonesboro Community …

Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. Head Start provides quality childcare for children ages three to five years old, and other needed services qualifying families …