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For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re taking a walk through the streets of Seguin — specifically, Milam Street, a quiet, peaceful byway with beautiful Victorian homes lining part of it. Those beautiful homes share the street and, come some nights, a most unusual ghost. Nobody knows from where he came, this ghostly figure that walks […]

A big thanks to Linda Wells of the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension in Burnet County for visiting with us during our Burnet brunch. Don’t forget: A Pink Party for breast cancer awareness is 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 23 in the Family Life Center at First United Methodist Church in Burnet. The event is free with refreshments, […]

Ed and Kay are celebrating Marble Falls High School’s homecoming on the Friday morning “Wake Up Call!” Plus, we’ll talk with Mike Saenz from Falls Career High School about the fall blood drive. We’ll also have another great prize pack for our KBEY Country Quiz winner and ShowBiz Cinemas movie passes for our Movie Line […]

Today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” is Huntsville and the notorious Texas Department of Criminal Justice state penitentiary: the Walls Unit. The Walls Unit was built in 1848 and is the oldest prison in the state. From 1848 to 1923, thousands of prisoners were put to death by way of hanging. In 1923, Texas authorized the […]

Happy Thursday from Ed and Kay! Kay’s back in the studio today, which means we’ll visit another “Spooky Place in Texas!” We’ll also give you a chance to win Storm’s Bucks and hockey tickets with our KBEY Country Quiz and ShowBiz Cinemas movie passes with our scary Movie Line. It’s gonna be a fun Thursday […]

Happy Hump Day in the Hill Country! This morning on the “Wake Up Call,” we’ll visit with Carol Smith of the Kingsland Community Center about the upcoming Oktoberfest With a Twist. Ed also will give you a chance to win with the KBEY Country Quiz and Movie Line, and we’ll find out what’s for lunch […]

Ed and Kay have a fabulous Friday planned! Rhonda Herridge and Chuck Baily will join us via phone to fill us in on the huge Faith’s Door Family Fun Day this weekend in Llano. Read more at DailyTrib.com. We’ll also give away the last of our Llano Country Opry tickets along with Storm’s Bucks with […]

We’re so glad Lydia Coffman of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Burnet filled us in on the church’s fun fall festival! Again, the event is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. There will be huge giveaways, fun games for the kids, a cake walk, a bake sale, a plant sale, a championship barbecue meal and […]

Boy, did we have fun visiting with Kenny Hare, the founder of the Llano Historical Ghost Society on Thursday. Don’t forget, the Old West Ghost Tours in Llano start Oct. 5 and run every Saturday through the month of October and the first Saturday in November. The tour is 6-8 p.m., and a portion of […]

Today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” is The Omni Hotel in Downtown Austin! The Omni provides guest amenities that might rival the largest hotel chains; however, according to the housekeepers, The Omni-Austin has a darker side to its luxurious surroundings. Some of the hotel’s staff and guests have seen the ghostly image of a former guest […]