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For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re traveling to the small East Texas town of Karnack and Lady Bird Johnson’s family home. In 1843, Milt Andrews built the plantation-style mansion two-and-a-half miles southwest of Karnak. There, he raised his daughter, Eunice, or “Oonie,” as she was called. In 1880, when Oonie was 19, a bolt of […]

Today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” is set on what most Texas Longhorns fans would consider hallowed ground: the Littlefield House on the University of Texas campus in Austin. The home was built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, who was a successful businessman in the banking and cattle trades and a major benefactor […]

A big thanks to Pete Smith and Karen Wilkens, who joined Ed and Kay to fill us in on the community workday at The Helping Center garden in Marble Falls. Starbucks and the Highland Lakes Master Gardeners are holding the event 1-4 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Helping Center garden, located on the corner of […]

Today, we’re traveling southeast of Austin to the town of Coupland and the old Coupland Dance Hall. Many who have visited the area agree that, although it is only 30 minutes away from the busy city of Austin, it is a world away in time. Built in 1910, the dance hall, restaurant and inn had […]

It sure was fun visiting with Marble Falls High School theater arts teacher Jon Clark and two of his talented students, Wolf Williams and Mae Anne Ross, about the school’s upcoming production, “Shakespeare in Hollywood.” The audience can expect lots of hijinks and hilarity, and it should be thoroughly entertained! Again, the show opens Oct. […]

Ed and Kay sure had fun visiting with Colt Buckelew and Tiffany Valentine of Colt Buckelew and The Crossroads! Catch them live Friday night at the VFW Post 6974 in Burnet for a Halloween costume dance. There will be BYOB set-ups, great door prizes, hot dogs and hamburgers and, of course, live music. For advance […]

We’re headed east for today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” to the sleepy town of Palestine. The old Memorial Hospital in Palestine appears to be little more than a dilapidated building these days, but it once was a busy medical center, where area residents sought care. The basement of the hospital, however, served a different purpose: […]

For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re travelling to historic Llano in honor of Llano Heritage Weekend today through Sunday. And, as you gather ’round the campfire at Saturday’s chuck-wagon cook-off, you might be able to get one of the cowboys to tell you a story about the Haynie Hotel Building. Built in 1882 for […]

A big thanks to David Griffith, an organizer of Saturday’s chuck-wagon cook-off in Llano, for visiting with us this morning! Again, a reminder, because of the much-welcome rain, the cook-off has been moved to the Llano Events Center, 2200 RR 152, instead of Badu Park, and, of course, Llano Heritage Weekend will take place in […]

Kay wanted send out a special thank you to Pastor Ricky Leaphart of First Lutheran Church, 133 Apollo Drive in Burnet. For more information about the church’s Blessing of the Animals on Oct. 20 or to find out what items are needed for the Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter in Buchanan Dam, call the church office at […]