January 21, 2013
The Battle of Athens Continues
Some 5,000 people rallied in Athens to support the nativity scene displayed outside the Henderson County Courthouse that has been criticized by an atheist group.
Athens
January 21, 2013
Is Athens “Ground Zero for the War on Christmas”?
A nativity scene on the Henderson County Courthouse lawn is at the center of national spat.
Feature
January 21, 2013
A Big Splash
The biggest blue catfish ever caught in Texas—121.5 pounds—was hauled flipping and flopping out of Lake Texoma on January 16, 2004, by Howe resident Cody Mullennix. Contrary to iron-clad tradition, Mullennix did not eat the critter, stuff it, or hang its head on a rural fence post. He donated it,
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
The World’s First Hamburger
The world’s first hamburger was served in Athens, Texas, no matter what Mr. Cutlets says.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur
Sports
January 20, 2013
Bass-O-Matic
How a fish called Ethel (seventeen pounds, ten ounces) caught by a fishing guide named Mark (Stevenson, in 1986, on Lake Fork) revolutionized a once-sleepy sport.
True Crime
January 1, 2011
Rich Man, Poor Man
The tragic culture clash that led to the murder of a governor’s son.
BBQ
April 30, 2009
Cripple Creek B-B-Q
This little joint in Athens is known for “Hog Wings,” and they are incredible. Petite pork shanks cut to resemble chicken legs are rubbed and smoked to a perfect tenderness and served with a sweet and spicy asian mae poy
BBQ Joint Reviews
May 21, 2008
Cripple Creek B-B-Q
Though the usual fare can be found at Bill and Patty Flowers’s joint, it would be a barbecue sin not to sample their famous hog wings. The delectable hickory-smoked wing—actually a pork shank—looked like a juicy meat lollipop. Instead of dipping this treat in the unremarkable barbecue sauce, try the