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The Memphis onTNE Red!

The Memphis onTNE Red!

The Memphis onTNE Red!

News Staff
Friday, March 15, 2024
I discovered Facebook after I retired from teaching and lost my behind in the oilfields of West Texas. My wife and I packed up what we could in a borrowed pickup and left the rest to the bankers. One of the few things I kept from my past was 20,000 pictures my mother had saved for me when she died.
The Memphis on TNE Red!

The Memphis on TNE Red!

The Memphis on TNE Red!

News Staff
Friday, March 8, 2024
1992 An old, white van lumbers to a stop. A young father and two boys tumble out.An AiredaleTerrier sits scrunched up on the passenger seat with his eyes fixed on the man like a buzzard sitting on a barbwire fence staring at a roadkill pizza.
Financial Focus

Financial Focus

Financial Focus

News Staff
Friday, March 8, 2024
“Save for a rainy day” is an old piece of advice — and a good one. But is it possible to save too much? To begin with, what defines a “rainy day”in terms of financial needs? It could be any number of things: a temporary loss of employment,a major home or car repair,a large medical bill,and so on.

Letters to the editor

News Staff
Friday, March 8, 2024
The City of Wheeler would like to thank the people of Wellington for the gracious and generous hospitality extended to Wheeler,Canadian,Allison,Briscoe and Mobeetie this past week!
A timeline of Memphis

A timeline of Memphis

A timeline of Memphis

News Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024
Prehistory-1850 – Sixty thousand buffalo were being hunted by less than 10,000 Indians. 1861-1865 – Civil War. 1874 – Soldiers removed the Indians and left the buffalo. 1876 – The buffalo were nearly exterminated. 1878 – Col.
Keep voting for solid investment moves

Keep voting for solid investment moves

Keep voting for solid investment moves

News Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024
It’s election season again. Over the next several months, you’re bound to hear an array of promises from the candidates and speculation from the pundits on what those promises,if enacted,could mean for the country.But how might these possible outcomes affect your financial future?
DR. MIKE WOLF

DR. MIKE WOLF

Fred LeDerer, merchant and mayor

News Staff
Friday, February 23, 2024
The one positive the City of Wellington possessed throughout the years was an abundance of quality leadership. Surnames like Sullivan, Singley, Sims, Wells, Fires, Leggitt, Masten, Templeton, Handley, Cudd, Coleman, Henard and Glenn are just a few examples. Fred LeDerer was another.
A wooden crate, from the Memphis Coca-Cola Bottling Company, which reads, “Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Memphis, Texas.” Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew

A wooden crate, from the Memphis Coca-Cola Bottling Company, which reads, “Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Memphis, Texas.” Photos Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew

Memphis Coca-Cola Bottling Company

News Staff
Friday, February 23, 2024
A Memphis native, John R. Ballew taught history for 25 years in the trenches of the Texas public school system. He is a triple master: a Master of Science from Texas A&M Universi ty-Corpus Christi, a master plumber from Texas and a master mason.
CARY KEYS

CARY KEYS

What should you do with your tax refund?

News Staff
Friday, February 23, 2024
It’s almost that time of year when many people start receiving their tax refunds. If you get one, what will you do with it? Of course,the answer will depend somewhat on how big your refund is.
Part 2: Literary sisters from Wellington

Part 2: Literary sisters from Wellington

Part 2: Literary sisters from Wellington

Floyd Killough
Friday, February 16, 2024
In 1889, the Isbell family ventured to Collingsworth County from Mississippi and pitched a tent on the site where the current courthouse is located. The family met adversity after they relocated to Harris County when Judge J.M. Isbell, the first Judge of Collingsworth County, was shot and killed.
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