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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Braly's Ace Hardware of Jacksonville wins business award
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK) — Braly's Ace Hardware of Jacksonville was honored with the Texas Treasures Business Award on Friday for 90 years of service to the community and Texas economy. UPDATE: Winona ISD school board candidates address voters ahead of second election Braly's Ace Hardware of Jacksonville has a family owned history that spans five generations of dedication to customer satisfaction. The store provides customers with hardware tools, gardening supplies and home improvement products. While the business currently resides in Jacksonville, its roots are over in Palestine, where it was the first winner of the TTBA in 2015. The Texas Historical Commission started handing out TTBAs to businesses in 2005 and has since awarded many business with a Texas Treasure decal that is displayed at the front of the establishment. The emblem is a sign of Texas owned pride and devotion to customers that walk in. The THC recognizes businesses that have consistently generated tax revenue and stimulated the economy. Rep. Moran discusses tax cuts at Americans for Prosperity town hall 'I am a proud supporter of this recently opened store in Jacksonville and am happy to share this designation with them,' Mayor Pro Tem Tim McRae said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Museum of the Big Bend selected for Smithsonian traveling exhibit
May 27—The Texas Historical Commission's Heritage Tourism Program has announced that the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit in Summer 2026. Selections are made through a rigorous application process. MOBB partnered with the City of Alpine and Texas Mountain Trail to outline project goals, developments, recent exhibits and innovations, historical connections and how the exhibit will be promoted in the region, a news release said. The museum is one of just six places selected for the 2026-2027 season, including Experience Atlanta, Texas, the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center in Kerrville, Main Street Taylor, Snyder Chamber of Commerce and Kinney County Post in Brackettville. The chosen communities will embark on nearly two years of training and preparation for the arrival of the world's largest museum complex in their small towns. The exhibit, titled "Spark! Places of Innovation," explores the unique combination of people, places and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. According to the Smithsonian's website, it is "inspired by an exhibition by the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation and features stories gathered from diverse communities across the nation. Photographs, engaging interactives, objects, videos and digital stories bring a multilayered experience to reveal the leaders, challenges, successes and future of innovation in each town." "Our team at the museum, along with our partners at the City of Alpine and Texas Mountain Trail, is committed to bringing this experience to life in a way that reflects the depth, diversity and vibrancy of our heritage in Far West Texas," Vice President for Advancement and Development John Klingemann said in the release. "We look forward to welcoming visitors from across Texas and beyond as we prepare for this remarkable event. Our sincere thanks to the Smithsonian and the Texas Historical Commission for this opportunity." Exact tour dates will be announced at a later date. For more information, email
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Van Oil Museum unveils new historical marker honoring railway
VAN, Texas (KETK) – The City of Van and the Van Zandt County Historical Commission unveiled a new historical marker on Saturday to commemorate the area's historic railway and oilfield. 'WE ARE VAN': Van remembers deadly 2015 EF-3 tornado 10 years later 'A roaring economy, new oil wells coming into production with lightning speed, thousands of oilfield workers and their families pouring into town—and a brand-new rail line. That was Van, Texas in 1930,' the City of Van said on their website. The new Texas Historical Commission marker is located at the Van Area Oil and Historical Museum and celebrates the Texas & Pacific Railway short line which played a key role in the development of the community. 'The railroad line from Grand Saline to Van served the area for many years, beginning with its opening in July 1930. It played a critical role in the rapid development of the oilfield by bringing in tons of heavy oilfield equipment. The line also transported other cargo as well as passengers,' the City of Van said. To learn more, visit the City of Van online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- General
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Summer Camp at the Bush House
Apr. 10—The Bush Family Home State Historic Site is holding Summer Camps in June and July this year. They will hold summer camps two days a week every other week in June and July. There will be four days total for each age group. The age groups will be from kindergarten to 2nd grade, and from 3rd grade to 6th grade. They will have Cowboy Day, 1950s Games, Bicycle Safety, and STEM. You can sign your kiddos up for all four days, a few of them, or just one day. Each camp is from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $50 per camp per child. Grades 3-6: — June 3: Cowboy Day — June 5: 1950s games — July 8: Bicycle Safety — July 10: STEM Grades K-2: — June 17: Cowboy Day — June 19: 1950s Day — July 22: Bicycle Safety — July 24: STEM The summer camp series is part of a whole statewide campaign at Texas Historical Commission sites. Other camps can be found at The camps are meant to foster a deep appreciation for our state's history. "We are going to have so many fun activities and lots to learn! We've been working on this since last summer! It's going to be a lot of fun!" Educator Erin Frigo said in a news release. For more information, please email them at [email protected] or give them a call at 432-685-1112.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
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'Smithsonian in the Gap' highlights history of Buffalo Gap, Big Country
"Smithsonian in the Gap" kicked off Saturday at the Buffalo Gap Historic Village. For six weeks, the village will host an exhibit on rural America, expanding upon it to highlight rural traditions in the Big Country and through Buffalo Gap in particular. "The Smithsonian exhibit is about the changes in rural America, and what we're doing here is just making it personal to Taylor County and the surrounding area," said Nathan Lowry, president of the Buffalo Gap Chamber of Commerce which. The chamber, along with the Texas Historical Commission and the village, brought the exhibit to Buffalo Gap. Each Saturday will feature a new speaker to set the program and focus for the coming week in the village. Saturday's featured a humorous reenactment of when the Taylor County seat was "stolen" and switched to Abilene. Later was a presentation on the history of bison hunting by living history presenter Henry Crawford. On Tuesday morning, the Taylor County Commissioners Court will participate in the exhibit by meeting at 9 a.m. in the village's original Taylor County Courthouse. The commissioners will present a resolution. It's only the second time the body has ever met in the original courthouse building. For an exhibit calendar, visit the Buffalo Gap Chamber of Commerce website. Saturday's program will highlight the native tribes of the area, followed in later weeks by programs on the topography of the region, ranching history, energy production, and the history of the military in the area. "It's just a really neat exhibit and opportunity," Lowry said. "We've got great partnerships with folks in the region, admission has been comped, and so essentially, it's free. We're encouraging as many people to come as possible for the whole six weeks." More: Gatlin Brothers take the cake at 70th anniversary show More: City council recap: Homelessness in Abilene, a new city manager, updates to ordinances This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: 'Smithsonian in the Gap' to feature new topic each week in Buffalo Gap
