The “Up with People” touring singing groups were popular when we grew up in the sixties. One of their songs, probably simply subtitled “Freedom Isn’t Free,” still quickly comes to mind when we see or read about anti-American protests. The chorus said, “Freedom isn’t free, freedom isn’t free. You’ve ...

When it comes to self-examinations for breast health, Jennifer Parkerson says everyone should be doing it, no matter their gender. “I tell everybody, even guys,” Parkerson said. “Put it on your calendar, whether it’s the first, the fifteenth, end of the month, beginning of the month, whatever. Just ...

The World Cancer Research Fund International reports that breast cancer is the second most common cancer across the globe, and the number one cancer in women. Nearly three million new cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed across the globe each year. Breast cancer poses a notable threat to wo...

The Hooks Independent School District was among an elite list of state grant recipients to enhance safety in their schools. HISD received $6,300 to pu...

Third grade students at New Boston Elementary are participating in the Learn, Eat, Grow, and Go! program through the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Offi...

New Boston Police Department is still searching for the second suspect in a July shooting that left two teens dead. Rondarrius “DaeDae” Evans, 20, is ...