By SARA VANDEN BERGE There are three reasons I don’t do much baking. 1.     I’m not very good at it. 2.     Our kids no longer live at...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Thompson’s Custom Meats and Processing is opening its second location on Thursday and this one’s in Stephenville....

By SARA VANDEN BERGE It was a big decision: Stick with watching the feelgood Hallmark Christmas movies that will soon come to an end or...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Stephenville’s community food pantry is arriving at the perfect time this month, just four days before Christmas....

By SARA VANDEN BERGE I’m moving a little slow today because there was a lot of celebrating (and wine) at a Christmas party we went to...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s going to be another busy election season in Erath County after three longtime elected officials opted not to...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE It appears that I am set to be the hostess with the mostest for the second year in a row thanks to this fancy winter...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Patrol Sgt. Cody Shawver with the Erath County Sheriff’s Office is a husband (wife Carrie), father and 2012 graduate...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE They gave it the ol’ college try, but jurors in the Ryan Ivy case couldn’t come to a unanimous decision about his...

TSU Media Relations Special to Beneath the Surface News Tarleton State University President James Hurley and Stephenville Mayor Doug...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE If you still need to do a little Christmas-giving, make plans to head to Newton’s Saddlerack on Saturday, Dec. 16,...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE WARNING: Tuesday’s testimony in the trial of Ryan Ivy, charged with online solicitation of a minor, contained...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Bull Nettle Bar in Stephenville is making it easy to brighten a child’s Christmas this holiday season. The sports...

TSU Media Relations Special to Beneath the Surface News The Tarleton State University commencement ceremonies scheduled for Friday, Dec....

By SARA VANDEN BERGE This week’s featured pet up for adoption at the Erath County Humane Society is Beefy, a two to three-year-old female...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE The Tanglewood neighborhood in Stephenville is alive with the spirit of Christmas with a new tradition now in its...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE I love a good soup. And if it’s spicy, I love it even more, which is why I am so excited to have discovered this...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Stephenville High School seniors taking part in the health science program are hosting a Teddy Bear Clinic in...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE One of Stephenville’s most festive events of the season – Holly Jolly Christmas – is coming to town on Monday, Dec....

Special to Beneath the Surface News The holiday season is in full swing. From Thanksgiving to Hanukkah and Christmas and Kwanzaa, there’s...