By SARA VANDEN BERGE Stephenville resident Melba Cancino gets up early every morning to let out her dogs, but when she stepped outside...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE First Christian Church in Stephenville is hosting a concert to raise money for a community garden that was started...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE One of this week’s featured pets up for adoption at the Erath County Humane Society is Galileo, a three to...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE I tend to avoid going into bakeries. The temptation is just too great. But when I was running short on time and...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s been six months since Indie became a Vanden Berge. I adopted my sweet girl from the Erath County Humane Society...

By Rhyland Ramirez Special to BENEATH THE SURFACE NEWS Since April 2021, the Stephenville Running Club has grown to more than 600...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Vanden Berge casa. For us (as in me), Sept. 1 marks the beginning...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE I met Boursin cheese about 10 years ago after a friend introduced us at a dinner party. I fell in love with it on...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Kick off your Labor Day celebration with a stroll through the Farmers Market happening at the downtown plaza in...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Jeff and Kimberly Hutchins are experts in the field of hospitality. The couple owns the award-winning Lucky Vines...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE This week’s featured pets up for adoption at the Erath County Humane Society include a two-month-old group of...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE You have no doubt seen the renovations underway at the old Long Hotel on College Street in Stephenville. The once...

TSU Media Relations Special to BENEATH THE SURFACE NEWS The Tarleton State University Police Department is offering a self-defense course...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Americans are living longer. According to AARP Public Policy Institute, one in three Americans is over the age of...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE The wait is over. Insomnia Cookies, the beloved cult brand known for serving warm cookies all day and late into the...

This adorable photo of Daylee Powe was taken by Kimmie McKinney Photography. By SARA VANDEN BERGE Young Daylee Powe is about to become New York-famous. The five-year-old Central Elementary kindergartener will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, Sept. 9, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society Times Square Video presentation. The one-hour video of roughly 500 photographs includes children, teens and adults with Down syndrome from all 50 states. K

By SARA VANDEN BERGE If you are looking for something unique to do this weekend, head to Stephenville Clark Regional Airport on Saturday...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Some stories stink. This one does not. In fact, this story is the opposite of smelly because it’s about a company...

TSU Media Relations Special to BENEATH THE SURFACE NEWS Tarleton State University broke ground Tuesday on a $110 million, two-story...

By SARA VANDEN BERGE A Tarleton State graduate pleaded guilty on Tuesday to deadly conduct for shooting her former boyfriend, Matthew...