I am happy to report that the Yorkie named Teddy lost on CR 404 is safely back at home!

I had mentioned the little dog in a blog post about the Lost Tails website which posts photos of lost and found pets in the area.

With the help of some family friends, the owners found the little Yorkie stuck in some brush way back on their property. Besides being dirty, hungry and thirsty, the Yorkie is doing fine! This is a miracle because the dog had been gone for a few days and could have easily have been a target for a larger animal.

If you have ever had to scour the neighborhood looking for a lost pet, you know the horrible feeling of not being able to find your beloved pet. This happens every day in Palestine.

While putting up signs, calling and visiting the animal shelter and looking for your pet are the best things you can do, Palestine also has a fairly new website for lost and found pets.

This website Lost Tails posts pictures and information about missing and found pets in the Palestine area.

The idea is that if you find a pet, you can check this website to see if someone is looking for it, cutting down the time this pet has to spend without his/her family, especially before this pet is taken to the animal shelter. And if your pet goes missing, this website will provide you a place to post a picture and information that may help someone identify a pet they see that appears to be lost.

This Yorkie is the newest missing pet on the Lost Tails website, posted today. This adorable dog disappeared from his home on County Road 404, close to CR 403. Please call Joyce at 903-729-1521 if you see him.

On the "found" side, there is a cute Pug that was found on Jan. 1 on Loop 256 near the Aramadillo store. Maybe you know where this pet lives.


Be sure to visit Lost Tails often to see if you recognize any pets on the site. Some of these pets have medical conditions and need to be returned to home for proper care.

It's that time of the year when were are waiting for our W-2s to see if we are going to pay Uncle Sam or get money back on our taxes this year.

In Palestine, AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be offering free tax return preparation starting Feb. 3 in Palestine.

AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available on Wednesdays and Fridays, Feb. 3 through April 14, at the Meals on Wheel of Palestine Senior Activity Center, 200 N. Church St.

All low- and medium-income taxpayers are welcome to participate in the free service.

Those wanting help should bring their 2008 tax return, all W2s and 1099s as well as Social Security and ITIN cards for each member of the family.

I took this video while driving through Oakwood recently on U.S. 79.

This Christmas village display was set up in a window of the historic Oakwood State Bank.


Oakwood State Bank was actually named the smallest bank in America and is 100 years old.

If you will be driving through Oakwood, stop and see this display. The village is beautifully decorated and a train runs through the tracks. A small Santa and his reindeers circle above.

When you get to Oakwood from Palestine on U.S. 79, turn left on FM 542 near the blicking light in Oakwood. The bank is located on the right side before you get to the railroad tracks.

The Texas State Railroad is headed to the North Pole. Listen and you’ll hear the conductor call “All Aboard The Polar Express™” for an unforgettable journey departing the Palestine Depot starting Friday and running through Dec. 27 on selected dates.

Here's KLTV's story about the first weekend:

Yes, it's been a while since the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life was held back in June. But being the "end" of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I think this is worth sharing, well, it's worth sharing anyway.



Corey Foley sent in this video he made from photos he and his mom Beth Foley (former H-P news editor who took a teaching job down south a few months ago) took during Relay for Life set to Rascal Flatt's "Bless the Broken Road."

Thank you Corey for sharing this with us!