Star of Texas: The Cavender Family
by David Preziosi From their first store in Pittsburg, Texas, which opened in 1965, to 95 stores across 15 states today, Tyler based Cavender’s has grown into an incredibly successful family-run business and a leader in the western wear industry. Their success has always come down to hard work, dedication, and a deep knowledge of their customer’s needs. They pride themselves...
Fishing for Success With BLAKE SCHROEDER
by Kelly Reeves When you first meet professional bass angler Blake Schroeder, you immediately notice a few things, his genuine politeness, true professionalism, and his undeniable passion for fishing, family, and friends. Hailing from Texas, Schroeder is making a name for himself in the professional bass fishing circuit, not only for his skills on the water but also for his personable...
Sustaining Tradition: Metzger’s Meats – A tale of Family, Farming and Bison.
by Edward Black If you ask anyone in Texas or a surrounding state what they know about Canton, Texas, you’re almost guaranteed to hear the words “First Monday.” The small town between Dallas and Tyler has long been known for its famous monthly flea market. But if Cookie Morkel-Kuntzman has her way, it will soon be known for something else...
Chris Colston – Music and More
by Kelly Reeves The East Texas town of Noonday is famous for growing the sweetest onions. Grapeland and its sandy soil grows the best watermelons. Tyler is known for its roses. Gilmer and Golden, no doubt, produce the sweetest sweet potatoes ... and Jacksonville is well known as the Tomato Capital of the World. There’s some debate whether it is...
The Second Act of Larry Wells
by Kelly Reeves Have you ever met a fellow so lucky that he could fall in a barrel of nickels and crawl out with a two-dollar bill? Well, I’ve met a few over the years, but I recently made a new friend that takes ‘luck’ to a whole different level. I’m a firm believer that luck is predictable. The harder...
Randall King – Traditional Country Music from the Heart
by Melissa Carlson & Kelly Reeves “This kid is what country music is all about.”- Garth Brooks When “The King of Country”, George Strait, sang “Amarillo By Morning” in 1983, country music artist Randall King wasn’t yet born. It would be eight years later before Randall King would make it to Amarillo. Born and raised in the small town of Hereford,...
Texas Country Royalty WADE BOWEN
by Kelly Reeves In the sprawling musical landscape of Texas, where genres blend and evolve in a stew of culture and rebellion, one name has emerged time and again with a sincerity that transcends trends and touches the soul of anyone who has ever yearned for something real. Wade Bowen, a staple of Texas Country music, is more than just a...
