Halloween events preview
Madison Reed Multimedia Journalist Halloween will look a little differently this year thanks to COVID-19. However, there are still plans that can be made for all your Halloween fun. On Wednesday, Oct. 28 at...
Category: Features
Get to know Tarleton’s homecoming nominees
Blair Phillips Multimedia Journalist At the Lighting of the Smokestack Oct. 11, the student government association (SGA) announced this year’s homecoming court. Voting for king and queen opened Oct. 11 and closed Oct. 16....
Introducing the new Tarleton Texan Rider
Nicholas Ratcliff Multimedia Journalist Tarleton State University has recently announced that Walker Kirk will be taking up the mantle as the official new Texan Rider. Kirk is currently in his third semester at Tarleton...
Tarleton students weigh in on the importance of voting
Blair Phillips Multimedia Journalist National Voter Registration Day will be Sept. 22, 2020. Tarleton State University students are encouraged to participate by making sure they are registered to vote in the upcoming election in...
Free lunches for college students
Cody Drolet Sportswriter Every year the churches in Stephenville around Tarleton State University offer students and faculty free lunch on a designated day of the week, however, with everything going on this semester in regard to the coronavirus guidelines many wondered if the tradition...
Greek Life’s perspective on recruitment through the pandemic
Deandre Hogg Assistant Producer Greek life is one way to get involved on campus at Tarleton State University. Tarleton offers 18 Inter/national and local affiliated organizations that are composed of more than 900 members....
Tarleton Texan Daniel McCants: A love for the game
Daniel McCants, a senior running back from Killeen, Texas, has been the Texans’ most explosive runner in recent memory. McCants has over 1,000 yards this season in only eight games. He is already on pace to break his season rushing numbers from last season and has seen several improvements from last year.
Find adventure with SlimPickins
Dawes opened SPO in 2007 because he felt that it was what God was calling him to do. He believes that SPO is God’s business, not his own.
“God told us to open a shop in Stephenville. We believe it was definitely God because we didn’t want to stay in Stephenville,” Dawes said.
Meet the Erath County Sheriff candidates: Kent Howell
“Being elected sheriff is not about the title, the money nor the status some may think the position carries, but rather for the simple fact that I am fully committed to this community,” Howell said. “I consider the residents of Erath County my family and I want to serve and protect each and every one of them. I have dedicated my life to public service, working as a law enforcement officer in Erath County for almost 13 years, as well as serving on the Erath County Fire Department for 14 years as a volunteer.”
Meet the Erath County Sheriff candidates: Matt Coates
Erath County Sheriff Matt Coates is in the race to get re-elected at the 2020 Republican Party Primary. Coates was made interim Sheriff back in December 2016, when the late sheriff Tommy Bryant took his own life.