The origin of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla

“It’s the happiest food in the world,” says Howard Kruse, former President and CEO of Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, “because when you’re eating ice cream you’re feeling good.” He developed the homemade vanilla flavor of Blue Bell Ice Cream.

Faces & Places

“God put us here, on this carnival ride. We close our eyes never knowing where it'll take us next.” ~ Carrie Underwood It happened at Wally World, believe it or not, but that shouldn't be a shocker. I can find a story about any day of the week in a Walmart Anywhere USA.

The Art of Community Building

In the early 2000s, office supply company Staples introduced an advertising campaign centered around the “Easy Button.” This fictional button would instantly provide the Staples customer with whatever item or service was needed.

What happened?

In the days following Monday night’s Roby CISD School Board Meeting, the newspaper received numerous phone calls, text messages, emails, and social media queries about what happened after the board convened in executive session at 6:58 p.m. It’s a good question, the answer to which is both as...

Letters to the Editor Policy

The Double Mountain Chronicle welcomes Letters to the Editor for possible publication in the newspaper. A Letter to the Editor must be original, signed by the writer, and include the address and phone number of the writer. Only the name of the writer and the city will be published with the letter.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of my friends who are reading this column, did you see the sunrise this morning, how awesome it was. I have been seeing some of the most awesome sunsets and sunrises you can't beat them in Texas. Texas has the prettiest ones, they are pretty in Kentucky but they are different.

Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Massive flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines during the Christmas holiday week are prompting the federal government to look into why thousands of travelers were left stranded across the country, along with huge piles of luggage in airports served by the beleaguered airline.

Ho, Ho, Holy Moly

As we return to the grindstone after those holiday expeditions where we get the rare opportunity to tether ourselves together, allowing our family tapestries to unfold to reveal the glory of human existence, let us take the time to remember why it is we gathered in the first place: To bring joy to...

Big Media is Overdue for a Colonoscopy

Love Trump or hate Trump. Whatever you think about him, you have to admit that the mainstream liberal news media have been doing a round-the-clock colonoscopy on him since the day he said he was running for presidency.

Retiring senator named Secretary of State

Retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, has been named the next secretary of state by Gov. Greg Abbott. She replaces John Scott, who announced his resignation effective at year’s end. Scott was the third nominee for the post not confirmed by the Senate.