Bronte News

You will have a chance to meet the athletic director of SAISD today, Doug McCutchen, during a public reception at the SAISD administration building from 3 to 4:30pm. McCutchen, who went to high school at ... via KKSA-AM San Angelo

A new review of Justine Picardie 's Daphne appears in The Times Literary Supplement . via Bronte Blog

The Hillsboro Argus talks with Pauline Beard, Pacific University professor and member of the Jane Austen Society of North America who has a Brontean past :P Beard admits she was more of a Bronte fan when she ... via Bronte Blog

“Bose Ikard... served with me four years on the Goodnight/Loving Trail, never shirked a duty or disobeyed an order, rode with me in many stampedes, participated in three engagements with Comanches, splendid behavior.”

February was Black History Month. In honor of that, let's highlight a famous black Texas cowboy, according to information from the book "Charles Goodnight, Cowman and Plainsman." Bose Ikard, parents unknown, ... via Abilene Reporter-News

The radio programme Open Book on BBC Radio 4 had Justine Picardie as a guest in yesterday's edition . via Bronte Blog

Because of some out of control wildfires in Sterling and Coke Counties, authorities there have called for a mandatory evacuation of residents in the Lake Spence area and surrounding subdivisions. via KKSA-AM San Angelo

Robert Lee residents spent a tense evening yesterday as they were ordered to evacuate the city because of the threat of nearby wildfires. via KKSA-AM San Angelo

“We're working on some hot spots and flare ups and we'll probably be doing that until tomorrow”

Wildfires fueled by strong winds and warm temperatures charred about 286 square miles in central and west Texas on Monday, forcing the evacuation of this community of 1,500 people.

About 100 to 150 residents of the small town were settling in at the gymnasium of the Bronte School District, where cots were being set up for the evacuees.

'They basically came with just themselves and their children,' Superintendent Alan Richey said. Some brought their pets.

A fire that had burned about six square miles in Coke County caused the evacuation of Robert Lee, said Anne Jeffery, an information officer for Texas Forest Service. Robert Lee is about 65 miles southwest of Abilene. Read more

“I needed to capture her story before she died”

The Times talks about Cornelia Parker's newest project, called Chomskian Abstract. via Bronte Blog

My Great Grandfather was named Jim Rhine Simpson. He was born in 1888 and died in 1951. via Cousinconnect.com

A large and fast-moving grass fire that consumed about 200 acres broke out in Maryneal on Tuesday morning. via Sweetwater Reporter

Masterpiece Theatre - " "Jane Eyre" . Let's face it, this is a classic novel and there has been more than one classic version of the novel put on screen. via Bronte Blog

“Are you sure you've got the energy for that?”

T he author of 12 books, including the Orange Prize-winning novel 'Property' and a biography of St. via Chicago Tribune

“Even if you excuse the inexcusable - which is not knowing from the beginning that this guy was a registered sex offender - there were complaints that were filed that should have put them on notice long, long before he was terminated”

Seven inmates who were held at the Coke County Juvenile Justice Center have sued the private firm that operated the lockup, claiming they were abused by a guard who was a registered sex offender. via Houston Chronicle

“President must serve only the common cause”

Friday's newsclips: Faith at issue with Romney & 'Golden Compass;' Karl Rove makes secular attack on Clinton. via Houston Chronicle

“Dear Reader, you want to be told now that you've understood. That he might be doing just what you think he might be, and in just what way. You want to be sure”

The Bronte industry has churned out so many biographies, biopics, biofictions, film adaptations, plays, and tsotchkes that it has itself become an object of study . via The Little Professor

“I'm trying to make movement that has a certain awkwardness, that's very hard to do in terms of stamina”

Charlotte Stretch asks herself in The Guardians's Books Blog whatever happened to gothic romance? Blame chick-lit. You know the story: Girl meets boy, boy locks girl in attic, boy promptly moves on to the next ... via Bronte Blog

A 17 year old Bronte high school student remains in critical condition today after a one vehicle crash Saturday evening. via KKSA-AM San Angelo

“Not only do I work here, but I feel like we're a family - the whole town. It's just a great place to be. And I'm glad to be raising my girls here.”

Sara Tandy considers herself a very lucky woman. This first-grade teacher at Alpine Elementary School has a profession she loves, a husband she calls "a great man," two smart and hard-working daughters, mentors ... via Alpine Avalanche

“And you could see the cotton fields. We had a fire extinguisher and used every bit of it. They almost got it out, but there was not enough fire extinguisher.”

The Bronte High School girls volleyball team escaped unharmed when a fire broke out on their bus as they were returning from a game. via El Paso Times